It is a lot of national signs and beliefs it is connected with the house favourite – Her Majesty a cat. Some of them were known still to our grandmothers, others were born rather recently. There are also very contradictory views of interpretation of the same cat's habits.
The sign about what to meet on the road of a black cat – to troubles and if he steals a march on the going person is widely known, then it is better to be developed and find other way, in order to avoid various troubles. This national belief rather ancient, at the same time over time it lost some rather interesting specifications. It appears, fears are justified only when the black cat runs to you "for a bosom" or in the direction of a fastener on your clothes. Otherwise you should not panic, it is possible to continue a way safely.
There are also classical methods of neutralization of this sign – in particular to avoid possible trouble, enough three times to touch wood. As option, it is possible to put a fico or to be taken for a button. As a last resort, it is always possible to wait until the unpleasant section of the road before you someone passes another. By the way, the ancient British absolutely in a different way interpreted a habit of black cats to cross to people the road, for them it was sign of the happy future. And Scots considered that if the black cat sits down on a house threshold, it promises fast wealth. Also in England believed that the black cat needs to be taken on the ship as it will protect the vessel from storms and storm. Since very ancient times there is also one more custom which the people trusting in signs observe and now. It is about a housewarming, namely: owners cannot first enter the house, forward it is necessary to let a cat. Was considered that the three-colored cat let to the new house will bring to family a lot of happiness. Also the cat was put in an empty bed of the newborn baby that it is better for the kid in it it was fallen down. Chinese, on the contrary, consider that foreign cat in the house – unfortunately. On national beliefs, the brownie disposes of a cat and therefore she has to be the same color as the owner's hair. There are many signs connected with predictions by cats of weather. So, if the cat sits very close to the furnace, it is necessary to wait for hard frosts if something tears up – bad weather will be played, scrapes a floor – by strong wind, lies on a back up a paunch – to warm good weather. Cats, according to beliefs, showed also doctor abilities: for example, in Russia was considered that for treatment of barley it is necessary to carry out on it by a tail of a black cat. If it was necessary to exhaust a wart, the tail of already three-colored cat was required. At all times a lot of attention was paid to cats. Ancient Egypt idolized them, later they became favourite literary and fantastic heroes, now there are whole industries of fashion for these four-footed pets. And for many people all same relevant, as well as several hundreds years ago, are beliefs related to their pets.