Punxsutawney Phil is spending his time post-Groundhog Day working as a seasonal employee at Ace Hardware and supporting their brand's new Ace YardRx subscription service

Since 1886, when the tradition began, Groundhog Day has been held on Feb. 2 every year. But it wasn’t always about a groundhog coming out of the ground to assess his shadow. The tradition came from a Christian religious holiday called Candlemas Day, according to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club website.