How to Celebrate Groundhog Day, 2026?🥳🦡🦔⛄

Every February 2nd

"Groundhog Day traces back to an ancient European celebration called Candlemas.
This day, held midway between winter and spring, celebrated the changing seasons. 

Early German settlers brought the tradition to the United States, swapping a hedgehog for the local groundhog to predict the weather.
It’s said that if the animal saw its shadow, six more weeks of winter would follow.
The switch to groundhogs wasn’t random, groundhogs’ hibernation patterns align with the timing of the event, making them “nature’s forecasters.”"

Every February 2nd

The official website of Groundhog Day

It's already Groundhog Day (well, we don't have Groundhog Day over here because it's now summertime, but it is February 2nd) in Australia and by the time the groundhog comes out/or not, in Pennsylvania, it will be 9:30 pm in Brisbane where I am.

Every February 2nd

Just get me to February 3rd without having to repeat this day, as I had a tough hot day at work today and am praying for the cooler days of autumn.

Every February 3rd

I should have pulled a Sickie today, which will be my plan if I wake up in February 2nd, 2026 again:-)

First Monday in February

Every February 2nd

Every February 2nd

Every February 2nd

Christie Brinkley,
born February 2, 1954

You Can Never Walk Along the Same River Twice?

UPDATE: February 3rd, 2026

The Podcast About Everything

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY! ...
AGAIN,AND AGAIN,
REDUX,YET AGAIN

I caught the latest episode of 'The Podcast About Everything' last night, which was actually a repeat of a 2021 podcast fittingly enough:-)

History & Past Predictions

I discovered 'The Podcast About Everything' Apple Podcast site a few months back when doing a search for "Carl Jung+Dreams" and found this episode below, which is kind of amusing considering it discusses shadow work, and that the groundhog comes out to observe its shadow to see if winter is over or continues for another six weeks.

Carl Jung : Dreams and Their Meaning
with Therapist and Author, John Grove

This year it seems that winter will continue for another 6 weeks, but the groundhog is only 39% right over the years, so it's more likely it won't:-)