Mi Bunny

Even though the notion of keeping them as pets is relatively newer, rabbits happen to be one of the oldest friends of human beings and are as old as the human civilizations are. Are you skeptical still? Well, you can remain standstill on account of your skepticism but this is the reality. Do you know that rabbits were mentioned in ancient folklores too that date back millenniums? Really it’s the time to get more explicit.

Take the Aztec mythology for instance. In the Aztec mythology, there is the presence of a pantheon of four hundred rabbit gods acknowledged as Centzon Totochtin, under the aegis of Ometotchtli or Two Rabbit, and it did stand for fertility, parties, and drunkenness. If you go to the folklores of Central Africa, there is "Kalulu" or the rabbit that is extensively well-known as a tricky character, getting the better of bargains.

It’s the time to take a look at other regions too and hence the folklore of the United States must be focused on. In this tradition, a rabbit's foot is often carried in the form of an amulet, and is a lot used on keychains, where it is believed to carry luck. Studies state authentically that the practice comes from the system of African-American folk magic called hoodoo. Now the question is regarding the presence of rabbits in Asian myths. In relation to Asia, the Japanese tradition has to be explored. As far as Japanese tradition is concerned, rabbits survive on the Moon where they do make mochi, the popular snack of mashed sticky rice. This comes from interpreting the prototype of dark patches on the moon as a rabbit standing on tiptoes on the left pounding on an usu, a Japanese mortar.

Do you know that Vietnam unlike its communist lineage has a rich treasure of myths or legends? There is a Vietnamese mythological story that depicts the rabbit as an emblem of virtuousness and youthfulness. The Gods of the myth are made known to be hunting and killing rabbits to flaunt their authority.

This is also quite interesting. On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is considered as unsuccessful and what is more, as per a general belief, any mention of its name can bring about affront with older residents.