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Foxes in Celtic mythology are
usually quick, cunning, and sneaky, filling much the same
position as coyote does in Native myth. In Irish folklore
other-worldly animals are always white.
As red haired animals they were sometimes considered lucky and
sometimes unlucky (as were red-haired people). In France,
(until forbidden by law in the reign of Louis XIV) baskets
containing living foxes were burned on the bonfires on St.
John's Day to ward off bad luck.
In Asia, the fox represented sexual seductiveness. Japanese
legends tell of fox spirits called kitsune that can turn
themselves into people and have the powers of deceitful
witches. In yet another example of the dualistic nature of
animals, however, Japanese mythology also portrays the fox as
the messenger of Inari, the god of rice.
The ancient Romans regarded foxes as fire demons, perhaps
because of their reddish coats, and in Christian mythology,
the fox is associated with the devil.
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