How did Punxsutawney Phil get his name?
Its Punxsutawney for the city hes from and phil for King Phillip Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday: . Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors. . How often is Phil’s prediction correct? 100% of the time, of course! . How many “Phils” have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 120 years! . Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the “elixir of life,” a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life. . On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob – in front of thousands of followers from all over the world – to predict the weather for the rest of winter. . According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring
