And if the rabbit can be dispatched atop a grave, all the better.īut before you jump to the conclusion that New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveaux was involved, there’s no evidence of that. Some say it sprang from a “hoodoo” belief that included ritualistic killing of a rabbit during a full moon.
The origin of rabbit foot luck is unclear. About ten steps into my shortcut, I lost my footing and went helter-skelter, rapidly downhill for about 50-feet of elevation, ending the descent with my head inches away from a huge, jagged boulder.ĭid the rabbit’s foot bring me luck by missing the rock? Or did my not having my rabbit’s foot cause my uncontrolled, downhill acceleration? Like the time in New Mexico’s Pecos Wilderness when I ignored advice to stay on the switchback trail, instead choosing a shortcut down the steep mountainside. After all, I’ve lived through perilous times and survived some ill-advised events. I was told carrying it would bring me good luck.
