June 30, 2011
Rabbit Rabbit Day
Today is RABBIT RABBIT DAY!
“Rabbit rabbit” is a common British superstition. The most common modern version states that a person should say “rabbit, rabbit” or simply “white rabbits” upon waking on the first day of each new month, and on doing so will receive good luck for the duration of that month. It has to be the FIRST thing you say for that month though. If you groggily say something else before getting it out in the morning, or if you stay up past midnight the night before and say something past 12, it DOESN’T COUNT! This task of saying “rabbit, rabbit” first thing is a more difficult task than one would imagine. In the United States, the tradition is especially common in Nantucket, Cape Cod and other towns within Massachusetts.
Variations exist in many different states in the US, and in other countries. For example, in central Pennsylvania, the custom is to say “Rabbit”last thing before going to sleep on the last day of the month, and to say it again first thing on the first day of the month. In northern New England, it is sometimes customary to say “rabbit rabbit” at the beginning of a new day, although this isn’t considered to have the impact of saying it upon the start of a new month. In Ireland, children traditionally say “coinín bán” (Irish for “white rabbit”) the first time they meet someone on the 1st day of any month.
Do you want to learn about other cultures and their superstitions? Wish you could travel more to other countries and experience them hands on? If you
are in the area, you should come over to Festiva Hospitality Group’s location in Portland Maine. At Festiva we can show you and your family how you can take longer vacations, more often, and for less money than you could ever imagine! You can visit every country you want. We are a family friendly resort and we look forward to meeting you so that we can make your life more fun! Maine is just one of the amazing states that we have one of our resorts at! Head over to our website at www.festiva.travel so that you can see for yourself the beautiful places that you and your family could visit!
