{"id":1795,"date":"2015-02-02T02:12:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T02:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=30"},"modified":"2015-01-07T23:56:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T23:56:45","slug":"its-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2015\/02\/02\/its-groundhog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Groundhog Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, the groundhog is supposed to wake up on February 2, and come up outof his burrow. If he sees his shadow, he will return to the burrow for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn\u2019t see his shadow, he remains outside and starts his year, because<br \/>\nhe knows that spring has arrived early. In the U.S., the \u201cofficial\u201d groundhog is kept in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and is called \u201cPhil.\u201d \u00a0Though not based on science, it is a fun US tradition! 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