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Black Cats

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Black Cats

THE HISTORY OF BLACK CATS THROUGHOUT THE AGES.
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BY:ARIANA FAHRI

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DURING THE MIDDLE AGES IN...

  • England,cats particularly black cats were thought to be connected to evil and witchcraft.
  • Germany,it was believed that if a black cat were to jump over the bed of someone sick that they would die.
  • Finland,people believed that black cats carried the souls of the dead into the afterlife.
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IN MAINLAND EUROPE ...

DURING THE FEAST OF ST.JOHN ALL OF THE BLACK CATS WERE GATHERED UP AND BURNED ALIVE .
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18TH-19TH CENTURY

  • Pirates thought that black cats were bad luck when they walked towards them.
  • Wives of fishermen kept black cats as pets because they thought it would keep their husbands safe at sea.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIANS AND CATS

  • Cats were important to the Ancient Egyptians because they hunted the rodents that would eat the crops.
  • Ancient Egyptians even had cat goddesses such as Bastet (goddess of truth and prosperity).
  • The Pharaohs' of Egypt also made a law stating that if someone were to hurt a cat then they would die.
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SO ARE BLACK CATS ARE GOOD LUCK OR BAD LUCK?

YOU DECIDE...
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SOURCES

  • "Beliefs About Black Cats."About.com Cats.Web.27 Oct.2013.
  • "Black Cats."Superstition Bash.Web.28 Oct.2013.
  • "Black Cat History."Black Cat Breeds and History.Web.29 Oct.2013
  • Etc...
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THE END

Ayaz Fahri