White Rabbits

grannyclaret · 01-10-2005, 00:47

white rabbits everyboddy,,,its the first of october,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,heloween month,
why do we say white rabbits,our family have said itfor as long as i can remember but i dont know why,,,,ANY IDEAS?

staggeringman · 01-10-2005, 01:37

WHAT YOU ON ABOUT GRANNY???? you mean they are fat enough for the curry pan?? if so all rabbits will be freshly frozen and served at the next accy web meet!chappattis , and poppadoms will incur a charge!

Tinkerbelle · 01-10-2005, 01:38

Granny how did you manage to get that pic of Slink in the black hat in your post I've been trying for ages?

staggeringman · 01-10-2005, 01:47

pmsl.....................lol

mantrabooks · 01-10-2005, 09:03

Hi

I have been doing a little research and it seems a variation of a 1920 'Folklore' saying.

'According to several correspondents in the 'Westminster Gazette' (spring of 1919) the following belief is common in many parts of Great Britain, with local variants: To secure good luck of some kind, usually a present, one should say 'Rabbits' three times just before going to sleep on the last day of the month, and then 'Hares' three times on waking the next morning.1982 Woman c.50 (Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham) The first words you say for a lucky month are 'White Rabbits'. If you can remember to say that twelve times a year, you'll have a very lucky year. 1984 Woman 47 (Chichester, Sussex) If you say 'Black cats' on the last night of the month and 'White rabbits' next morning, you will get a present before the month is out." From "A Dictionary of Superstitions" Edited by Iona Opie and Moira Tatem (Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York, 1989). Page 192.

hope this helps it didnt really make it any clearer for me, hopefully somebody will have a black hat.

mez · 01-10-2005, 10:42

my mum used to tell us it was good luck to say (on wakeing up) "white rabbits white rabbits"so mabe your right mantra.

harwood red · 01-10-2005, 11:40

oops I said white rabbits at 1.30 this morning but it was before I went to bed so does it still count?????

accymel · 01-10-2005, 11:43

I didnt say or think of rabbits does that mean im doomed to bad luck then? pmsl

October lots of birthdays specially next week hmmmmm

mantrabooks · 01-10-2005, 11:53

You are only doomed to bad lucky accymel if

its Friday the Thirteenth

you Walk under a ladder

or A bat flying into the house

you hear An owl hooting 3 times

you see 3 butterflies together

you Look at the new moon over your left shoulder

you find A 5-leaf clover

you Break a glass while proposing a toast

Putting a shirt on inside out

Red and white flowers together

on Hearing a rooster crow at night

you Cut your nails on a Friday

Putting a hat on a bed

Getting out of bed left foot first

Violets blooming out of season

A picture falling

Breaking a mirror

Singing before breakfast

Opening an umbrella indoors

Giving away a wedding present

Stepping on cracks in the sidewalk

An itch inside your nose

Crossed knives

seeing an owl during daylight

looks like were all doomed!
Bad Luck: A bat flying into the house

accymel · 01-10-2005, 11:56

Oh blaming 'eck out of all that the itchy nose has done me

im dooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmed pmsl ....ah well nowt new there

Tinkerbelle · 01-10-2005, 12:10

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Originally Posted by accymel

October lots of birthdays specially next week hmmmmm

Who's birthday would that be then? ........ aaahh yes, your Dads

I thought you were trying to spoil my day then

accymel · 01-10-2005, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Who's birthday would that be then? ........ aaahh yes, your Dads

I thought you were trying to spoil my day then

Yep me dads & aunties first then mmmmmm i wonder whom is reaching a big milestone soon other than me dad ??????

slinky · 01-10-2005, 12:20

Well I thought that now we are in halloween month, I will be changing my avatar all month to fit in with Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

accymel · 01-10-2005, 13:56

Theres another which isn't very nice but i always used to be got with the pinch & a punch for the 1st of the month - i hide on the 1st day LOL Dont know who was responsible for that saying but wasn't nice at all

grannyclaret · 01-10-2005, 17:02

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Originally Posted by accymel

Theres another which isn't very nice but i always used to be got with the pinch & a punch for the 1st of the month - i hide on the 1st day LOL Dont know who was responsible for that saying but wasn't nice at all

my sons girlfriend comes from ross on wye,,and she says that everyone says that down there, i had never heard of that one before.