Happy Year of the Rabbit

Yes, there is a rabbit on the moon. I've seen the hare there for sometime now and feel quite validated after reading about Japanese Culture on this beautiful blog from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.: http://blog.alientimes.org/2011/01/for-the-year-of-the-rabbit-some-musings-on-rabbits-and-hares-in-japanese-culture-and-history/

'So while the Chinese, with their traditional calendar, are still in the Year of the Tiger ( until February 3rd 2011), in Japan, where the new year now begins in January,　we  have already entered THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT.'


It is because of the connection with fertility and abundant offspring that the ancient Asians ( Indians, Chinese, Japanese, etc) have long said that there is a rabbit (hare) on the moon....

Image from http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/mimetoliths/

Image from http://news.3yen.com/page/175/