Black Cats Good Or Bad Luck

The most prominent black cat superstition is that youll be cursed with bad luck if they pass you but that depends who you ask anyway.

Black cats good or bad luck. This can be partly because of the superstition behind black cats such as their association with witchcraft or bad luck or because they appear dull next to more colorful cats. Depending in where you come from in the world having a black cat cross your path can either be bad luck or good luck. Pirates for example used to think that if a cat approached you it was good luck but if it turned away from you then it became a bad omen.

This fear of black cats appears to stem from medieval times when an animal with dark feathers or fur including crows and ravens signaled death. In United Kingdom and Japan instead of being bad luck it is good luck. In 2014 Toronto Canadas largest city held an event on Black Friday during which people could adopt a black cat without paying the usual 75 adoption fee in order to encourage the adoption of black cats.

If a black cat crosses a gamblers path particularly if he or she is on the way to a casino then it is considered a sign that the gambler will have bad luck or lose money that day. Black cats typically are said to be bad luck for gamblers though. Its believed black cats as well as all felines possess heightened senses.

One of the most common superstitions about black cats is to believe owning a black cat or seeing a black cat can bring them bad luck. A lot of animal shelters across the US will not give a black cat into adoption around Halloween because they fear black cats would be used for live decoration and then thrown away. Traditionally black cats are associated with Witches and evil which often gives them the stigma of being bad luck.

Probably the most known one is the one of a black cat crossing your path. Englands neighbor to the north also appears to have had a somewhat fraught relationship with black cats. So are black cats good luck.

Forget everything negative that youve heard surrounding black cats. In the Midlands a black cat as a wedding present is thought to bring good luck to the bride France. In the Middle Ages they were thought to be the assistants of witches and in the US.