Are you scared of black cats?
By sarahlee13
@sarahlee13 (878)
United States
November 12, 2006 6:23pm CST
Do you really believe the color of a cat makes a diffrence? Does a black cat bring you bad luck vs. a white or tabby cat? And does a striped cat or a calico cat come with just a sprinkling of bad luck or are they safe due to the mix of colors? If so why does all the other colors not create bad luck?
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@asbmuralik (283)
• India
20 Nov 06
NO I am not scared of black cat and I donot belive that black cat brings bad luck.
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@Celestialvie (679)
• United States
20 Nov 06
i dont believe that black cats are bad luck. i mean, why? LOL. i have ablack cat myself, his name is tom tom. and he really gets along with my rabbits. he;s the nices. and sweetest. i doubt he brings me badluck:)
@rakinitin (685)
• Canada
20 Nov 06
I believe that the bad/good luck relating to a cat refers to the cat not the human. It can be bad luck for a white cat because they are so easily seen.
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@sarahlee13 (878)
• United States
20 Nov 06
That is wonderful! I'm glad you take such good care of your cat!
@inkedmama1111 (824)
• United States
20 Nov 06
I'm not scared of black cats. I could care less about the, actually :0)
@VinSTAR (197)
• United States
19 Nov 06
I do not cross the path if black cats cut my way. It does bring bad luck. Historically, black cats were symbolically associated with witchcraft and evil. In Hebrew and Babylonian folklore, cats are compared to serpents, coiled on a hearth. Originally in Britain and Europe, a black cat crossing one's path was considered good luck; however they were also seen by the church as associated with witches. This association with witches possibly stems from pre-Christian Europe when witches weren't considered evil. In fact it was the church, who considered them unholy and pagan, who altered their reputation. The black cat was still usually seen as good luck, however in the USA and parts of Europe which were affected by the witch hunts the association with witches caused them to be considered as bad luck. In places which weren't affected particularly by witch hunts, they retained their status as good luck, and are still considered as such in Japan, Britain and Egypt.
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@sarahlee13 (878)
• United States
20 Nov 06
Wow that is a great response! Yeah they are associated with witches. But I like cats!Especially black cats.