{"id":3389,"date":"2026-03-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=3389"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:57:05","slug":"march-28th-as-mad-as-a-march-hare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/march-28th-as-mad-as-a-march-hare\/","title":{"rendered":"As Mad as a March Hare March 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rt2gQLvSRA8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">March Hare.  Hares Boxing in Yorkshire by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@yorkshireroestalking\">yorkshireroestalking<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The expression &#8216;Mad as a March Hare&#8217; comes from the displays of hare boxing that takes place as the Hare mating season begins. And no, it&#8217;s not the male March Hare fighting in the spirit of romantic rivalry. It is the female hares fighting off unwanted attention from the males. Hares are solitary creatures, and the mating season is, perhaps, particularly difficult for them. The Country File website has more on the subject. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/mammals\/guide-to-march-hares\/\">www.countryfile.com <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Not only March Hares but March Kittens too<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also March Kittens and March Chickens. Edward Topsell in his &#8216;<em>History of Four-footed Beasts<\/em>&#8216; 1607 says the best Kittens to keep are those born in March. &#8216;<em>The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Opened<\/em>&#8216; 1669 says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8216;<em>Keep a black cock hatched in March as a protection against evil spirits: his crowing terrifies the<\/em>m.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also gives a recipe for Cock Ale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Eight gallons of Ale, a boiled March Cock, four pounds of stoned Raisins, half a pound of dates, nutmegs, mace. Beat the ingredients in a mortar, add to two quarts of Sherry. Add to the ale. Stop it in a container for  6 or 7 days. Bottle it, drink after a month.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very weird.  I challenge my readers to try it and let me know how it goes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Was the March Hare Sacred?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But it&#8217;s not only March Hares because the hare itself was a sacred animal. It was sacred to Aphrodite because of their prodigious ability to have offspring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8216;For you know, I imagine, what is said of the hare, that it possesses the gift of Aphrodite to an unusual degree.  At any rate it is said of the female that while she suckles the young she has borne, she bears another litter to share the same milk; forthwith she conceives again, nor is there any time at all when she is not carrying young.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoi.com\/Library.html\">Classical Texts Library<\/a>. Philostratus the Elder, &#8216;Imagines&#8217;   Book 1.1-15 c 3rd Century AD.  Translated by Arthur Fairbanks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Divine Celtic &amp; Neolithic Hares<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exepose.com\/2020\/04\/28\/brown-hares-and-chickens-introduced-to-britain-as-gods-not-food\/\">Research reported<\/a> by Exeter University suggests that hares were worshipped in pre-Roman Britain. Julius Caesar wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>The Britons consider it contrary to divine law to eat the hare, the chicken, or the goose<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;The Battle for Gaul&#8217; Translation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.co.uk\/book-search\/author\/caesar-julius-wiseman-anne\"><strong>Wiseman, Anne, Wiseman, T. P.<\/strong><\/a> Published by Penguin Random House, 1980 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.co.uk\/9780701125042\/Battle-Gaul-Caesar-Julius-Wiseman-0701125047\/plp\">ISBN&nbsp;10: 0701125047<\/a> (TP Wiseman was my professor for Classical Studies at Leicester University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Neolithic Ireland, hares were found buried with human remains at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352409X20304636?via%3Dihub\">Neolithic court tomb at Parknabinnia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>March Hares, Easter Bunnies, &amp; Witches<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-1024x789.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of a hare from 1873 fom the London Illustrated Almanac\" class=\"wp-image-3390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-1536x1183.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-28-14.31.18-2048x1577.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Hare <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hares are thought to be the original Easter Bunny. But finding good evidence before Germany in the early modern period is difficult. There is a tradition that witches can be scared away at Easter. Exactly, how this works is not at all clear to me. But it has been said that witches could take on the form of a hare. So eating Hare Pie at Easter helps rid the land of the witches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jugged Hares<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You could have a jugged hare. Jugging is cooking a whole animal in a container over water. Follow this link for a recipe for <a href=\"https:\/\/wildcook.wordpress.com\/recipes\/november-jugged-hare-wild-cook-style\/\">jugged wild hare<\/a>. Remember, you are not allowed to shot or trap them on a Sunday or on Christmas Day! For a discussion of hares and folklore, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3674\/ancient-roots-of-easter-bunny\/\">click here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hare&#8217;s Feet Totems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A jointed hare&#8217;s foot was considered very lucky and a remedy against gout, stomach pains and insomnia. (The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore by Charles Kightly, which I have used several times in this piece.) You can buy one on eBay. (Don&#8217;t click the links, it&#8217;s not an advert but a picture of an advert). I remember friends having rabbit feet which they carried around with them for luck. The foot would often be on a  key rings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-11.09.22-1024x497.png\" alt=\"Advert for a hare's foot from ebay\" class=\"wp-image-4902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-11.09.22-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-11.09.22-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-11.09.22-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-11.09.22.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Advert for a hare&#8217;s foot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=hares+foot&amp;_sacat=0\">ebay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you might like to look at my January Post of Rabbiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/january-19th-kalendar-of-shepherds\/\">January-19th-kalendar-of-shepherds\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Object of the Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"756c55\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #756c55;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026_08-716x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11600 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026_08-716x1024.webp 716w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026_08-210x300.webp 210w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026_08-768x1099.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026_08.webp 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (Johann Heinrich Hurter after Angelica Kaufman). Photo by K Flude of the miniature at the Victoria and Albert Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gilbert Collection has been re-displayed in the V&amp;A in London. It has just opened, and is one of the most opulent displays you could hope to see! But, I loved this miniature of Georgiana. She was one of the richest women in Britain, a compulsive gambler, and a powerful political force for the Whig Party. And despite the Georgian Hairstyle the artist has contrived to make a very down to earth portrait. I can imagine bumping into her at the local Overground Station! She became better known after the bio graphy by Amanda Foreman, followed by the Film starring Keira Knightly. The Museum label says the portrait is &#8216;after Angelica Kaufman&#8217;. But I cannot find a Kaufman of Georgiana, that has this charming informality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have just heard news that the Arts Council wants to charge overseas visitors to visit our wonderful free national Museums, while allowing British Citizens free entry. Now, there are lots of arguments to be made about it, particularly in a time where money is in short supply.  But, one result will be longer waits to get into Museums and Galleries. I am not sure how we Brits, are going to be asked to prove our nationality. If they have to inspect our Electricity Bills, Drivers Licenses, Passports, Library Cards, or Bank Statements, expect chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One more object from the Collection is made of minature mosaics, and the V&amp;A has several, But I have chosen this fabulous image of the Colosseum in Rome:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"b29e8e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b29e8e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026-1024x604.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11601 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026-1024x604.webp 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gilbert-collectioin-2026.webp 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colosseum by Domenico Moglia c1851<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First published March 28th 2023, revised 2024, 2025. 2026 Object of the Day added and post revised 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The expression &#8216;Mad as a March Hare&#8217; comes from the displays of hare boxing that takes place as the Hare mating season begins. And no, it&#8217;s not the male March Hare fighting in the spirit of romantic rivalry. It is the female hares fighting off unwanted attention from the males. Hares are solitary creatures, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/march-28th-as-mad-as-a-march-hare\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;As Mad as a March Hare March 28th&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"As mad as a March Hares. Hares in folklore and symbols of Good luck. 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