why people will stop travel when a cat comes ahead of us?

Answer 1

Whenever a black cat comes in front of us many people turn back or wait for someone to cross them because they consider this bad luck
The black cat is a feline whose fur is uniformly black. It is not a particular breed of cat and may be mixed or of a specific breed. The all-black pigmentation is equally prevalent in both male and female cats, and typically skips one generation due to the characteristic's association with the X chromosome[citation needed]. In Western history, black cats have often been looked upon as a symbol of bad omens although they are considered to be good omens in other cultures.

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. 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, Britain and Egypt.


Ralph Chaplin created the image of a black cat in a fighting stance, the IWW's symbol of sabotage.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 -- often called the "sab cat" or "sabo-tabby"[1] -- is associated with anarcho-syndicalism, a branch of anarchism that focuses on workers' rights. Anarchists, Situationists and Revolutionary Industrial Unionists such as the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) believe that a general strike could be the spark for revolution. (Mainstream unions in the United States of America do not support the general strike.) But it is the spontaneous surprise strike, which invariably occurs without union authorization, that is referred to as the wildcat strike.

In testimony before the court in a 1918 trial of IWW leaders, Ralph Chaplin, who is generally credited with creating the IWW's black cat symbol, stated that the black cat "was commonly used by the boys as representing the idea of sabotage. The idea being to frighten the employer by the mention of the name sabotage, or by putting a black cat somewhere around. You know if you saw a black cat go across your path you would think, if you were superstitious, you are going to have a little bad luck. The idea of sabotage is to use a little black cat on the boss."[2]

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.

A black cat, either brought into or entering Shea Stadium on its own, walked onfield during the 1969 National League Eastern Division playoffs. The cat approached and circled Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo while he was in the on-deck circle. This distraction was followed by the collapse of the Cubs and the success of the Mets in the late season, who overcame the Cubs' eight-game lead in the playoff race to eventually win the division, the National League pennant and the World Series. The Cubs' loss (and possibly the cat's appearance) became another chapter in Cubs Billy Goat curse legend.

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


[edit] Witchcraft
Cats were often believed to be familiars of human witches. Cats are believed, by some Wiccans, to have the ability to sense the presence of spirits before humans notice them. Indeed, an experiment performed at Duke University in the United States lent support to this notion. In the experiment several animals, a cat amongst them, were brought to a house that was reputed as being haunted. The animals all behaved normally except in one room in which a murder had been committed. Here, several of them displayed strange behaviour: the cat, in particular, hissed for several minutes at an empty chair. It should be noted that the experiment would appear to indicate that the cat's 'extra-sensory' abilities are not exclusive, but would seem to be relatively common within the animal kingdom.[3]

Black cats, because of their ability to remain unseen in dark places or at night, were considered especially desirable partners for witches. Some witches were purported to have the ability to shape-shift into a cat nine times, hence the archaic belief that cats have "nine lives"[citation needed]. Black cats were sometimes used in magical rituals, sometimes as purported participants, other times as sacrifices.[4] In witch trials, ownership of a cat was often taken as "evidence" of Satanic association and witchcraft. Cats, believed to be evil in their own right, were often punished or burned alive along with humans during these trials.

Both historically and today, some religious and spiritual groups purportedly engage in ritualistic sacrifice of cats, though studies have mainly found that such reports belong squarely in the province of urban legend. Cats are never sacrificed in Wiccan rituals, since Wicca is a nature-oriented religion that encourages respect for animals. Many modern witches keep black cats as pets, and view them as sacred.

In Russia, there is still a popular belief that if a black cat crosses a person's path in the street, that person should either choose a different direction in order to walk around the cat's path or cross it holding a button in his/her fingers (it could be a button on a person's jacket, pants, or shirt).

Answer 2

this has a scientific reason behind it.Scientists that when a cat crosses ,the air around it gets negatively charged when it comes in contact with the furs/hairs cat.this negative charge is not good for humans.So it is said that dont cat crosses and wait for sometime.As we wait the negative charge is dispersed away by air and then it is safe to go from there.

Answer 3

Hi Friends,

I like this question verymuch.I dont know about others view but i think that CATS are our Friends who wants to do good for us.

People who think cat coming ahead of them will be bad,I would like to say this "WHY DONT they THINK CATS AS their GOOD LUCK WHO WANTS THEM TO CANCEL THEIR TRIP AS SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE WRONG WITH THEM instead of THINKING CATS as the BADLUCK?"

My CAT IDLI has been there which died 3months ago i used to see ITS FACE EVERY DAY when I WOKE UP but now iam feeling BAD that I CANT SEE its Face when i woke up.I LOST MY GOOD LUCK CHARM.

Answer 4

In some cultures in days gone by, cats were associated with witches and were therefore considered to be evil or bad luck.

Answer 5

Not all people-only those who let superstition rule their lives. Like the people who refuse to walk under a ladder for fear of bad luck. You one of them?

Answer 6

Because if you don't you will trip over the cat.
Cats like to rub up against peoples legs, therefore if you do not stop you will trip over them.
Hope this helps.

Answer 7

they say that crossing a black cats path is bad luck, why? no one knows, but it one of those supersticous things like not walking under a ladder or you get bad luck....