by Laura Geggel, Staff
Writer | February 01, 2016 05:15pm ET
Punxsutawney Phil may not know
it, but groundhogs were part of the menu on Groundhog Day in the late 1800s.
Apparently, groundhogs were the
"other white meat" on that day.
These days, Punxsutawney
Phil doesn't have to worry about ending up on a dish. Revelers gather in
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where they wait with baited breath to see whether Phil
sees his shadow, indicating that winter will last six more weeks. If he doesn't
see his shadow, there will be an early spring, folklore says.
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