Groundhog Day: Uncover 140 years worth of tradition in Janice Dean's new Fox Nation special

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadiness this twelvemonth — and radical tin expect to ringing successful six much weeks of wintertime with a caller and timely Fox Nation special.

"Seeing Shadows," streaming exclusively connected Fox Nation, features meteorologist Janice Dean taking viewers done the past of Groundhog Day, going down the scenes successful Punxsutawney, Pa., wherever the holiday’s astir celebrated lawsuit is held.

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FOX Weather's Dean dives into the narration betwixt the accelerated changes successful exertion and the enduring traditions involving groundhogs seeing (or not seeing) their shadows. As computers and online analytics changed upwind forecasts, tv networks began much accurately covering them. 

Despite this, arsenic Dean notes successful the promotional trailer, it seemed "every section upwind newsman successful the country" ventured retired to the mediate of Pennsylvania to screen the Groundhog Day events.

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Dean was capable to chat with respective large individuals progressive successful the yearly festivities astatine Gobbler's Knob. That star-studded database includes Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the president of the Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle, Tom Dunkel, and adjacent the handler of Punxsutawney Phil himself. 

During the program, Dunkel described wherefore Groundhog Day is truthful peculiar compared to different American events and festivities. As helium explained, "it is the lone vacation with a destination."

"You can't spell to Christmas, you can't spell to Easter, you can't spell to Halloween," Dunkel said, referring to the yearly gathering successful Punxsutawney. "But my God, you tin spell to Groundhog Day."

Gov. Shapiro commented connected the symbolism of the yearly contented successful Punxsutawney erstwhile helium spoke to Dean during the special, characterizing the festivities arsenic a time of "joy."

"I deliberation what makes Pennsylvania large and America large are these fantastic traditions that bring radical together," helium added.

The 2025 variation of the prognostication successful Punxsutawney was the 138th successful the event's history. Despite the groundhog not emerging and seeing his shadiness until aft 7am, festivities kicked disconnected an hr earlier and successful freezing temperatures. Live euphony performances and fireworks hyped up the assemblage until Punxsutawney Phil's prediction was revealed.  

To larn much astir the past of Groundhog Day, motion up for Fox Nation and stream Janice Dean's "Seeing Shadows."

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