OMC what gorgeous CATS!!!Here's my handsome boy, and the two sweeties together. Cinder is shy but a Houdini when it comes to getting out of her collar! Toothless has more personality any cat needs.
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OMC what gorgeous CATS!!!Here's my handsome boy, and the two sweeties together. Cinder is shy but a Houdini when it comes to getting out of her collar! Toothless has more personality any cat needs.
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Some kind of stupid, senseless superstition, I think. I don't have that in my background, but a lot of people here seem to. It's ludicrous.I always make sure all my cats are in on any major holidays, especially the black ones.
Why are black cats In so much danger on Halloween?
It's NOT the black cat which was associated with witches and the devil! It was the grimalkin!Some kind of stupid, senseless superstition, I think. I don't have that in my background, but a lot of people here seem to. It's ludicrous.
Excellent share and TYSM for it, Caspers Human ! So in essence it's like believing in santa claus, easter bunny or any of the other stupid rubbish some people believe in. A fantasy, like a cartoon or something. Idiotic! Sadly, though, uncounted precious lives have been lost because of it. NO cat has ever been "evil". All are created by the same Creator Who created us and all other living beings, Who cares for us infinitely.It's NOT the black cat which was associated with witches and the devil! It was the grimalkin!
Grimalkin - Wikipedia
It was a writer named William Baldwin who wrote a novel about "evil cats" in the year 1570. This was the first time that the "cat legend" appeared in print and it was the grimalkin cat that was specifically written about.
Shakespeare wrote the play "Macbeth" in 1606 and, again, it was a grimalkin cat that was specifically called out by name as being the "witch's cat."
Nostradamus had a grimalkin cat that was actually named "Grimalkin."
All throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, it was the grimalkin that was believed to be the witch's familiar.
Nowhere in all of this does the black cat receive any mention.
Not only is it a stupid superstition, it is a superstition that is taken up by stupid people who don't even know what the real superstition is supposed to be!
Yeah. Those aren't my traditions so I looked them up and read about them. Saint Nicolas was a Turkish man, and Easter is derived from "euster" which is a european pagan fertility thing. That's why the rabbits and the eggs are symbolic of it. The Christians had to integrate their things into the pagan holy days to get the pagans to accept them more readily. So those days aren't really the days people were born or died. They just got used for that so everyone would go along with the takeover.Not only is it the same as believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, it is like believing that the Easter Bunny puts presents under your Christmas Tree and Santa brings chocolate eggs!
I too have a gorgeous black cat! He is the sweetest of all my cats. Lovely disposition!
He was born in my home of the stray pregnant mama cat I took in a couple of years ago. She was a tabby, and had a black kitten, an orange kitten, a tuxedo kitten, and a look-alike tabby kitten. I kept them all!
Why is that? Are black cats susceptible in some way on Halloween? I’ve never heard this.Many rescues and shelters do put a hold on black cat adoptions right around Halloween time to ensure the safety of the cats.
Wow, you really do learn something new every day! And all the absolutely gorgeous black cats in this thread. I love my Maines, but if I did get another cat (more like when I do!...) it might just be a black cat!All throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, it was the grimalkin that was believed to be the witch's familiar.
Nowhere in all of this does the black cat receive any mention.
Not only is it a stupid superstition, it is a superstition that is taken up by stupid people who don't even know what the real superstition is supposed to be!
Probably something like this...I have to say though, the page just says a grimalkin is a term for a cat. I wonder what those cats might have looked like, back then.
I love goats. There is a house not far from me with a large piece of property. They have goats and they have a pen near the road. People often stop to pet and feed them. I have been over there many times with a big bag of baby carrots. They love those. They are so gentle when they take food from people. They have a big white billy goat who always muscles his way to the front but he is very sweet too. He loves to be petted and have his head scratched. They have one female who loved my DH. He often stopped over there too to give them treats and she would lay her head on his arm and wait for pets.Goats play a big part in all of the lore surrounding Satan and Satan worship. They are actually cute funny animals. They can get into mischief and can have a stubborn streak but I think they are adorable, especially the pygmy goats.
I remember all of the panic about Satanists in the late 80's. (1988-89?) I believe it started with the Satanic-related abduction and murder of UT student Mark Kilroy across the border in Mexico, as well as the discovery of other bodies. There was a lot of talk about it on the news where I live in Texas, since he was from Texas--or at least attended school here. I'm not sure how much it was talked about in other parts of the country. I was about twelve years old and remember hearing something about body parts and boiled brains on the news. It was all my friends and I could talk about at school. It was reported in the small-town newspaper where I live that some animals had been killed in town, most likely "sacrificed" by teenagers trying to be Satan worshippers. There was even a rumor (which made it on to the local news--they were dispelling the rumor) that Satanists were following school buses in order to abduct and sacrifice blonde haired, blue-eyed children. I am actually not kidding! I happened to ride a school bus at the time and remember being relieved that I did not have blonde hair and blue eyes!I think the idea is mainly based on the "Satanic panic" of the 1980s in the US. People become convinced, based on one book that was later proven to be a hoax, that there are a large number of Satan worshippers who sacrifice cats and do stuff to kids, etc. So it's mostly an urban legend. BUT, because people started believing that, some copycats actually started doing that kind of stuff. It's not a huge risk but it has happened.
It's sad that this needs to be done. Black cats are THE BEST.. and the prettiest..and the smartest..and the most charming..
OK. Sophie... step away from the computer....
Who? ME? I wasn't doing nuthin. It was the dog. I SAW HER..