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Phil the groundhog reveals prediction for how long winter will last
Phil the groundhog has predicted that we will endure six more weeks of winter.
On Groundhog Day, 2 February, people gathered at Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, as Phil’s “inner circle” - who are responsible for planning Groundhog events and caring for him - summoned the animal from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow.
Folklore dictates that if he does not see a shadow on his stage, spring will come early.
Unfortunately, a shadow he did see - and thus predicted “six more weeks of winter”.
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