Do you ever say ‘white rabbits’ or ‘pinch, punch, first day of the month’?

When you wake up on Sunday will you be saying ‘white rabbits’ or a variation of such as ‘rabbit rabbit rabbit’ to try and bring yourself good luck for the month of June?

Will you be on the lookout for people you can inflict ‘pinch, punch, first day of the month’ on?

Or will you combine these two customs, saying ‘white rabbits’ right after ‘pinch, punch’ to ward off any potential ‘flick and a kick for being so quick’ retaliations?

Do you have any different things you say or do at the start of each month?

The origin of the ‘white rabbits’ phrase is unclear, while ‘pinch, punch’ seems to date back many centuries, according to this source: "Originating from old England times when people thought that witches existed. People thought that salt would make a witch weak, so the pinch part is pinching of the salt, and the punch part was to banish the witch. The witch would be weak from the salt so the punch was to banish her."

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