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The Rabbit's Foot So why are rabbits thought to be lucky? One explanation has to do with their ability to jump, and it’s the reason some folks carry a rabbit’s foot – it represents leaping into the future and moving forward in life.  Others carry a rabbit’s foot to ward off arthritis and rheumatism Experts cannot agree why the rabbit's foot has become synonymous with good luck.  The superstition that a front paw—or a hind paw— of a rabbit can bring good fortune is so old that its origins are lost in the mists of time.  While it may be forgotten exactly why the furry little foot is lucky, the rabbit's foot remains one of the most common of good-luck charms throughout Europe and North America. Hunters believed that the rabbit's foot would bestow the surefootedness of the Rabbit. Those who believe in the superstition don't seem to be able to agree if the foot should be carried in the right pocket or the left. Some insist that it must be the right foot of the rabbit carried in the left pocket or the left foot tu

This episode is about the Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. Originating among German Lutherans, the "Easter Hare" originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behaviour at the start of the season of Eastertide.  The Easter Bunny is sometimes depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature carries colored eggs in his basket, candy, and sometimes also toys to the homes of children, and as such shows similarities to Santa Claus or the Christkind, as they both bring gifts to children on the night before their respective holidays. The custom was first mentioned in Georg Franck von Franckenau's De ovis paschalibus (About Easter Eggs) in 1682 referring to a German tradition of an Easter Hare bringing Easter eggs for the children. The hare was a popular motif in medieval church art. In ancient times, it was widely believed (as by Pliny, Plu

Now I would like to remind you that if you are enjoying the podcast, you can donate through Patreon for as little as one dollar a month. You donation will help to cover the expenses of hosting for the podcast.   Just Visit http://www.hareoftherabbit.com On this weeks episode, we cove the American Sable rabbit, the news, the word Admire and plant of the week: Lettuce, as well as another rabbit folk tale - Rabbit gets his split lip.   I would like to thank you for taking the time to listen to me today. American Sable Rabbit Information and History The American Sable is one of those little-known breeds that is actually very handsome and useful.   Sable rabbits were discovered in chinchilla rabbit litters separately in California and in England, and developed concurrently within their separate breeding lines on both sides of the world.  Recessive genes in the Chinchilla lines produced an entirely new colour, with a body shape that remained identical to the Chinchilla itself. The very first Sable rabbits are beli

The Three Hares Symbol The symbol of three hares in a circle joined together at the ears is found in many religions all over world. No one knows the exact meaning of the symbol. ⦁    There is a German riddle concerning the motif of the three hares is quite describing: ⦁     Three hares sharing three ears, yet every one of them has two. This design features three hares, which are shown chasing each other / running in a circle, and joined together at their ears. Although one might expect three hares to have a total of six ears, the ones in the motif have only three ears in total.  Due to an optical illusion, however, it looks as though each hare has a pair of ears. The Three Hares Motif is A Cross-Cultural Symbol with Numerous Interpretations. This design has been uncovered in Buddhist caves that are 2500 years old.  It is found in some Christian churches throughout Europe, in Islamic art and in Judaism. Until recently there has been little awareness of its wide distribution, and peple are uncovering new exampl

Blue of Saint Niklass - Vampire Rabbit - Hemlock - Heart - Tale of Rabbit And The Dancing Turkeys Feel free to visit the website: http://www.hareoftherabbit.com/ If you would like to support the podcast either visit the link for Amazon, then make your purchases as normal.  I cannot see who purchases what, but a small percentage of your purchase will benefit the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?&tag=haroftherab-20&camp=228761&creative=536025&linkCode=ur1&adid=0Z1J5SZGFHE81DASKT78& Or you can donate to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4748024 Today we are going to explore the Blue of Saint Niklass rabbit Breed, the history, The Vampire Rabbit, Hemlock, Heart, and Tale of Rabbit And The Dancing Turkeys. History The history of this beauty is a bit unusual. The Blue of Sint-Niklaas is one of the oldest rabbit breeds in the world. The Blue of Sint-Niklaas breed of rabbit originated in the Flemish city of Sint-Niklaas.  Being bred since the nineteenth century, this rabbit bre

Alaska Rabbit - News - Rabbit Catches a Duck - Sunflower - Greenhorn This episode: Alaska Rabbit; News; Rabbit catches a Duck; Sunflower; Greenhorn Feel free to visit the website: http://www.hareoftherabbit.com/ If you would like to support the podcast either visit the link for Amazon, then make your purchases as normal.  I cannot see who purchases what, but a small percentage of your purchase will benefit the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?&tag=haroftherab-20&camp=228761&creative=536025&linkCode=ur1&adid=0Z1J5SZGFHE81DASKT78& Or you can donate to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4748024 Outline: Today we are going to discuss the Alaska rabbit, some recent news, and we will have another Rabbit folkelore tale. We will also have the plant of the week, as well as the rabbit word of the week.  I would like to thank whoever purchased the items through our Amazon affiliate link on the www.HareoftheRabbit.com website.  I cannot see who purchases what, and there is no addition

Japanese Rabbit (Part 2) - Interview Yudai Tanabe - White Rabbit - Shrines - Zodiac - Japanese Hares - Fox Glove - Sandwiches Feel free to visit the website: http://www.hareoftherabbit.com/ If you would like to support the podcast either visit the link for Amazon, then make your purchases as normal.  I cannot see who purchases what, but a small percentage of your purchase will benefit the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?&tag=haroftherab-20&camp=228761&creative=536025&linkCode=ur1&adid=0Z1J5SZGFHE81DASKT78& Or you can donate to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4748024 This episode: Interview with Yudai Tanabe: The venerable legend of "The White Rabbit of Inaba" Kojiki version One version of the tale of the Hare of Inaba is found in the Kojiki, the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, which dates from early in the 8th century (711-712).  The legend appears in the first of the three sections of the Kojiki, the Kamitsumaki, also known as the Jindai no Maki, or "Volume of th

Japanese Rabbits (Part 1) Interview with Yudai Tanabe Rabbit Island:   When I think about Japan and rabbits the first thing that comes to mind for me is the video's of Rabbit Island.  As islands that are occupied by wild animals go, Okunoshima, better known as Usaga Jima or Rabbit Island, is probably the cutest.  Ōkunoshima (大久野島?) is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture.   It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima.  There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island.  It is often called Usagi Shima (うさぎ島?, "Rabbit Island") because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island; they are rather tame and will approach humans.  Situated in the East Sea/Inland Sea of Japan, the small island is occupied by hundreds of wild rabbits that roam the forests and paths, chase tourists, appear in viral videos and just generally lounge around.  They also provide a much needed counterbalance to the island's otherwise

Now we are going to cover Space Rabbits! This conversation took place between Houston and the Apollo 11 crew just before the first Moon landing in 1969:         Houston: Among the large headlines concerning Apollo this morning, is one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit.         An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-O has been living there for 4,000 years. It seems she was banished to the Moon because she stole the pill of immortality from her husband.         You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not reported.         Michael Collins: Okay. We’ll keep a close eye out for the bunny girl. Having said that, lets look a little deeper into Rabbit's in space. Now from Wikipedia, Animals had been used in aeronautic exploration since 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers sent a sheep, a duck, and a rooster aloft in a hot air bal

On this Episode I talk about the Palomino Rabbit.     The Palomino is a golden colored, like the famous Palomino horse.   Much like the beautiful Palomino horse that the Palomino rabbit resembles in color, the breed features a golden, wheat-colored coat. The color is very distinctive and comes in two shade varieties, the golden and the lynx. The Palomino breed is affectionately termed 'Pals'. The Palomino has a heartwarming history.   The breed was developed by Mark Youngs of Coulee Dam of the Lone Pine Rabbitry in Washington State.  Mr Youngs, who had been involved in the rabbit hobby since 1910, had an intense desire to create a "new" breed of rabbit.  He had been raising and breeding rabbits for 30 years but began to dream of creating his own breed. He coined the term "Color Blend Breeding" when describing his process in development of the breed. For many years Mr. Youngs purchased meat rabbits from the youngsters of the area.  During the course of time while developing the Palomino, Mr Youngs would save f

Hotot Outline Today we are going to discuss the The Blanc De Hotot and Dwarf Hotot (pronounced "Oh-Toe" or sometimes "Hoe-Toe").  “Hotot” is correctly pronounced “oh-toe,” but in America you will hear it more often said “hoe-toe.”  These Rabbits are also known as the "Eyes of the Fancy".  It looks like a bunny with eyeliner!”  Many people when they are introduced to this breed, become instant fans.  The Dwarf Hotot is a small rabbit with a round head, short uppity-ears, a sprightly personality and a pure white coat, except for the “eyeliner.”   What could be cuter?    These rabbits are bound to catch not only the eyes of onlookers, but also their hearts. History Credit for the Blanc de Hotot Rabbit is given to Eugenie Bernhard, chatelaine du Calvados, who is the second woman in history to develop a new rabbit breed.  The breed was developed in Hotot-en-Auge, Normandy near the port of Le Havre in northern France.  Bernhard's goal was to perfect a new breed for meat and fur in 1902.  She kept a large rabbitry o

In this episode we discuss the Altex rabbit. When I first encountered this breed, I guessed that it had been developed in Texas, based on the name, but in fact, this was only partially correct.   The Altex Rabbit is currently an unrecognised breed in the United States.  Although this is a relativly new breed, and a commercial breed, many of the commercial breeds are still recognized breeds.  Again, the Altex Rabbit is a relatively new breed, produced for meat and not recognised as a show rabbit. The name comes from Al from Alabama and tex from Texas, and pronounced "all-tex". Much of the information I have about this breed is from a paper written by Steven D. Lukefahr, Professor in the Department of Animal & Wildlife Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville 78363 The History of the Altex Rabbit. Discuss the charactoristics of the ALtex Body The Altex rabbit has a very sweet personality, is not aggressive in any way and is very easy to handle. What is it that makes this breed original? The Altex was

In this episode, we explore the Bevern Rabbit Breed, which includes the history of the breed, descriptions, and clubs.  We cover the story of Brer rabbit in the Pea patch.  Parsley for the rabbit, and the word Sack. History of the Brevern When I first heard of this breed, I thought of the rabbit on Winnie the Pooh or the Briar Rabbit stories.  I don't know where the association came from, but that was my first thought about the breed.   The Beveren Rabbit is one of the largest and the oldest rabbit breeds. According to the American Beveren Rabbit Club, the Beveren breed was developed from crossing “the Brabanconne, St. Nicolas Blue, and the Blue Vienna.” The breed was recognized in 1898 and the standard for the Blue Rabbit of Beveren was put into place in 1902; however, the first exhibition of the breed would not be until 1905.  Beveren Rabbits quickly made their way to France, where they became hopelessly interbred with the Vienna Blue breed. Blue Beverens were imported into Britain by Mrs. A.M. Martin and w

In this show we cover the Cinnamon rabbits history, breed description, temperament, use Health issues, life span, club recognition, and status. Our word of the week is "Ideal". Our Plant of the week is the Dandelion.