By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor
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In most parts of the country, gray, dismal February needs all the festivity a person can give it. Why else would people build a holiday around a rodent emerging from his hole? On February 2, 2007, a groundhog named Phil will make his 121st appearance in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to the acclaim of TV news teams, local onlookers and revelers from around the world.
eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor
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SuckMyDick said
on 2/5/2007 Just use it as a reason to get really ****ed up. If the 'hog sees his shadow drink dark beers, or shots of dark spirits. No shadow, then shotgun some pale ale. Its a bull **** holiday so why not drink to it?
Anonymous said
on 2/23/2006 In many grocery stores around the country, you can find groundhog meat around Groundhog Day. I discovered this exactly two years ago when I met a girl who celebrates Groundhog Day every year by fixing a meal using ground groundhog instead of ground beef. I thought it tasted OK, but not as good as beef.
Anonymous said
on 2/23/2006 For those unable to be in Punxsutawney at the center of the action, through groundhog.visitpa.com, Internet users can scan Phil's haunt using two cameras positioned above the stage where he will make his appearance. A third camera is positioned behind the viewing area where the crowd will gather. Users can control the cameras, zooming and panning over the action.
And, as a little known fact, you can actually see Phil 24/7, 365 days a year online at VisitPA.com via a live web cam in the Groundhog Zoo, where he resides with his family throughout the year.
Anonymous said
on 2/23/2006 If you're in the Raleigh area, check out the Groundhog Day festivities run by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences downtown. You can meet the groundhog (Sir Walter Wally) up close after the ceremony, there are goodies and educational activities for kids, and teachers can sign up for their classes to participate in the annual Weather Watch.
Anonymous said
on 2/16/2006 Use your favorite meat loaf recipe. Form into the shape of a groundhog, using raisins for eyes, and a cherry for the mouth.
My children loved this when they were small.