{"id":736997,"date":"2013-02-01T17:19:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T22:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=214593"},"modified":"2013-02-01T17:19:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T22:19:38","slug":"groundhog-day-prediction-to-be-streamed-live-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/736997","title":{"rendered":"Groundhog Day Prediction to be Streamed Live Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone snowed-in and sick of winter will be happy to learn that the yearly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/groundhog-day\">Groundhog Day<\/a> prediction in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will be live-streamed online this year.  The Pennsylvania tourism website will stream Punxsutawney Phil&#8217;s annual &#8220;prognostication&#8221; from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitpa.com\/groundhog-day-live-stream\">this website<\/a>.  The prediction is scheduled to take place around 7:25 am EST.<\/p>\n<p>According to the folk tale, six more weeks of winter are predicted by Phil if he sees his shadow.  If not, an early spring is &#8220;just around the corner.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The tradition of Punxsutawney&#8217;s Groundhog Day dates back to 1887.  Since February 2 falls on a weekend this year, record crowds are expected to visit Gobbler&#8217;s Knob.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to live-streaming the event, the Pennsylvania Tourism Office has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/foursquare-groundhog-day-2012-01\">again<\/a> teamed up with Foursquare to offer a special Groundhog Day badge.  The first 500 Foursquare users to check in from Gobbler&#8217;s Knob on February 2 will receive a Groundhog Day-branded Slinky toy.  The Slinky was declared the official toy of Pennsylvania in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punxsutawney_Phil#Past_predictions\">as is usually the case<\/a>.  Still, there is always hope that the groundhog will predict an early spring, and that the prediction will happen to be correct.<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer to sleep in on their Saturdays, the movie <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.netflix.com\/Movie\/Groundhog_Day\/563104?KID=k508670&#038;USERID=1563504575&%23038;CREATIVE=n&%23038;SESSIONID=id_1563504576&%23038;SITEID=&%23038;TACID=\"><em>Groundhog Day<\/em> is currently streaming<\/a> via Netflix Watch Instantly.  It is, in every way, more entertaining than one of the real predictions.  As proof, last year&#8217;s festivities (which consist largely of men in top hats making a spectacle of a terrified rodent) can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PEGqC5KC_Ls\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=ykAp6pQlnF4:M2pMq3irGww:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/ykAp6pQlnF4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone snowed-in and sick of winter will be happy to learn that the yearly Groundhog Day prediction in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will be live-streamed online this year. The Pennsylvania tourism website will stream Punxsutawney Phil&#8217;s annual &#8220;prognostication&#8221; from this website. The prediction is scheduled to take place around 7:25 am EST. 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