Punxsutawney, PA - GROUND HOG'S DAY - FEB. 2, 2023

[hlthe2b]

1. I never remembered the case of the shadow/no shadow--probably because it seems opposite to what one

would assume:

It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day


Doesn't it seem like if he emerged, and saw his shadow because of a sunny clear day that would mean spring would arrive early instead?

Such are superstitions, I guess. Not meant to make sense.