Groundhog Day was a good film, but as a holiday it's pretty local affair. Is it even widely recognised in the United States? (Apart from the film.)

Most places in the world don't have groundhogs. (Sort of overgrown squirrels aren't they? Since people sometimes call squirrels tree rats does that mean a ground squirrel is a kind of rat?)

On contrast, there are candles everywhere.

I'm still waiting to hear when and how southern folk celebrate in the middle of their winter? When is Penguin Day?