OK, so while Halloween started out to be about the end of harvest, etc., there are some ancient cultures who also believed that, on Halloween night, the veil between the living world and the spirit world was, if not lifted entirely, at least a little thinner. Ancient Celtic religions taught that cats were reincarnated souls of humans, and that they were able to see the future. Also, it was thought (as mentioned earlier) that witches could turn into cats. Even those who thought that was fantastical believed cats to be the “familiar” of witches. Truth be told, most single ladies were though to be witches, and, just like today, many of the single ladies had cats. So, in the 1600’s or so, the local cat lady would have probably been tried for witchcraft.
In the 1600’s and 1700’s several different cultures would hold a bonfire in June on St. John’s Eve and they’d throw cats into said bonfire. King Louis XIV forbade the practice, but the French villages kept doing it for more than a hundred years after the practice was abolished. Thus is the superstitious power of the cat.
OK, so while Halloween started out to be about the end of harvest, etc., there are some ancient cultures who also believed that, on Halloween night, the veil between the living world and the spirit world was, if not lifted entirely, at least a little thinner. Ancient Celtic religions taught that cats were reincarnated souls of humans, and that they were able to see the future. Also, it was thought (as mentioned earlier) that witches could turn into cats. Even those who thought that was fantastical believed cats to be the “familiar” of witches. Truth be told, most single ladies were though to be witches, and, just like today, many of the single ladies had cats. So, in the 1600’s or so, the local cat lady would have probably been tried for witchcraft.
In the 1600’s and 1700’s several different cultures would hold a bonfire in June on St. John’s Eve and they’d throw cats into said bonfire. King Louis XIV forbade the practice, but the French villages kept doing it for more than a hundred years after the practice was abolished. Thus is the superstitious power of the cat.
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