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Ancient Egytptions would under no circumstances kill a cat. It was a crime punishable by death. Whole households went in to official mourning if a cat died and the corspe would be buried with a big ceremony.
In later centuries the cat became closely identified with Witchcraft. Even today no witch is depicted with out her black cat. Such cats were, it was alleged, fed on the blood of their mistresses. Kittens born in May should be drowned at once, for May was associated with the dead and the practice of witchcraft. No one would deiscuss family matters in the presence of a cat just in case it was a witch in disguise.
Today a black cat crossing your path bestows good fortune and enables the person concerned to make a wish, though the opposite is believed in USA, Spain and Belguim, where white and grey cats are thought to be the bringers of good luck.
In Great Britain it is believed that cats should never be bought with money, for if they are they will not be good mousers.
A sneezing cat promises rain but is generally a good omen, unless it sneezes three times, in which case all the family will suffer colds.
A cat that sits with its back to the fire knows that a storm or cold weather is onits way, while one scratching a table leg warns of a coming change in the weather.
A cat washing itself in a doorway means a clergyman is going to pay a visit.
Shutting a cat in a cupboard or under a pot was once thought to bring strong winds.
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