2006-07-31 21:45:08 · 35 answers · asked by ? 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
if i told you the rabbit bit me first would you feel sorry for me.
2006-08-01 04:58:52 · update #1
Rabbits are filled with a magical substance called "Jeffriationium". And when a rabbit is killed the Jeffriatonium leaks from the organs of the rabbit into the feet which makes them lucky. But if you cut it off a LIVE rabbit, well then, all you have is no luck and a rabbit with a really bad limp named stubby. Glad I could help.
2006-07-31 21:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by kitty_and_meander 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe lucky for you, but not so much for the rabbit!
The rabbit's foot is one of humanity's oldest superstitious icons, having been used since before 600 BC. The site claims that because hares and rabbits are prolific breeders, they're seen as symbols of fertility. They are thought to provide good luck, good crops, many children, and prosperity.
One of the more interesting stories claims that if a rabbit is killed during a full moon by a cross-eyed person, and then the rabbit's left hind foot is removed and carried in someone's left pocket, it is truly lucky. The foot is considered a powerful charm against evil because the rabbit's strong hind legs touch the ground before its front legs.
2006-07-31 21:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rabbit foot itself is considered a lucky charm to people. The foot isn't itself a charm to the rabbit. After all, The rabbit is one of the most hunted animals with numerous predators.
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!
So it is lucky for humans, not rabbits.
What IS lucky is that you didn't have any animal activists next to you when you did it so it works!
2006-07-31 21:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Baz94 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to "tradition", its luck depends on a number of factors: whether its left hind foot is used, whether the rabbit is shot or captured in a cemetary and, according to some further traditions, the rabbit must have been taken during a full or new moon.
The rabbit's foot is dried out and preserved. Gamblers sometimes carry them around or hang it around their necks on leather-laced necklaces for luck. They are usually placed on keychains, either authentic or imitation.
The belief in the "luck" of a rabbit's foot is thought to have deep origins in African "hoodoo" and the left hind foot onl had to rub it to bring luck. It was also used in "protective" rituals, which is still practised today in some circles.
The belief in "luck" focused on the rabbit's foot itself may be just a "placebo", but to some it's said to definitely bring luck and good fortune.
2006-07-31 21:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Companion Wulf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the rabbit didn't cut off your foot.
2006-07-31 21:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by Dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so lucky for the rabbit
2006-07-31 21:47:42 · answer #6 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just mean why do you want to do that?!! the lucky rabbit feet you get are specially made and are donr=e wen the rabbit has already died!!
2006-07-31 21:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not lucky for the rabbit.
2006-07-31 21:53:54 · answer #8 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucky fore you.. now you can stick it in appropriate place and have three legs. unlucky for the rabbit...because it lost it's leg up yours
hehehe ..I wont get 10 points ...2 is O K
2006-07-31 21:59:20 · answer #9 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear you are ery lucky that u r not rabbit. But if u have really done it, May God Bless You.
2006-07-31 22:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by anand g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋