<P> Wiarton Willie is the name given to an albino Canadian groundhog who lives in the community of Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario . Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Willie takes part in the local Wiarton Willie Festival . His role is to predict whether there will be an early spring . Although the original Wiarton Willie died in 1999, the Wiarton Groundhog Day celebrations continue each year with a successor of the original Willie, and each successor is also referred to as Wiarton Willie . </P> <P> Groundhog Day, featuring Wiarton Willie, is a popular annual festival in Wiarton and is similar to events in other locations in North America . A midwinter celebration involving an animal with predictive powers was an element of Celtic culture . The link between weather prediction and the day is said to have been inspired by an old Scottish couplet: "If Candlemas Day is bright and clear / There'll be two winters in the year ." </P>

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