Historians speculate this was done by the Emperor as a move to weaken established pagan celebrations that occurred around the Winter Solstice. The date wouldn’t be accepted by the Eastern Empire ...
Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.
How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the ...
Cluxatawney Henrietta is prepping her feathers for another Groundhog Day forecast. Will she predict an early spring?
Valentine's Day is on Friday, February 14! The best part is that it falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure ...
Groundhog Day is rooted in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring ... The holiday stems from a centuries-old pagan and Christian tradition ...
Sometimes it's in late April and everyone can get decked out in their Sunday best without bundling up under a bulky winter ...
Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is a celebration of the upcoming spring and the longer days ahead. It was said that on the eve of Imbolc ...
We could piggyback on the Pennsylvania Feb. 2 Groundhog Day hype by naming our groundhog as the one and only “Meeker ...