What's Groundhog day about?

Remember everytime when you come upon a new word in an article that you were reading
And you decided to decipher the meaning of that word based on the context and your knowledge
Until the point where you've seen the same word occurring a couple times
Only the urge to find out more about it appears
That's what happening to me

Yes it's Groundhog day

But it's my second Groundhog day

not knowing what it is

In order to make sure that won't be happening again

I finally decided to look up its origins

According to the dictionaries, Groundhog Day festivities are Pennsylvania's largest tourist gathering in the winter during which Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog, comes out of his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, each February 2 to predict the weather. According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of cold weather. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring will come early.

So it seems that this is an important day especially for us staying in Iowa
Who are sick of the cold winter
wanting to know if Spring is near

And here's the news excerpt of 2009 Groundhog day

"PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting that this already long winter will last for six more weeks. "

Not a good news...:(