The folksy, mid-winter tradition known as Groundhog Day is set to begin later today, but one of Canada's best known shadow-casting critters will be absent.
With a blustery snowstorm expected to dump up to 15 centimetres of snow on parts of Nova Scotia, the annual event northeast of Halifax featuring Shubenacadie Sam has been cancelled.
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is also expected to make an appearance - about 30 minutes after Sam - with his top-hatted handlers at Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill outside of Punxsutawney, Pa., about 100 kilometres northeast of Pittsburgh. One Scottish couplet summed up the superstition: “If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, there'll be two winters in the year.”
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