Boxing Hares Decorative Box
There are many stories about the hare in all cultures across the globe. This beautiful decorative box was inspired by the antics of “March hares” during their courtship battles - not madness! The female hare will rise up on her hindlegs and punch an unwanted male suitor, she won't hesitate to kick out with hindlegs either!
The boxing hares design was burned into the wood then hand painted with thin glazes of acrylic colour. The decorative box was then sealed with a protective acrylic laquer.
A perfect store for all kinds of trinkets, or bon bons at the mad hatter's teaparty maybe. Scroll on down to buy this beautiful decorative box inspired by the brown hare from the English countryside, or read about a Celtic myth.
$25 |
Approx Size: 3¼x5 inches (hxw) |
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Celtic Hare
The Celtic goddess Eostre's attendant spirit and favourite animal was the hare. It was believed that Eostre changed into a hare at the full moon. The hare represented love, and fertility to the Celts. The hare was also associated with the moon and dawn, death and resurrection. The easter bunny may have come from this older belief as the Christian festival of Easter came to be celebrated at the time Eostre was associated with; spring a time of rebirth and growth.
The hare was sacred to the Earth Mother - or White Goddess. Queen Boudicca was reported to have released a hare as a good omen before battle and to ensure victory. The Celtic belief of the soul's ability to transmigrate into an animal is illustrated by the story of Oisin a celtic warrior. He hunted a hare and wounded it in the leg before it ran into bushes. Oisin followed it and found a door leading underground to a great hall where he found a beautiful young woman with a bleeding wound in her leg.
Interested in the brown hare? Then visit the the hare page for more information and see other hare gifts.
