Groundhog Day has been celebrated for over a century now by people all over America. They bring anticipation as they see if the groundhog predicts six weeks of early spring or winter. The holiday is widely celebrated throughout America. With almost every state having their own groundhog to predict the upcoming weeks. However, with how many people celebrate it, the question arises whether the groundhog actually predicts the weather correctly, or if it is just fun to think the groundhog can predict the weather. By looking at what the groundhog predicted and comparing it to the weather, it becomes clear whether the groundhog predicted correctly or not.
Even if people do not believe in Groundhog Day, it can still be fun to see if the groundhog is right or wrong. At the end of the day, it is for fun either way and can be a great way to bring people together to watch it. It is not that reliable, though, having been around and predicting forecasts since the late 1800s, and only being correct around 39-40% of the time according to Stormfax almanac which is less of a percentage than flipping a coin. Even worse, having lower accuracy, the NOAA shows worse predictions, saying that the groundhog is correct only about 35% of the time. One of the worst out of every groundhog that predicts the weather. Showing that there are 16 groundhogs that predict better than him in the USA. Showing that the predictions are not reliable and are more fun than anything. Now, students share their opinions on Groundhog Day and whether they believe it or not.
Freshman Leo Laventura does not really believe the groundhog day predictions. He thinks that it is still relevant for most people. He thinks it is a little bit of a superstition, tradition, and holiday; he thinks that because he believes it is still going on, partly because of the marketing. He would rather us have six weeks of winter than six weeks of spring
Freshman Aron Moser does believe in the groundhog predictions, and he thinks it is still relevant to residents of Pennsylvania. He thinks it is more of a tradition, since it has been going on for a while, and not many people celebrate it. He would rather six weeks of winter than spring.
