By Keola Spencer
Black cats are seen as a walking bad luck omen, but that’s not always the case. Many people believe that black cats would be bad luck, but to many cultures they’re considered good luck.
In western history, black cats were believed to be a symbol of evil, most of eastern and Western Europe thought of black cats as bad luck. If it were to cross paths with you, it was believed to be an omen of misfortune or death. In Germany it was believed that if the cat was to cross right to left it was bad, but if it were to cross left to right it’s actually good luck. They say that if you’re traveling to a casino and a black cat was to cross paths with you, you shouldn’t go to casino because it’d bring you bad luck. The black cat in folklore is said to change into human form to act as a spy or for witches or demons.
Surprisingly, in Great Britain black cat in token form to brides for good luck. The Scottish even believe that if a cat arrives to your house, it’s a sign of future success. Black cats are also considered good luck in Japan. A woman who has a black cat is believed to have many suitors.
Pirates have many different beliefs in black cats based on its actions. If it were to walk up to someone it’d be bad luck, but vice versa. If the cat walks away from someone it was considered good luck. If a black cat walks onto a ship and then walks off it, the ship is doomed to sink on its next trip. Everything is looked at differently in every culture. What might seem taboo in one culture might be seen as the norm in another.
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Black cats are seen as a walking bad luck omen, but that’s not always the case. Many people believe that black cats would be bad luck, but to many cultures they’re considered good luck.
In western history, black cats were believed to be a symbol of evil, most of eastern and Western Europe thought of black cats as bad luck. If it were to cross paths with you, it was believed to be an omen of misfortune or death. In Germany it was believed that if the cat was to cross right to left it was bad, but if it were to cross left to right it’s actually good luck. They say that if you’re traveling to a casino and a black cat was to cross paths with you, you shouldn’t go to casino because it’d bring you bad luck. The black cat in folklore is said to change into human form to act as a spy or for witches or demons.
Surprisingly, in Great Britain black cat in token form to brides for good luck. The Scottish even believe that if a cat arrives to your house, it’s a sign of future success. Black cats are also considered good luck in Japan. A woman who has a black cat is believed to have many suitors.
Pirates have many different beliefs in black cats based on its actions. If it were to walk up to someone it’d be bad luck, but vice versa. If the cat walks away from someone it was considered good luck. If a black cat walks onto a ship and then walks off it, the ship is doomed to sink on its next trip. Everything is looked at differently in every culture. What might seem taboo in one culture might be seen as the norm in another.
Photo Courtesy of: sodahead.com