Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Moon Hare




What do the moon and rabbits have in common? Well, in far Eastern culture, the darker markings on the moon represent a rabbit holding a hammer or pestle. It has been a myth in China, Japan, and Korea for many years.



Can you see it? Not me. But I have seen a totally black bunny hanging out in the neighborhood! Here he is. Fortunately, he did not have a hammer.


Bunnies are cuddly

 The large and the small

 But I like chocolate ones the best of them all

21 comments:

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Love that black rabbit Ginny

Reanaclaire said...

My kids had a rabbit once... we called it Barney cos it is brown in color...

Natalia said...

Interesting!The bunny is so cute!

Hootin Anni said...

I can't see it even with it outlined. What are they smoking over there? Must be some potent stuff to turn a man in the moon into a bunny!

The Feminine Energy said...

That bunny is definitely not of the wild variety, Ginny. Perhaps someone should try to find out who s/he belongs to before bad weather sets in. Call your local humane society for guidance on what to do. Poor bunny!! ~Andrea xoxo

Ann said...

Not sure I would notice the rabbits without the outlines there.

aspiritofsimplicity said...

My daughter’s father (my ex-husband) is part Japanese and he taught me to see the rabbit in the moon. I grew up noticing a man in the moon.

Martha said...

I just love bunnies, so cute!

Chatty Crone said...

Oh my gosh - I have been telling my family for years that Snoopy is on the moon! Looks like it to me!

George said...

I had not heard about a rabbit on the moon. I'm not sure I could see it without the outlines.

MadSnapper said...

our hood bunnises are brown and white and solid brown, no black ones. this is a cute and sweet black bunnie... nope, can't see the rabbits in the moon, but I do love that first bunny at the top of your post. i am a longtime fan of Bugs Bunnie

Rose said...

I can see it after you showed it but would never have otherwise.

photowannabe said...

I do like the chocolate ones best myself.
Interesting Asian history.
Sue

Carla from The River said...

Oh Goodness.. I love your poem.
I had no idea about the moon and the bunny/rabbit. Interesting.
And your bunny visiting the neighborhood is so cute.

Ruth Hiebert said...

No I don’t see it, but then that's just how I am. I'll take a real life bunny instead.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

That neighborhood one is VERY handsome!! Up here, there is supposedly a virus that is killing a lot of wild rabbits and domestic as well...I was wondering why I didn't see too many this year....:)jp

Mari said...

I never heard about the bunny phases. I like the bunny you saw!

Buttercup said...

Interesting and totally new to me. I'm with you that the chocolate bunnies are the best.

CheerfulMonk said...

Yes, thanks to you I can see the bunny. I like it better than the man in the moon.

DeniseinVA said...

Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea! So glad your black bunny didn't have a hammer, lol!

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