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| Damien from the Omen is just plain creepy! |
When
I say omen, what is the first thing you think of? Damian… right. Okay, what’s
the second thing?
For
me it’s black cats. The superstition about black cats being bad luck is
probably one of the most commonly known ones. But did you know there are many
other omens and superstitions about cats?
As
a matter of fact, black cats being unlucky if they cross your path is an
American superstition. In Europe, they’re considered good luck. But if you meet
any kind of cat immediately upon leaving the house in the morning, you’ll have
bad luck.
Cats
can predict weather too. Expect rain if a cat sneezes. If a cat is restless,
expect a storm. Cats sleeping with their backs turned to the fire foretell cold
weather.
Don’t
know whether to accept a marriage proposal? There’s a way to use cat hair to
decide. On a wedding day, a black cat crossing the path of a bride or sneezing
near a bride is good luck.
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| Josephine, our oldest. We also have a grey cat and a white cat. No matter what I wear, I'm covered in cat hair! |
Of
course, I don’t actually believe any of these superstitions. But I’ll add a
couple adages here that we’d like to believe are true in this house (because
they’re unavoidable anyway):
*An outfit isn’t complete without cat hair.
What
are you superstitious about?
You know, I've never been that superstitious.
ReplyDeleteMy superstitions come from my grandmother - I don't kiss over a threshold, I always sit down for a count of ten if I've had to re-start my journey (ie. got half-way down the road and realised I've forgotten something), and I don't continue using a comb if I've dropped it (not so bad now, because my hair's too short to need combing, but I still hate it if my hairdresser does it).
ReplyDeleteI have no idea where these originated. Thanks for clearing up the black cat crossing your path thing - I'm English, so it's lucky. Whenever I see a cat, I spend the rest of my journey debating :-)