seems to me their not so lucky having to lose a foot for a charm !
2006-08-23 21:05:55 · 8 answers · asked by samuraiwabbit 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
they live in lucky burrows, don't worry they grow new feet every day.
2006-08-23 21:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This comes from witch burning times actually. It was believed, at that point in history, that to have a part of the witch (some of their hair, etc.) was to have power over them.
It was believed that witches usually shifted into small animals like cats (black ones that can slink easily around at night without being noticed... which is why black cats are said to be unlucky) or rabbits which are usually unnoticed.
They felt that by cutting off the rabbit's foot was cutting off the foot of the witch, therefore giving them power over the witch.
As a side note: Witches don't actually shape-shift! At least not the way that it was believed they did at that time. The closest thing they (we) can get is to go into a meditative state (alpha consciousness) and visualize ourselves as the said animal.
2006-08-24 02:09:11 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix's Mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a huge misunderstanding.
A "rabbit's foot" or a "hare's foot" is not an actual foot from an animal, it is a plant, named for the pattern of the leaves resembling the pawprint of a rabbit. What is this plant? A four leafed clover.
There are many such "names" in herbology that people mistake in that manner.
2006-08-23 23:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rabbit's foot is one of humanity's oldest superstitious icons, having been used since before 600 BC. Apparently 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.
2006-08-24 00:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by sarah b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is - from someone who didn't know what to do with the paws after having made rabbit stew!
2006-08-23 21:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its an old irish superstition
2006-08-27 09:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by badbeat1970 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really --- they had 4 and still died
2006-08-27 07:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in there mother's womb......hahahaha.........
2006-08-23 21:09:31 · answer #8 · answered by kath06phil 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋