{"id":1321,"date":"2011-02-01T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2011\/02\/01\/ground-hog-day-is-february-2nd\/"},"modified":"2011-02-01T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T21:04:02","slug":"ground-hog-day-is-february-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2011\/02\/01\/ground-hog-day-is-february-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Hog Day is February 2nd!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/02\/220px-DogGroundHog-small.jpg\" alt=\"220px-DogGroundHog-small\" width=\"220\" height=\"166\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/02\/MV5BODMxNTA4NjIyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDkxMjE2MQ@@._V1._SY317_CR40214317_.jpg\" alt=\"MV5BODMxNTA4NjIyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDkxMjE2MQ@@._V1._SY317_CR4,0,214,317_\" width=\"214\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/02\/MV5BODMxNTA4NjIyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDkxMjE2MQ@@._V1._SY317_CR40214317_.jpg 214w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/02\/MV5BODMxNTA4NjIyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDkxMjE2MQ@@._V1._SY317_CR40214317_-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>Traditionally, the groundhog is supposed to wake up on February 2, and come up out<br \/>\nof his burrow. If he sees his shadow, he will return to the burrow for six more weeks<br \/>\nof winter. If he doesn&#8217;t see his shadow, he remains outside and starts his year, because<br \/>\nhe knows that spring has arrived early. In the U.S., the &#8220;official&#8221; groundhog is kept in<br \/>\nPunxsutawney, Pennsylvania and is called &#8220;Phil.&#8221; Though not based in science, it is a fun<br \/>\nUS tradition. The movie, starring Bill Murray is hilarious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, the groundhog is supposed to wake up on February 2, and come up out of his burrow. If he sees his shadow, he will return to the burrow for six more weeks of winter. 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