Why is a black cat considered a bad omen? Detailed answer

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Why is a black cat considered a bad omen?

Today, millions of people believe that if a black cat crosses the road, bad luck will soon follow. This religious prejudice originated many thousands of years ago.

The ancient Egyptians worshiped the cat and considered it sacred. They had a goddess named Pasht, who had a cat's head. The Egyptians believed that their goddess Pasht had nine lives. This explains why many people continue to think that a cat has nine lives. When a cat died in ancient Egypt, a mummy was made.

A graveyard has been discovered containing thousands of black cat mummies! When people believed in the existence of witches, they associated the black cat with the witch. They believed that black cats were witches in disguise. Killing a cat did not mean killing a witch, since a witch could take the form of a cat nine times.

In the Middle Ages, it was believed that witches and sorcerers always used the brain of a black cat to make a mysterious potion. As a result of all these associations, the black cat has become a symbol of bad luck.

Author: Likum A.

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It differs from sea turtles in that its shell does not fuse with the skeleton. It is thin and light, consists of many small bone plates and is covered with leather. True, the paws, like those of sea turtles, have turned into flippers in the leathery ones.

Leatherback turtles never form large herds. They live in warm seas and oceans. Like sea turtles, they come out in certain places along the coast to procreate.

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