Boonshoft’s Walnut the hedgehog predicts six more weeks of winter

DAYTON — It’s Groundhog Day, and The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery celebrated the event with a different type of hog, a hedgehog.

Walnut the hedgehog made her debut around 9:30 a.m. and predicted six more weeks of winter.

Guests were able to take part in pre-event activities and grab a seat for the main event starting at 9:00 a.m.

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Taylor Hoffman, Boonshofts Director of Marketing, tells us “Hedgehog Day” is the original Groundhog Day.

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“It comes from an ancient Roman tradition that was passed down through European folklore, in Irland specifically, and so if they saw a hedgehog in the beginning of February, it meant spring was on the way, " Hoffman tells us.

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