In American New Jersey, the groundhog, Millton Mel, has died, predicting the coming of spring in this state. It is reported by People.

Groundhog died on Sunday, January 30th.

“Given that the average life expectancy of a groundhog is three years, this is not such a shock, but Mel left us at a difficult time, when all his relatives are still in hibernation ... So there will not be a baby who will replace him until spring” , — says the official groundhog page.

It notes that the event, traditionally held on February 2, when the groundhog comes out of the hole and “predicts” the arrival of spring, will not be able to take place also because the district authorities have not allocated a snowplow due to the pandemic. The organizers assured that by the next Groundhog Day, a new predictive animal will certainly be found.

On Groundhog Day, celebrated in the United States on February 2, the animal must come out of the hole: if it sees its shadow, winter will last another six weeks, if it does not see it, spring will come earlier. In anticipation of this, events are organized where the audience observes the behavior of the groundhog.

The death of the New Jersey groundhog does not mean that there will be no one to predict the coming of spring. The chief groundhog, Phil, who lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is alive - and will predict the arrival of spring when the morning of February 2 comes in the USA.

In 2019, she even watched the groundhog leaving the hole in the online broadcast mode.

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