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Black cats get a bad rap. Some people believe they’re bad luck; others associate them with Satanic worship — but it wasn’t always that way.In the ancient world, Egyptians worshiped a cat goddess named Bast, or Bastet. As both the goddess of protection and cats, she was often depicted as a black cat. Some families even kept black cats in their home hoping to be favored by her.Celtic mythology describes a fairy in black-cat form known as the Cat Sith. It was believed that any household that left out a saucer of milk on Samhain, or Halloween, would be blessed by the entity. Scots believed that a black cat’s arrival in a house signified prosperity for those residing there. And in 17th-century England, King Charles I attributed his good luck to his ebony pet. (It seemed to be true, because the day after the cat died, Charles was arrested for treason.)
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In Britain and Japan, black cats are signs of good luck. Many people there believe that a woman who owns a black cat will have many suitors — so it’s perfectly fine to be a crazy cat lady as long as those cats are dark in color. Also, giving a black cat to a bride in the English Midlands is considered good luck.Sailors and fisherman’s wives historically have revered black cats. If sailors needed a cat on their ship to hunt mice, they preferred it to be black, for good luck. The wives would own black cats in hopes that it would bring good luck for their husbands while they were away.