Each year on February 2nd, every Arrowhead student wakes up with the same question “Did the groundhog see its shadow?” This year the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter when he stepped outside and saw his shadow.
Groundhog Day came from European Candlemas traditions and was brought to the United States by German immigrants who used a groundhog to predict the weather. The first official celebration was held in 1887 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and today it is celebrated mainly as a fun winter tradition rather than a serious forecast.
This year however, the Milwaukee County Zoo does not have a ground hog so they decided to use a Rhinoceros to predict the early spring or longer winter. When the rhino stepped outside, it predicted an early spring.
Do you believe in the rhino and an early spring? Or do you want to side with the groundhog and have six more weeks of winter?
