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Something's funny about the bunny

I have a hunch the origin is much simpler - someone looked up at shadows on the moon and visualized them as a rabbit pounding herbal medicine. This was then married with the existing Chang'e narrative, essentially turning the rabbit into a sidekick a la Mushu the small dragon in the Disney cartoon Mulan.

Now, if only someone would write up the role of the Jade Rabbit to make it colorful and witty, enlivening the chillier-than-Clair de Lune atmosphere.

The Jade Rabbit has spawned a line of Moon Festival (also known as Mid-Autumn Festival) toys.

Starting from the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Beijing produced clay figurines for holiday celebrations.

The rabbit, or perhaps "bunny" is more appropriate here, is usually portrayed as a male, and occasionally as a female, called "Grandpa Bunny" or "Granny Bunny".

In Beijing dialect, that implies respect, not age.

The bunny figurines are brightly colored and assume an endless variety of postures. These include the bunny as a warrior in shining armor, the bunny riding a lion, elephant or other gigantic wild animal, the bunny flying on the back of a peacock or crane, or the bunny with a human body.

No matter what stance the bunny assumes, he - or occasionally she - has a demure look, clinched by a closed mouth and patches of rouge on both cheeks.