Groundhog Day & Celtic Folklore 🌿🕯️ Most people know Groundhog Day from the movie 🎥🐿️ … but did you know the tradition has deep Celtic roots? Long before Punxsutawney Phil, the ancient Celts celebrated Imbolc on February 1st — marking the halfway point between winter and spring. It was tied to St. Brigid’s Day and older Celtic beliefs about light, fertility, and the turning of the seasons. So when the groundhog “predicts” the weather, it’s actually echoing a much older folklore about nature’