Punxsutawney Phil

Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration. 
==History==
On February 2 each year, Punxsutawney holds a civic festival with music and food. https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/01/groundhog-day-2020-guide-punxsutawney-phil-facts-tips-for-going-to-gobblers-knob-and-more.html During the ceremony, which begins well before the winter sunrise, Phil emerges from his temporary home on Gobbler's Knob. According to the tradition, if Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, he has predicted six more weeks of winter-like weather. If Phil does not see his shadow, he has predicted an "early spring." http://www.groundhog.org/ Punxsutawney's event is the most famous of many Groundhog Day festivals held in the United States and Canada. The event formally began in 1887, although its roots go back even further. https://www.history.com/news/groundhog-day-history-and-facts 
The event is based upon a communal light-hearted suspension of disbelief which extends to the assertion that the same groundhog has been making predictions since the 19th century. 
The Inner Circle scripts the Groundhog Day ceremonies in advance, with the Inner Circle deciding beforehand whether Phil will see his shadow. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202205727/http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_27440566/live-groundhog-day-time-punxsutawney-phils-prediction The Stormfax Almanac has made note of the weather conditions on each Groundhog Day since 1999. The almanac has recorded 12 incidents in a 20-year span in which the Inner Circle said the groundhog saw his shadow while the sky was cloudy or there was rain or snow coming down, and in one case said the groundhog did not see his shadow despite sunshine. http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm 
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