In the Middle Ages, why was the rabbit a symbol of evil?

It was originally a title slogan used in a trivia video. Now it has evolved and become a popular comment content on Douyin, deriving the sentence pattern "In the Middle Ages, xx was a symbol of evil." xx can be anything. The reason is that a work on the video platform mentioned that "because of various physiological characteristics of rabbits, they were regarded as symbols of evil in the Middle Ages."

This is quite novel for Chinese people - in East Asian culture, rabbits usually represent docile and well-behaved people. As a result, this sentence spread quickly. Netizens said that their views were shattered and they began to use this sentence as a meme. In addition to rabbits, snails, Pikachu, Cai Xukun, etc. were all air-filled and ridiculed as "evil symbols."

Extended information:

It is reported that in the medieval people's concept, rabbits have reached the point of flooding due to their strong reproductive ability, just as evil spreads rapidly and harms the world. Therefore, in the Middle Ages, people regarded rabbits as a symbol of evil. In many tribal cultures, rabbits are often seen as cunning, proud, and deceptive creatures.

For example, stories such as the tortoise and the hare and the Madonna catching a rabbit all reflect the cunning and proud side of rabbits. For example, in ancient Greek mythology and African Bushmen folklore, rabbits are cunning and cunning. Villain. Therefore, people in the Middle Ages described rabbits as a symbol of evil and darkness.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Middle Ages