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Why are rabbit's foot lucky11/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Due to that, the one who possessed a totem made by any part of the animal, was assured of good fortune.īut why did we end up with the foot in particular?įolklorists claim that ancient civilizations often used the foot as a phallic symbol, therefore totems with foot were preferred since they fostered fecundity in women. The strongest association with good luck and prosperity though, came by the rabbit’s fertility (remember when we talked about How On Earth Did We Come To Associate Bunnies With Easter?). In addition, because people are born with their eyes closed while rabbits are born with their eyes wide open, the Celts believed that the animal was carrying wisdom into the world. Because of this “secret communication”, they believed that the rabbits were given information that humans weren’t allowed to have. The Java version of Minecraft recently added foxes. When a rabbit is killed by a player, there’s a one in ten chance that a rabbit’s foot will drop a chance increased by three percent per level of the looting enchantment on your sword. THE UNDERWORLDīecause the animal was spending so much time underground, Celts believed it was in secret communication with the underworld. Rabbit’s feet come from rabbits (we don’t pay Duncan enough for these amazing insights ed). And the reason why they got to this conclusion is quite creepy actually. Well, even though we don’t know the exact origins, it was the Celts prior to 600 BC, who first associated rabbits with good luck (actually it was the hare, but a lot of Europeans confused hare with rabbit). ![]()
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