"My two daughters are in the habit of saying 'Rabbits!' on the first day of each month. The word must be spoken aloud, and be the first word said in the month. It brings luck for that month. Other children, I find, use the same formula." -- Notes and Queries, 1909
"Why," the man in the brown hat laughed at him, "I thought everybody knew 'Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.' If you say 'Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit'—three times, just like that—first thing in the morning on the first of the month, even before you say your prayers, you'll get a present before the end of the month." -- Robert Lynd, Solomon in All his Glory, 1922
Yesterday was the first day of February, hence the title and allusions to start the post. The tradition of saying RRR has always been a thing in my family since I was little. My mom would remind my brother and me before going to bed that we had to say "rabbit rabbit rabbit" first thing when we woke up the next morning or we'd have bad luck all month. And even to this day, at the ages of 26 and 29, we will get a text message from her with the reminder, sometimes it's simply the three rabbit emojis. My mom is becoming quite the savvy tech and social media guru. :|
This past weekend was Super Bowl XLIX, which means Super Bowl 49 for all you normal people. My parents came over to watch the game, but my bro and I had been sick for the last few days and he fell asleep at like 8:30. So our Super Bowl "party" was more of a boring coughing/dozing get together. And I was the only one rooting for Seattle. #cheatershouldntwin #ughwhy'dtheywin?
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| Even if he lost, he'd still be winning. LOOK at that family. |
Monday was Groundhog's Day, and Punxsatawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. Womp Womp. But from my research, I've learned that Phil is pretty much an idiot. His accuracy rating is a 39%. He's made 119 predictions (even though groundhogs only live about 6 years). Because Phil is failing predictions class, I'm not banking on this cold continuing. But during my research to prove that Phil is a furry fat dolt, I came across the history of Groundhog Day, as well as several sites in honor of the Bill Murray movie. I actually think I had to scroll through an entire page of Google search results to find the holiday. Anyway, the Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a Celtic tradition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on February 2, the Pagan holiday of Imbolc, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend says spring would come early. So now I wonder, why a groundhog? I suggest we choose a smarter hibernating animal or reverse the rule.
| Punxsatawney Phil pondering seasonal change. |
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