We have two cats although I am so not a cat person - in fact no one in the family is really a cat person, so it's a good thing there are two of them: they keep each other company while we do more interesting things.
But this woman is a cat person mucho grande and she has compiled her annual Meankitty gallery of Halloween felines for your perusal and edification, with awards in such important categories as Spookiest Meankitty, Witchiest Looking Meankitty, Most Ghostly Meankitty, Most Vampiric Meankitty (my fave, looks like a gremlin), Meankitty with Halloweeniest Name, Meankitty with Biggest Teeth, and the like.
Here is some black cat lore:
- If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck. This is a very common unproven belief in America.
King Charles I of England owned a black cat, whom he valued very much. He treasured the cat so much that he had his guards watch over it 24 hours a day. As luck would have it, the day after the cat died from an illness, the king was arrested.
Some believe black cats are witches in disguise.
Others believe black cats are witches familiars. (Beings that aid witches in performing their craft.)
Fisherman's wives kept black cats while their husbands went away to sea. They believed that the black cats would prevent danger from occurring to their husbands. These black cats were considered so valuable that they were often stolen.
As a sailor walked up a pier, any cat running ahead of him could bring him luck. If any cat crossed his path, it would mean bad luck.
Sailors kept cats on board ships to bring them luck.
If the ship cat approached a sailor, it meant good luck. If the cat approached halfway and went away, bad luck would surely follow.
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