Fans of Chuck are invited to tune-in and watch the proceedings live on the Staten Island Zoo\u2019s Facebook page. The Staten Island Advance\/SILive will be on hand to cover the prediction. You\u2019ll be able to catch the ceremony live from our Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n Chuck will make his grand appearance and determine his seasonal prediction at 8:30 a.m. <\/p>\n Here is everything you need to know about Groundhog Day.<\/p>\n 1. Shadow or no shadow? <\/p>\n Every year on Feb. 2, for more than 120 years, Groundhog Day has held its tradition of assigning a groundhog to predict the remainder of winter. <\/p>\n For more than 40 years<\/a>, Staten Island\u2019s groundhog, Chuck, has carried out that duty. If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, an early spring is expected.<\/p>\n 2. The aged seers<\/p>\n Since 1981, Chuck, also known as Charles G. Hogg, has been predicting the outcome of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n Chuck has competed with his longtime rival, Punxsutawney Phil, who has been making predictions since 1886.<\/a> <\/p>\n Phil lives at Gobbler\u2019s Knob, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Fans interested in seeing Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction can view it online.<\/a> The livestream will begin at approximately 6 a.m. <\/p>\n 3. The history of Groundhog Day <\/p>\n The history of Groundhog Day is rooted in Christianity and traces back to the Christian holiday known as Candlemas<\/a>. <\/p>\n Every Feb. 2, Christians would bring candles to church to be blessed, believing the prayers bring blessings to their household for the rest of the winter. Clear skies on Candlemas were a sign of an extended winter. <\/p>\n Over time, Germans adapted the tradition and determined that if the sun appeared on Feb. 2, a hedgehog would cast a shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.<\/p>\n 4. Tracking Chuck\u2019s predictions <\/p>\n To determine whether Chuck\u2019s forecast is accurate, the weather over the following six weeks is tracked. <\/p>\n If the temperature rises above 40 degrees, the day is considered atypical. At the end of the six weeks, the total number of typical and atypical weather days is tallied. <\/p>\n If the number of atypical days exceeds the number of typical days, it is deemed an early spring. If not, six more weeks of winter are expected.<\/p>\n
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, is pictured as Staten Island Chuck breaks free during the Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo on Sunday Feb. 2, 2014.(Advance\/SILive.com | Anthony DePrimo)<\/p>\n