Hares, in ancient times, were
believed to be the embodiment of Epona, the Goddess of the Moon.
This
was because they were observed during Autumn and Winter months to sit
and stare at the moon, trying to see their own image. When Spring came,
the spirit of Epona had entered them and manifest itself in the wild
dancing, chasing and boxing of the Mad March Hare.
The Ojibwe tribe of the
Western Great Lakes, Minnesota and North Dakota, consider the hare to
have been the first teacher of animals and plants and founder of the art
of decoration
