9 At 7.17pm on Friday February 12 2021, Sarah Rukaj wrote:

The god Quetzalcoatl, who was living on Earth as a man, started on a journey and, after walking for a long time, became hungry and tired. With no food or water around, he thought he would die. Then a rabbit grazing nearby offered herself as food to save his life. Quetzalcoatl, moved by the rabbit’s noble offering, elevated her to the Moon, then lowered her back to Earth and told her, “You may be just a rabbit, but everyone will remember you; there is your image in light, for all people and for all times.”
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Another legend tells of the brave and noble sacrifice of Nanahuatzin during the creation of the fifth sun. Humble Nanahuatzin sacrificed himself in fire to become the new sun, but the wealthy god Metztli/Tecciztecatl/Yohaultcetl/Coyolxauhqui hesitated four times before he finally set himself alight to become the Moon. Due to Metztli’s cowardice, the gods felt that the Moon should not be as bright as the sun, so one of the gods threw a rabbit at his face to diminish his light. It is also said that Metztli was in the form of a rabbit when he sacrificed himself to become the Moon, casting his shadow there.