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In Irish folklore other-worldly
animals are always white - and the hare was often the leader
of the hunt. When the hunt crossed water - it took you into
another world. This is where Lewis Carroll got his idea for
the white rabbit (which Alice followed to another world:
Wonderland)
The Moon rabbit, also called the Jade Rabbit, is a rabbit that
lives on the moon in East Asian folklore. The legends about
the moon rabbit are based on the traditional lore that
identifies the markings of the moon as a rabbit pounding in a
mortar. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a
companion of the moon goddess Chang'e, constantly
pounding the elixir of life for her.
In some European countries hare is considered to be the spirit
of the reaped corn and the hare was ritually sacrificed at the
end of the harvest season in such rites known as 'Killing the
Hare' or 'Cutting the Hare'. The last stand of corn was taken
up and gathered to create the hare, being divided up into
three plaited parts and the 'ears' tied into a knot. The
reapers would retire several feet away and throw their sickles
in turn attempting to cut this last sheaf that represented the
hare or spirit of the corn below the knot.
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