Image; rabbit and moon from our tutorial and inspired by the traditional Korean folk story.
The Korean folktale of the Moon Rabbit (Daltokki, 달토끼) tells of a selfless rabbit who sacrifices himself to feed a starving old man (often a disguised deity), prompting the deity to place him on the moon to become a guardian who pounds rice cakes or elixir under a laurel tree. This legend is strongly associated with the full moon and Korean festivals like Chuseok.
