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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Countries around the world have their own traditions to ring in the first of a new month, but one you might have heard before is people saying the phrase \u201crabbit, rabbit\u201d or \u201cwhite rabbit\u201d.<\/p>\n

But where does this tradition come from, and why is the phrase meant to bring good luck?Why do people say white rabbit on the first of the month?<\/p>\n

On the first day of each month, it\u2019s a common tradition for people to say \u201cwhite rabbit\u201d first thing in the morning, before saying anything else.<\/p>\n

The phrase is supposed to bring good luck for the rest of the month. Alternatively, you might say the phrase \u201crabbit rabbit\u201d.For example, in Europe, China, Africa, and North and South America, a rabbit\u2019s foot is considered a token of good luck.<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons rabbits are considered lucky, including the animal\u2019s fertility, which is often associated with renewal and new beginnings.<\/p>\n

Rabbit feet were also marketed as lucky by U.S companies to sell them to consumers in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n

Where did the phrase come from?In an episode of NPR, Martha Barnette, an author who has written books about etymology, explained that the phrase dates back to at least the early 1900s.<\/p>\n

She said that Franklin Delano Roosevelt took part in the \u201crabbit rabbit\u201d superstition, and he was also known to carry a rabbit\u2019s foot.<\/p>\n

In a 1909 issue of the British journal Notes and Queries, a parent observed that some children said \u201crabbits\u201d on the first of every month for good luck, according to the History Channel.<\/p>\n

After this point, references to this superstitious act occurred occasionallyIn 1935, the Nottingham Evening Post reported: \u201cMr. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, has confessed to a friend that he says, \u2019Rabbits\u2019 on the first of every month – and, what is more, he would not think of omitting the utterance on any account.\u201d<\/p>\n

There doesn\u2019t appear to be any clear answer for where the tradition of saying rabbit rabbit appeared from – but if you forget to say it at the beginning of the first of the month, then worry not.<\/p>\n

Barnette explains that if you forget to say rabbit rabbit at the start of the day on the first day of a new month, then there are ways to reverse any bad luck effects you might experience.<\/p>\n

Right before you go to bed, you can either say black rabbit, or \u201ctibbar, tibbar\u201d, which is \u201crabbit, rabbit\u201d backwards.<\/p>\n

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