Does black cat really mean unknown?

This is because in the Middle Ages, many people thought that black cats were witches' pets, or incarnations of witches, or messengers of Satan/phobia. Everything stems from its mystery, and Christianity in the Middle Ages took advantage of it, putting all the problems on the cat, smearing its image and describing it as the above type, so people thought it was ominous.

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Black cats are regarded as witches' pets, which originated in the Renaissance in medieval Europe. People think that witches have their own' families', and they can appear in various images, such as cats, crows, owls and so on.

Cats have given people a mysterious feeling since ancient times. Because they move quickly and come and go without a trace, people regard them as supernatural images. In addition, black fur makes people feel particularly evil, so people usually think that black cats will bring bad luck. It is said that black cats will fly into the sky with witches on brooms. At that time, cats were so mysterious and scary to people.

In 962 AD, hundreds of cats were sacrificed for the Lenten ceremony. In the era of witch hunting, a large number of women and cats were killed. In the dark ages, many women were burned to death as witches, and some of them were treated as witches for keeping cats and were punished together with cats. In Switzerland, hundreds of children were hanged because they had contact with cats and were thought to have been instigated by the prototype devil of cats. Cats also remind people of the characteristics of women, which made women and cats at that time feel untrustworthy. Cats may be the embodiment of witches, and women may be witches. In male society, cats are dominant. But after killing cats, the plague became more rampant and made people more afraid. Christianity therefore denounces that everything is the result of cats. Cats are symbols of pagans, instilling in the people that' cats are witches' incarnations, messengers of hell, and have the power to withdraw Dan, so they must be eliminated. Cats are crowned as devil's messengers, which makes them more persecuted. People also believe that witches' cats can talk and predict the future. They are goblins for witches. It is also said that the cat's nose will spread the Black Death virus, and people will be infected with the Black Death if they drink it, and all disasters such as the Black Death will be blamed on the cat.

As a result, a large-scale persecution of cats occurred in A.D. 1200. The accusation against cats was also added in the trial: "Strange cats sneaked into private houses at night to attack babies (or suffocated people in their sleep)" was the testimony of witnesses in the witch trial at that time; Some evidence claims that witches can transform into cats to get close to the objects they want to hurt; Some describe witches or pagans gathering to kiss the cat's ass; The so-called cat worship "crime" also appeared in religious trials.

/kloc-In the 3rd century, Pope George VI declared that black cats were the embodiment of witches. Therefore, when people think of a cat or a woman, they think of another. So both of them were persecuted and burned at the stake, and both of them were called Satan or the devil's minions or even their real bodies. In fact, cats are regarded as the embodiment of witches. There is a legend that a kind judge secretly sent a girl to the stake to save her and replaced her with a cat. However, when people saw the cat escape from the fire at the stake, they decided that the girl had become a black cat. The idea that witches are cats has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

In addition, there are many nursery rhymes and folklore that black cats are often accompanied by witches: until now, some people still think that black cats are the main killers. Cats have nine lives (cats have nine lives), because you kill a witch, she becomes a black cat, and she can become eight times again. In the popular story of Snow White, the queen who becomes a witch is often followed by a black cat, which seems to be her possession.

In addition, there are many legends and superstitions about black cats, such as:

Superstition:

A. fraudulent corpse. Legend has it that if a black cat comes back from the dead, the dead will come back to life and become zombies.

B. After "911",Americans became less and less courageous and even sentenced the crime to a black cat. "Everyone is afraid of crossing the road."

C. In Britain, it is said that if a black cat stops in front of you and lets you touch its head, it will bring good luck; If I touch its tail for you, it will be unlucky.

D. in the mysterious legend of the west, when some witches, magicians, etc. People who are practicing black magic use rituals and spells to summon Satan's divine help, and Satan sends imps as his special envoys to help them exercise their magic; These children also have considerable abilities and often appear in different forms, including black cats. On the other hand, black cats are messengers of hell, because after Satan was sentenced to leave heaven, black cats in hell were the first demons belonging to Satan. Later, the black cat was regarded as a symbol of the messenger of hell.

One legend is that ...

A According to records, when an ancient Egyptian tomb was excavated, a purebred black cat jumped out of the tomb and turned into a puff of smoke. This ancient tomb has a history of 3000 years. It is worthy of the owner's love to have a cat with a soul for such a long time.

B Brezhnev, secretary of the Central Committee of the former Soviet Union, thinks that black cats can ward off evil spirits. He enthusiastically accepted a black cat presented by a religious person, took good care of it, fed it himself, built his own cat house and received it alone. Later, the black cat was unfortunately run over by a car, and Brezhnev's health went from bad to worse. In the same year, the politician died, only a few months away from his black cat.

C. it is said that cats are sacrifices for magic. Cat hair and cat bones used to be one of the materials of spells and amulets, and now there is a saying that cat hair can increase the power of spells. From 1590 to 159 1 year, john finn and his "witch club" were accused of trying to drown King James and Queen Anne during their voyage to Denmark. John and others baptized a cat first, bound it with human dismembered bodies, threw it into the sea, set off a storm, and forced the royal ship to sail back to Scotland.

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