Thread:CorgiMom/@comment-29709319-20170405035008/@comment-29989042-20170407031205

Sooo....I got really curious and googled the origins of a rabbit's foot being lucky for humans. (I "GOL" giggled out loud at you pointing out it wasn't the rabbit who was lucky! 😄) I'm kinda creeped out now...the poor bunnies!! 😢

I looked at a couple of sites, but mostly read through Wikipedia's info. The origins could be Celtic (they used the whole rabbit) or African, and the belief could date back as far as 600 BC. Here's a copy/paste of part from Wikipedia:

"First, not any foot from a rabbit will do: it is the left hind foot of a rabbit that is useful as a charm. Second, not any left hind foot of a rabbit will do; the rabbit must have been shot or otherwise captured in a cemetery. Third, at least according to some sources, not any left hind foot of a rabbit shot in a cemetery will do: the phase of the moon is also important. Some authorities say that the rabbit must be taken in the full moon, while others hold instead that the rabbit must be taken in the new moon. Some sources say instead that the rabbit must be taken on a Friday, or a rainy Friday, or Friday the 13th. Some sources say that the rabbit should be shot with a silver bullet, while others say that the foot must be cut off while the rabbit is still alive.[2]" 😳😳😳

Here's Wikipedia's link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit%27s_foot

I can remember rabbit's feet being popular in my school when I was in 5th grade. I'm so glad I never had one or believed in them! I did have a pair of lucky socks, though! 🤓 🐾🐾