Groundhog Day

Summary

Groundhog Day is a holiday^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,596 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Groundhog Day is in the country of United States^[3].
• Groundhog Day is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Groundhog Day's instance of is recorded as holiday^[5].
• Groundhog Day's instance of is recorded as fortune-telling^[6].
• Marmota is named after Groundhog Day^[7].
• Groundhog Day's Commons category is recorded as Groundhog Day^[8].
• Groundhog Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as February 2^[9].
• Groundhog Day's different from is recorded as Groundhog Day^[10].
• Groundhog Day's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}^[11].
• Groundhog Day's uses is recorded as Marmota monax^[12].
• Groundhog Day's uses is recorded as Punxsutawney Phil^[13].
• Groundhog Day's uses is recorded as Fred la marmotte^[14].
• Groundhog Day's uses is recorded as Shubenacadie Sam^[15].
• Groundhog Day's uses is recorded as Wiarton Willie^[16].
• Groundhog Day's month of the year is recorded as February^[17].

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When and Where

Country listings include United States^[3], a sovereign state^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1776^[20] and Canada^[4], a dominion of the British Empire^[21], in Canada^[22], founded in 1867^[23].

Context

Recorded instance of include holiday^[5] and fortune-telling^[6].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Groundhog Day include it^[24], a film^[25], directed by Harold Ramis^[26].

Why It Matters

Groundhog Day ranks in the top 4% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,596 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include it^[24], a film^[25], directed by Harold Ramis^[26].