https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp Superstitions can be defined as, "irrational beliefs, especially with regard to the unknown". en-us 2018-09-17 07:49:56 UTC 2025-10-28 03:20:37 UTC hello@padlet.com SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284618186 2018-09-22 11:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284618186 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284621727 2018-09-22 11:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284621727 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284640407 2018-09-22 14:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284640407 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284640455 2018-09-22 14:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284640455 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284641852 2018-09-22 15:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284641852 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284643985 2018-09-22 15:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284643985 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284784844 2018-09-23 18:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284784844 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284785049 “Whenever the cat of the house is black, The lasses of lovers will have no lack” – English Proverb

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If a black cat is seen in the audience of a theatre performance it will be a successful play, they were therefore often kept as a lucky mascot in theatres and disaster would strike any actor that would dare to kick it.

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Occult powers are often attributed to cats. It is said that they also have the power of hypnotism. A cat with three different hues in its coat protect one against fire and fever.

• If the household cat sneezes near the bride on her wedding morning, the marriage will be a happy one

• The Scot’s believe that a strange black cat’s arrival to the home signifies prosperity.

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If you or a family member is a fisherman and a black cat is kept in the house then the menfolk will return safely –Yorkshirecoast

• English sailors believed treating their black cats like royalty, as they believed keeping them happy would ensure good weather when they went to sea. They became so highly priced due to the demand that sailors could no longer afford them.

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• If a black cat is to cross your path by moonlight then it means death in an epidemic – Irish superstition

• If a cat is washing behind its ears it means rain is coming. – English superstition 

]]> 2018-09-24 06:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284865171 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284865405  the four-leaf clover offers magical protection from evil spirits and wards off bad luck.]]> 2018-09-24 06:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284865405 SeldaC https://padlet.com/SeldaC/lmre1hjhirpp/wish/284865889  . lighting seven white candies on the first night after breaking the mirror and blowing them out at midnight in one breath
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