Did you know that Groundhog Day has its roots in an ancient European tradition called Candlemas Day? On this day, clergy would bless and distribute candles to symbolize how long winter would last. Germans expanded the tradition by involving a hedgehog or badger as a weather predictor. When German settlers arrived in Pennsylvania, they switched to the more common groundhog—and thus, Punxsutawney Phil became a star! 🦫