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From a puppet that resides in a cardboard box to a Vancouver Island marmot, Canadian weather prognosticators come in various colours and sizes.
Shubenacadie Sam/Shubenacadie Provincial Wild Park
According to folklore, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow, sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, we will have an early spring.
2022 Groundhog Day Predictions:
Here are the predictions made by Canada’s “groundhogs” on February 2, 2022.
- Shubenacadie Sam – Nova Scotia: 6 more weeks of winter
Happy to be snug in my warm burrow again. I’ll be spending the next six weeks at least right here 😄 #ComfyCozy #BigDay #GroundhogDay2022 pic.twitter.com/0FFGGQJyoN
— Shubenacadie Sam (@ShubenacadieSam) February 2, 2022
- Two Rivers Tunnel – Nova Scotia: 6 more weeks of winter
- Fred la Marmotte – Quebec: 6 more weeks of winter
- Wiarton Willy – Ontario: Early Spring
- Groundhog Harvey – Ontario: Early Spring
- Manitoba Merv – Manitoba: Six more weeks of winter
Manitoba Merv saw his shadow! Six more weeks of winter for Manitoba! pic.twitter.com/Rck3LhazOt
— Oak Hammock Marsh (@OakHammockMarsh) February 2, 2022
- Balzac Billy – Alberta: Six more weeks of winter
- Van Isle Violet – British Columbia: 6 more weeks of winter
Whether you put your faith in these tiny weather predictors or not, spring is sure to follow, however long the winter is.
To learn more about each groundhog, see here.
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