Why is it that when a cat crosses infront of you, it is always black?

Question

I know this is a superstition...but why is it that when a cat crosses infront of you, it is always black, rather than brown or white or whatever other color.

Answer 1

a black and white cat crossed me last nite as i was going home.

Answer 2

It's not always black. Cats just like to cross or lay on the road for what ever reason they have, and some of them get killed because of it. Cats of all colors like to get into the road,not just black ones..

Answer 3

Historically, black cats were symbolically associated with witchcraft and evil. In Hebrew and Babylonian folklore, cats are compared to serpents, coiled on a hearth. Originally in Britain and Europe, a black cat crossing one's path was considered good luck; however they were also seen by the church as associated with witches. This association with witches possibly stems from pre-Christian Europe when witches weren't considered evil. In fact it was the church, who considered them unholy and pagan, who altered their reputation. The black cat was still usually seen as good luck, however in the USA and parts of Europe which were affected by the witch hunts the association with witches caused them to be considered as bad luck. In places which weren't affected particularly by witch hunts, they retained their status as good luck, and are still considered as such in Japan and most of Britain.

Since the 1880s, the color black has been associated with anarchism. The black cat, in an alert, fighting stance was later adopted as an anarchist symbol. More specifically, the black cat is associated with anarcho-syndicalism, a branch of anarchism that focuses on workers' rights. Anarchists, Situationists and Revolutionary Industrial Unionists (such as the IWW) believe that wildcat strikes could be the spark for revolution.

In the 1930s, the Wiccan religious tradition emerged. Since much of Wicca is reconstructed from supposed witchcraft practices, the black cat was adopted as a Wiccan symbol.[citation needed]

The archaic associations of black cats with bad luck or evil once appeared frequently in North American popular culture, but are no longer widely held. In the early years of television, several stations located on "unlucky" channel 13 made sport of the association by using black cats as mascots. Contrarily, in the UK black cats are the most well-known sign of good luck and have always been so.

Eveready Batteries uses a black cat leaping through the digit 9 as its logo - one of the most recognizable company trademarks.

In ancient Egypt the black cat was a manifistation on the goddess Bast, goddess of joy/happiness. Black was a symbol of renewal or rebirth.

Answer 4

I think you just take notice when it's black, otherwise it probably doens't stand out to you without the badluck thing hanging over it.

Answer 5

I've got three gray ones that pass before me every morning on my porch.

Answer 6

It is probably the only color that you notice.