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Animal symbolism: domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 7, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 7, 2022

Our perception of the domestic cat and our lack of knowledge of the species (more so in the past than today) directs us to assign symbolic meanings to the cat. The primary symbol of the domestic cat is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in animal symbolism | Tagged animal symbolism, Cat Superstitions, cat symbolism, Cats In Ancient Egypt, domestic cat | 9 Replies

Japanese folk-myth ‘bakeneko’ – reason why Japanese Bobtail is popular in Japan

PoC avatarPosted on March 15, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 15, 2022

Dr. Desmond Morris makes an interesting statement in his book Cat World. He writes about the Japanese Bobtail and says that the popularity of this short-tailed cat in Japan is partly due to the fact that there is a Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged black cat superstition, cat history, Cat Superstitions, Japan, japanese bobtail, mythology, myths | Leave a reply

Cat superstitions – educate to suppress them

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 2, 2022

Cat superstitions still exist big time. They are considered to be a part of history but this is simply untrue. Nowadays superstitions surrounding the cat are tied up with a lack of knowledge of the cat and, frankly, sometimes distrust … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged africa, black cat superstition, cat history, cat persecution, Cat Superstitions, education, human behavior, Kenya, Medieval times, supersition | Leave a reply

Across Kenya and East Africa many people still believe domestic and stray cats are evil

PoC avatarPosted on August 8, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 8, 2021

COMMENT: Sadly, due to a lack of education, many people in Kenya, especially along the Indian Ocean coast, still believe, hundreds of years after cats were persecuted during the Middle Ages, that domestic and stray cats are evil. As the … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged africa, black cat superstition, cat abuse, cat cruelty, cat history, cat persecution, Cat Superstitions, Kenya, witchcraft | 1 Reply

Philippines and cat superstitions

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2021

Filipinos are a superstitious race. Superstitious beliefs play an important role in their decision making according to my research. The Philippines is still considered a developing country. Is it fair to say that the citizens of developing countries tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in superstition | Tagged black cat superstition, Cat Superstitions, Philippines | Leave a reply

2 cats used in ‘Manten kucing’ rain making ritual of East Java

PoC avatarPosted on July 15, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2021

Everything on the internet about the Manten kucing rain making ritual is in Indonesian. This is the first page on the topic in English! 🙂 The problem: Google translate is not that good. It is difficult to understand the ritual … Continue reading →

Posted in superstition | Tagged Asia, Cat Superstitions, Indonesia | Leave a reply

What is the origin of the black cat superstition?

PoC avatarPosted on June 8, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 8, 2021

I am going to stick my neck out, metaphorically speaking, and claim that the black cat superstition may have started with a Papal Bull of 1233 made by Pope Gregory IX. In the 13th century the church wanted to root … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged black cat superstition, black cats, cat history, Cat Superstitions, religion, religion and the cat | 1 Reply

‘Black people don’t do cats’ Discuss

PoC avatarPosted on March 3, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 3, 2021

Today, I feel like diversifying. Pushing the envelope as I always like to do. One way of doing it is to address topics which are rarely addressed. One such topic is whether people of colour, specifically black people, don’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in superstitions | Tagged black cat superstition, black people, Cat Superstitions, people of colour, supersition, witchcraft, witches | 1 Reply

May kittens should be destroyed – an early European tradition

PoC avatarPosted on January 7, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 8, 2021

I’ll be brief. There is a curious early European tradition, based on superstition, which appears to have been brought forward to the modern age in some places, that kittens born in the month of May should be destroyed because if … Continue reading →

Posted in superstition | Tagged Cat Superstitions, human behavior, human to cat relationship

Why are black cats associated with Halloween?

PoC avatarPosted on October 29, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 31, 2020

You can easily link black cats with the specific superstition that they were agents of the Devil. Some people still believe it. You can link black cats to witchcraft and cat familiars i.e. cats belonging to witches, but it is … Continue reading →

Posted in halloween | Tagged black cat superstition, black cats, Cat Superstitions, halloween, witches | 3 Replies

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