Legend: Rabbit/Hare

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The Rabbit and the Hare are almost interchangeable for many, So they are listed here together. One of the animals on the Magical Mystery Tour was a Hare, the White Rabbit is core for my Wonderland angle, and then we have the line from Paul McCartney's Band on the Run, "Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh seeing no one else had come, And a bell was ringing in the village square for the rabbits on the run." 

Rabbit:"Incredibly fecund, the rabbit is a symbol not only of fertility, but also of sexuality and lust, personified by the "Bunny Girl." "Bun" is an old English word and refers to the distinctive circular shape of the animal's tail. Although the rabbit didn't make it's appearance in the British Isles until the twelfth  century, its prolific breeding habits meant that it was soon prevalent everywhere and it adopted some of the same symbolic meaning as the hare, minus the mystery accorded to the hare as the more elusive nocturnal creature.

Because of its fecundity and gregarious nature, the rabbit is a symbol for peace and love by some Native Americans. There is a courtship ritual called the Rabbit Dance." (ISS)

 Hare: "Because the Hare is a nocturnal creature, she carries all of the symbolism of the moon; light in the darkness, concealed wisdom, arcane information, intuition, and the Goddess. The moon is symbolic of rebirth and resurrection, because of its visible phases, and the hare shares these qualities, too. Significantly, in some parts of the world, the shape of the hare is visible in the face of the moon, further reinforcing the connection between the two.

The hare is renowned for its fertility, and it is in this guise that it is simplified as the Easter Bunny. The springtime goddess Eostre governed over the cycles of fertility, and so her symbol was the egg; hence the chocolate eggs given to children at Easter. [...]

The fact that the animal is not eaten is generally s sign that it has sacred status. [..] Pre-Christian Celtic people similarly regarded the hare as something too sacred to consider eating; they were kept as pets. [...]" (ISS)

" Rabbit, Hare- Guile, Quick-Thinking, Humility, Strengthening Intuition, Releasing Fear, Overcoming the Past, Resolution to Change, Fertility, New Life, Alertness, Nurturing, Rebirth, Balance." <Source>

P.S. I realize I'm getting a little out of order now and again, but I think I'm going to start being ok with a less than Virgo-perfect organization, as I'm coming to realize that this is going to be a set of living documents, and I will find more to add as time moves on, anyways, so, Please visit often! :)