Why not moose moose or dolphin dolphin? There’s no concrete answer here, but it may stem from the fact that back in BCE days, the Celts thought rabbits could communicate with spirits since they burrow underground. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, has confessed to a friend that he says ‘Rabbits’ on the first of every month-and, what is more, he would not think of omitting the utterance on any account.” So, why do rabbits get all the glory and luck? In 1935, The Nottingham Evening Post wrote: “Even Mr. President Roosevelt also reportedly rabbited every month without fail.

Where did rabbit rabbit come from?Īccording to the Farmers’ Almanac, the phrase goes back to at least 1909, when a British periodical featured a girl who said “Rabbits!” on the first day of each month for good luck. So, if you ask for coffee before you remember rabbits, then tibbar, tibbar it is. What if you forget to rabbit? (Yes, we’re going to go ahead and use rabbit as a verb here.) Are you just out of luck? Nope, according to some, if you say “rabbit rabbit” backwards, you’re safe. Others put their own twist on it, like beloved comedian Gilda Radner, who reportedly used to say bunny, bunny on the first of each month to attract “laughter, love, and peace.” Some people say rabbit three times, while others say the phrase white rabbit. There are a few twists on this tradition. If you get your rabbits in, luck is yours for 30 days … or so goes the folklore. Rather, if you say it on the first day of the month before any other words come out of your mouth, then luck is thought to be coaxed your way.

But it’s not to be uttered just any old random day. Though it sounds a bit like gibberish, the phrase rabbit rabbit is a long-held superstition thought to bring about good luck. Keep reading to find out why this saying may be your next morning mantra. There’s a reason they’re saying it … and that reason may even convince you to start saying it too, if you haven’t already.

Ever heard someone say “rabbit rabbit,” but there’s not a floppy-eared bunny to be found for miles?

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