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White hare

The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on pareidolic interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare. In the realm of East Asian mythology, the rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle, but the contents of the mortar differs between cultures. In Japan, they are thought to make mochi.

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Shunkosai Hokushu, White Hare in Snow, ca. 1819

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