Title: Black Cat Superstition: Good and Bad Luck Beliefs | Historic Mysteries
Headings: Black Cat Superstition: Good and Bad Luck Beliefs
Black Cat Superstition: Good and Bad Luck Beliefs
Prehistoric Fear of Cats
Bad Black Cat Superstition
Witches and Black Cats
Fears Travel to America
Egyptians Revered Black Cats
Good Luck Black Cats
Why Were Black Cats Persecuted in the Middle Ages?
Black Cats Today
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Content: In Japan, they still have positive superstitions about black cats and cats in general. They are symbols of good fortune and prosperity. The Maneki Neko cat statue sits inside almost all businesses with one paw up, waving in the good fortune. There are both white and black Maneki Nekos. Many young, single women in Japan own black cats, because they believe it will bring in many suitors. Why Were Black Cats Persecuted in the Middle Ages? What exactly is the origin of bad black cat superstition? As noted, during the Middle Ages and beyond, unfounded superstitions led some groups to hunt down and eliminate black cats. Those superstitions may have their roots in the fact that the black cat was worshipped in some places. Before a number of modern religions became widespread, most people around the world worshipped a pantheon of gods – often in the form of idols.