Groundhog Day is a holiday on February 2. It is usually celebrated in North America. It marks about six weeks before the end of winter. It began in the year 1886. This holiday celebrates "Punxsutawney Phil", a groundhog who can supposedly forecast the weather.
Public holidays in the United States | |
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| Days |
Ash Wednesday • César Chávez Day • Christmas Eve • Christmas Day • Cinco de Mayo • Columbus Day • Earth Day • Easter Monday • Easter Sunday • } Father's day • Good Friday • Groundhog Day • Halloween • Independence Day • Jefferson's Birthday • Juneteenth • Labor Day • Leif Erikson Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • May Day ( Memorial Day • New Year's Day • New Year's Eve • Palm Sunday • Patriot Day • Patriots' Day • Ronald Reagan Day • Robert E. Lee Day • Rosh Hashanah • Saint Joseph's Day • Saint Patrick's Day • Thanksgiving • Valentine's Day • Veterans Day • Walpurgis Night • Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) • Women's Equality Day • Yom Kippur |
| Weeks (or multiple weeks) |
Chinese New Year • Hanukkah • Kwanzaa • National Flag Week • National Forest Products Week • National Friendship Week • National Safe Boating Week • National School Lunch Week • National Transportation Week • Passover • Police Week • Save Your Vision Week |