Black Cats Give You Bad Luck

19 2001 -- As children we learn the old saying that bad luck follows if a black cat crosses your path.

Black cats give you bad luck. You may remember being told that it is bad luck to have a black cat cross your path. Some people who are superstitious still foolishly believe that if a black cat crosses your path this will bring you bad luck. A black cat is also associated with bad luck and sadly death.

I have been known to throw spilled salt over my shoulder and to avoid opening an umbrella in the house but the only thing my black fur babies brought me is pure. I believe it is all up to what you believe in. Pirates for example used to think that if a cat approached you it was good luck but if it turned away from you then it became a bad omen.

Black cats are NOT bad luck and I am prepared to rant your ear off if you try to say otherwise. According to ancient legend it is believed that if a black cat crosses in front of your path then this is an omen of misfortuneand maybe even death. From the WebMD Archives.

Ships will sink if a black cat wanders on to a ship and then off again. Of course the association between black cats and evil or bad luck is nothing more than a superstition. Seriously whoever came up with that abhorrent superstition had things seriously backward.

Black cats werent always considered lucky and youll find some people even today who believe they bring misfortune or even death. Now doctors are telling us that the bad luck may show itself in the form of sniffling and sneezing. The black cat has been considered to be bad luck or an ill omen is because the black cat has more chance of being unseen by people until it is nearby so frightening them.

If you believe that a black cat crossing your path will give you bad luck you will surely be able to find some kind of bad luck that you can relate to the superstition. Black cats have absolutely no difference in personality health or longevity than any other color of cat. Keep reading to discover where these superstitions originated.