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Rabbit Symbolism

Question 1: What does the rabbit symbolize? Rabbit

The symbolism of the rabbit is closely related to its habits and life skills. The rabbit always relies on its sensitive hearing and vision to detect movements around it. If there is any wind or grass, the rabbit will first remain motionless and wait for its turn, and if there is danger, it will dart away as fast as it can. Therefore, in ancient China, there is the saying "as quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit". The rabbit symbolizes a high degree of alertness and is easily frightened. Moreover, the rabbit is good at digging complex burrows, so it also symbolizes a person who has the ability to confuse people, or a person who has multiple emergency abilities. At the same time, the rabbit's high fertility and readiness to mate also make the rabbit known as a symbol of *** and fertility; and also associated with regeneration and spring, so in the West, the rabbit is a symbol of new life and prosperity, and the rabbit is known as the mascot of Easter along with the colored eggs.

The rabbit is the fourth in the Chinese zodiac and corresponds to the ancient twelve earthly branches of the dao (卯), hence the name dao hare. The Rabbit's year of remembrance increases the practical value and auspicious content of rabbit culture, such as the Ding Mao Rabbit God Flag, which is used as a war flag symbol, and is meant to bless rabbit warriors with peace and security during wartime.

The rabbit is overwhelmingly a symbol of the moon, probably because in the eyes of the ancients, the moon on the hidden spots like jumping rabbits. So the rabbit is a feminine animal, and Chinese, African, Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and other cultures have associated the rabbit with menstruation and fertility

Question 2: What are the symbols of the rabbit? The various "rabbits" have different symbols

There are symbols such as positivity, goodness, transcendence, and equality

According to the ancient interpretations of the Chinese zodiac, the rabbit has been used to represent the moon, but it is also used to represent the moon. According to the ancient Chinese zodiac interpretation, the rabbit is a symbol of resourcefulness and good fortune, and the Year of the Rabbit will be an exceptionally busy but peaceful and calm year. Overseas, for the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, they use different shapes and natures of rabbits on their stamps to send different hopes for the New Year.

Canada's commemorative stamps for the Year of the Rabbit use rounded lines to outline one or two jumping rabbits, showing that rabbits are good at "jumping", and it is said that their symbolism is to show a positive attitude of constantly overcoming obstacles.

This year, Australia's Year of the Rabbit stamps are centered around the kindness of the rabbit. The souvenir sheet tells the story of the Jade Rabbit. In ancient times, there were three wise men who dressed up as poor old men and begged for food from foxes, monkeys and rabbits. The fox and the monkey had their own food and gave it to the old man, but the rabbit had no food to give to the old man, so he jumped into the burning fire and used his own body as a food offering. The three wise men were y moved by the rabbit's behavior and let the rabbit live in the Moon Palace, where it became the "Jade Rabbit". The word "kindness" is written in Chinese on the side paper pattern of the small full sheet.

The background of the Taiwan Chinese Zodiac Rabbit stamps is a clever use of traditional Chinese ink art style, with yellow and irregular red dots splashed randomly on the pattern, bright colors, symbolizing joy, conveying the joy of the New Year of the Rabbit with new hopes and a good taste of the New Year. The 3.5-dollar stamps are in the form of pairs of rabbits, representing "Cherish" and symbolizing "Good Signs for a Good Year"; the 13-dollar stamps are in the form of rabbits looking into the distance, representing "Hope" and symbolizing "Wishful Thinking"; and the 13-dollar stamps are in the form of rabbits looking out into the distance, representing "Hope" and symbolizing "Wishful Thinking". The $13 stamp looks into the distance in the shape of a rabbit, representing "hope" and symbolizing "wishing for success"; the $12 souvenir sheet uses a rabbit running and jumping on behalf of "transcendence", which has the connotation of "self-transcendence, leaping towards the future".

The French zodiac rabbit stamps are modeled after the rabbits that are fed at home. In their eyes, the rabbit is a favorite animal and a pacifist who does not compete with the rest of the world.

Question 3: What is the significance of the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac? The tiger and the rabbit

The tiger stands for courage and the rabbit stands for caution. Courage and prudence must be combined together in order to be bold and careful. If courage leaves caution, it becomes recklessness, and without courage, it becomes timidity. This group is also very important, so it is placed in the second position.

Question 4: What is the symbolism of the rabbit and the cat in The Rabbit and the Cat In The Rabbit and the Cat, Lu Xun still shows the sharp contradiction between the strong and the weak, the eater and the eaten.

Question 5: Why is the rabbit used as a symbol of Easter in the West Eggs and rabbits are the symbols of Easter. Traditional Easter foods include lamb and ham. Resurrection rabbit (Bonnie rabbit): According to the old European legend, the hare is a kind of animal that never closes its eyes, they can watch other animals around in the dark night, so the hare represents a bright moon in the dark night. In addition, the calculation of the Easter day is based on the full moon in spring, so the hare, which has a strong breeding capacity in spring, is regarded as a symbol of Easter. After this custom was introduced to the United States, Americans even gave the rabbit a cute name, calling it the Easter Bonnie Bunny! Easter Eggs: Since the twelfth century, people in many European countries have begun the custom of giving each other Easter eggs. Eggs, symbolizing new life. The hard shell of an egg cannot restrict the new life that is being nurtured inside. Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins and buried in a tomb, but the tomb could not hold him. He rose on the third day so that whoever believes in him may receive new life as a result. Eggs have become one of the common symbols of Easter. The egg signifies the coming of spring and the birth of new life, and symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus from the dead out of the tomb. Lilies: Lilies symbolize holiness and purity. The lilies that bloom in the spring, around Easter, are favored to represent the holiness of Jesus Christ. The shape of the lily, like a trumpet, is also like a trumpet proclaiming the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Question 6: What is the symbolism of the rabbit? The symbolism of the rabbit is closely related to its habits and life skills. The rabbit always relies on its sensitive hearing and vision to detect movements around it, and if there is any wind or grass, the rabbit first remains motionless and waits for it to change, and then if there is real danger, it dashes away as fast as it can. Therefore, in ancient China, there is the saying "as quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit". The rabbit symbolizes a high degree of alertness and is easily frightened. Moreover, the rabbit is good at digging complex burrows, so it also symbolizes a person who has the ability to confuse people, or a person who has multiple emergency abilities. At the same time, the rabbit's high fertility and readiness to mate also make the rabbit known as a symbol of *** and fertility; and also associated with regeneration and spring, so in the West, the rabbit is a symbol of new life and prosperity, and the rabbit is known as the mascot of Easter along with the colored eggs.

The rabbit is the fourth in the Chinese zodiac and corresponds to the ancient twelve earthly branches of the dao (卯), hence the name dao hare. The Rabbit's year of remembrance increases the practical value and auspicious content of rabbit culture, such as the Ding Mao Rabbit God Flag, which is used as a war flag symbol, and is meant to bless rabbit warriors with peace and security during wartime.

The rabbit is overwhelmingly a symbol of the moon, probably because in the eyes of the ancients, the moon on the hidden spots like jumping rabbits. So the rabbit is a feminine animal, and cultures everywhere - Chinese, African, Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and so on - have come to associate the rabbit with menstruation and fertility.

In China, the rabbit symbolizes longevity. So Taoism immortalized the rabbit's ability to make longevity pills by having the rabbit use a mortar and pestle under a laurel tree to mash up medicines, and then the rabbit slowly evolved into a symbol of the pharmaceutical industry. In the Buddhist legend, Sakyamuni's previous life to practice in the forest cut off, when life is in danger, the rabbit jumped into the fire after the cooked meat, to save the life of Buddha, in order to express the rabbit's spirit of giving up their lives, and from then on, the Buddhist vegetarian diet of fasting. Thus the rabbit has come to symbolize faithfulness and self-sacrifice for the sake of the Savior. In Christian paintings, you can often see three rabbits together, their ears surrounded by a triangular pattern, which symbolizes the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; and in the paintings of the Virgin Mary, there is often a rabbit standing next to her, which again symbolizes the control of ***. In Greek mythology, the rabbit was the favorite animal of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and was closely associated with women's fertility.