Superstitions Surrounding Cats

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A strange black cat on your porch brings prosperity. - Scottish superstition A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it. - Italian superstition It is bad luck to see a white cat at night. - American superstition Dreaming of white cat means good luck. - American superstition When you see a one-eyed cat, spit on your thumb, stamp it in the palm of your hand, and make a wish. The wish will come true. - American superstition If a cat washes behind its ears, it will rain. - English superstition A cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under means cold weather ahead. - English superstition English schoolchildren believe seeing a white cat on the way to school is sure to bring trouble. To avert bad luck, they must either spit, or turn around completely and make the sign of the cross. A black cat crossing one's path by moonlight means death in an epidemic. - Irish superstition It is bad luck to cross a stream carrying a cat. - French superstition A cat on top of a tombstone meant certainly that the soul of the departed buried was possessed by the devil. Two cats seen fighting near a dying person, or on the grave shortly after a funeral, are really the Devil and an Angel fighting for possession of the soul. - Old English superstitions To see a white cat on the road is lucky. - American superstition To kill a cat brings seventeen years of bad luck. - Irish superstition If cats desert a house, illness will always reign there. - English superstition In Normandy, seeing a tortoiseshell foretells death by accident. In the Netherlands, cats were not allowed in rooms where private family discussions were going on. The Dutch believed that cats would definitely spread gossips around the town. When moving to a new home, always put the cat through the window instead of the door, so that it will not leave. - American superstition In the early 16th century, a visitor to an English home would always kiss the family cat. When the pupil of a cat's eye broadens, there will be rain. - Welsh superstition In 16th century Italy, it was believed that if a black cat lay on the bed of a sick man, he would die. But there's also a belief that a cat will not remain in the house where someone is about to die. Therefore, if the family cat refuses to stay indoors, this is regarded as a very bad luck