Well as you might guess I have one or two bits of info about white rabbits

the original thing according to the Oxford dictionary of superstitions was to say to secure good luck of some kind, usually a present, '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"
In some places you only say it on November 1st - wards off the witches from Halloween in others you only say it when there is an r in the month ( something to do when its a good time for poaching

1953 comes this published bit of folklore:
"On the first day of the month when you wake up in the morning shout 'White Rabbit' and when you go to bed at night shout 'Black Rabbit' and you will have good luck." colour does matter you see!!


"Country people in Kerry don't eat hares; the souls of their grandmothers are supposed to have entered into them
Rabbits and Hares are interchangeable in folk lore they are both good luck and bad. Good luck if you meet one and bad luck if one crosses your path. Rabbits crossing your path are supposed to foretell a fire

there are various theories about the origin of white rabbits and they very from honouring the dead - to saying it as a mantra to ward off evil spirits

personally being a linguist this theory fits best - the hebrews wished each other a great month to come on the first of the month a theory about white rabbits is it is from transliterated Hebrew

Hebrew het-dalet-shin KHoDeSH = month Anciently, can sound like white apparently and

RaBaT = much, abundantly, exceedingly.

hence white rabbits

- none of this is any good if you are a rabbit minus a paw cos someones nicked it for good luck

Last moth our rabbit had three baby white rabbits - cant say it changed our fortunes saying white rabbits three times - anyone want a baby rabbit?