
Rabbit Pin
Fertility, Resurrection and Prescience. During the iron age, hares were thought to be the messengers to the gods because of their great speed. The hare was let free to run, and the way, and direction, was interpreted to foretell the future. The Talismanic Hare Pin can’t tell you where you’ll end up, but it will keep you company along the way. Design Details This pin is 1.5” by 1” (38 x 25 mm) and comes in both bronze and silver. It features a modern pinback suitable for pinning to most any clothing. Symbolism of the Hare Unlike the rabbit, hares live relatively solitary lives, with the male and female coming together only to mate. The female hare gives birth to precocial young (born with hair, open eyes and ready to run) without the protection of a burrow. The babies are born in small tamped down tufts of grass and have a very short period of dependence on the mother. Because of it’s speed, strength and independent nature, the hare was revered by the Celts and consequently considere