Got Pig?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (184718)
Boise, Idaho
January 25, 2026 5:57pm CST
It is believed that the piggy banks we use today may have its origin from Germanic folklore. Pigs represented luck and plenty. Before glass jars there were pigs -- real ones. A farmer could buy a piglet in the spring feed it garden waste and kitchen scraps, and by winter it would provide both food and money. In rural communities a family's pig was literally its bank.
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@Ineeddentures (14845)
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4h
Aye.
They eat just about anything.
So cheap to feed.
Mind you a pig wouldn't get many kitchen scraps from me
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@Deepizzaguy (117639)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I was wondering about the origins of the piggy banks.
@pahak627 (5099)
• Philippines
3h
I agree a family's pig is literally a bank. I used to have pigs back in my hometown. I remember when my son underwent appendectomy, we sold one of our pigs and spent them on the medicines and other expenses during his confinement. The barangay chairman of the next barangay bought it and because he pitied us he paid us at the maximum price at that time. So that's it the pig was our bank.
