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Thread #129890   Message #2918476
Posted By: Anne Lister
01-Jun-10 - 04:11 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: 'White Rabbits'
Subject: Folklore: 'White Rabbits'
Apologies if this has featured before - this is a follow-on from a chance remark on my status line in Facebook.
In my family, on the first of the month we would always endeavour to say "White Rabbits" as early as possible. No idea why, we just did. And still do.
On FB we've been directed to Wikipedia, where there is a long description of this and several other similar traditions but I'm still curious - first of all, how did it come about and secondly, who has similar traditions and where are you if so (geographically speaking).
I'm not sure who within my family brought this tradition in ... my Dad's side are a mix of Yorkshire/Cotswolds and London, my Mum's are London with a dose of the RAF! But my mother-in-law used to say it as well and she's from South Wales.
We did, however, live in Bromley, Kent in the mid 50's when the tradition was first written down.

Just curious.