1.
Black cats are lucky
Popular belief in the UK
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Every website I visit says that, but I'm British and have never heard that.
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
2.
White cats are lucky
Popular belief in the USA
4 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
3.
cats are angels protecting humans
many people have told me this
3 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
4.
Cats are gods who have taken feline form
Ancient Egyptian belief
3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
5.
Owning a black cat means you’re a witch
17th Century belief
3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
6.
All cats, especially black ones, are in league with the devil
Early Christian belief
2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
7.
A black cat crossing your path will bring bad luck
2 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
indian beleif
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
8.
A black cat crossing your path will bring good fortune
Popular belief in Scotland
2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
9.
Killing a cat is a crime punishable only by death
Ancient Egyptian belief
1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
10.
The Scottish wildcat is a man killer
Common belief until as recently as the 1950s
1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
11.
Cats are as guilty of witchcraft as their owners
Both the accused, human and cat, would be hung at the gallows in the Middle Ages
0 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
12.
A sneezing white cat will bring good fortune to a bride-to-be
Popular belief in some parts of the USA
0 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
13.
A sneezing cat will bring good fortune to all who hear it
An old Italian belief
0 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
14.
A cat keeps the sun’s rays safe in its eyes at night
Ancient Egyptian belief
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
15.
All cats are lucky
Popular belief in China where cats are kept at the workplace as well as the home
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
16.
Cats are gossip mongers so delicate matters should never be discussed if there’s a cat in the room
Popular belief in the Netherlands
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
17.
A black cat crossing your path in the light of the moon means you’ll die in an epidemic
A common belief in Norman times
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
18.
A cat washing behind its ears means rain is on the way
Old English belief
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
19.
A cat eases the afterlife journey from Hell to Paradise
Old Malaysian belief
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
20.
A cat placed in an empty, waiting cradle will quickly bring a baby to newlyweds
Common belief of Pennsylvania Dutch
-1 point - added 15 years ago by kris -
21.
Tortoiseshell cats have the power to banish storms at sea
Popular belief amongst Japanese sailors
-3 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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