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{{Short description|Superstition pertaining to the first day of a month}}
{{About||the song by Chas and Dave|Rabbit (song)}}
'''"Rabbit rabbit rabbit"''' is a [[superstition]] in some English-speaking countries where a person says "[[rabbit]]", "rabbitrabbits", or "white rabbits" upon waking on the first day of a month to ensure good luck for the rest of it.
==Origins and history==
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==In other traditions==
There is another folk tradition that may use a variation of "Rabbit", "Bunny", "I hate/love Grey Rabbits" or "White Rabbit" to ward off smoke that the wind is directing into your face when gathered around a campfire.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://folklore.usc.edu/i-hate-white-rabbits/ |title=I Hate White Rabbits | USC Digital Folklore Archives}}</ref> It is thought that this tradition may be related to the practice of invoking the rabbit on the first of the month. Others conjecture that it may originate with a North American [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|First Nation]] story about smoke resembling rabbit fur. This tradition may be more of a social tradition in a group setting than a genuine belief that specific words will change the wind direction and may be more of a childhood tradition than an adult one. Children have sometimes adapted from Rabbit to "Pink Elephant" or other comical derivatives.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d6eki/what_did_you_do_as_a_kid_when_campfire_smoke_blew/ |title=r/AskReddit - What did you do as a kid when campfire smoke blew into your face? Did you say something? |website=reddit |date=28 August 2010}}</ref> Because of this more mutable usage, the historical record is even more scarce than other more static meanings.
