14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.
(Genesis 1:14-15 ESV)
How about that? God set the sun, moon and stars in the heavens and they were made by him to control the seasons, days and years. This was on the 4th day of creation and the groundhog was not made until the 6th day of creation.
Plus, the tradition of Groundhog Day says the groundhog “wakes up” from hibernation and if he sees his shadow he goes back to hibernation and winter will not end for about six more weeks. It seems to me that on February 2, Punxsutawney Phil is awakened instead of simply waking up.
Also, six weeks from February 2, gets us very close to March 20, which this year is God’s planned spring equinox. That means the sun will be above the equator and we will have equal periods of day and night and we will call it the beginning of Spring. The earth will continue its tilt toward the sun until it reaches the peak of that tilt on June 21, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere of the earth.
Man made traditions and superstitions can be fun. But they do not replace what God has actually done and said.