>> Why is a Rabbit's Foot considered lucky?
>>
>>
>> Superstitions, such as a rabbit's foot being considered lucky, grow
>> out of man's attempts to explain the unknown. When man disproves the
>> old belief, and some still cling to the belief, it becomes a
>> superstition, such as in the instant case. In Western Europe, prior to
>> 600 B.C., man considered rabbits to be sacred, because of their belief
>> that spirits inhabited the bodies of animals, and also because of
>> their belief that man directly descended from a select few of these
>> animals.
>>
>> Later, the ancient European Celts adopted portions of the older
>> belief, that rabbits were sacred, and that spirits inhabited their
>> bodies. The Celts, based upon the fact that these animals spent an
>> inordinate amount of time in their underground burrows, held the
>> belief that the rabbits' bodies were inhabited by numina, underground
>> spirits with whom they communicated at very close proximity!
>>
>> Another reason the Celts held the rabbit to be sacred, was because of
>> their prowess in the field of reproduction. They believed that the
>> numina intended for rabbits to be put upon pedestals and revered as
>> symbols of procreation, reproduction with a high turnover rate, of
>> health, and of prosperity.
>>
>> Since the rabbit itself was considered to be lucky, it follows that
>> any of its body parts would also be considered lucky. People selected
>> the rabbit's foot to tote around for good luck, because of its
>> capacity to dry quickly, its small size, and the fact that it made a
>> great key chain!
>>
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> Bet the rabbits were not so damned happy about it LOL.
>
> Mercury.
Maybe it's a 3 legged rabbit
"May Dragons Fly Ever in your Dreams"
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