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2007-05-19 06:03:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
In Japanese culture, cats are considered to be an animal with an aura of good luck !
2007-05-19 06:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by bigshow 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, look at Egypt where they were treated like gods and mummified just like people. Looking at Wikipedia, even though it isn't the most reliable, a man found a tomb of around eighty thousands of mummified cats and kittens. As someone else said they believed that good Hindus were supposed to take care of a at least one cat in their lifetimes. If you think about it, cats can be very beneficial to a population by getting rid of rats and other vermins/insects that could cause havoc in crops or the home. In Egypt, cats were supposedly so highly regarded that if someone even accidentally killed a cat they would receive the death penalty. Egypt also had two feline goddesses, one being Mafdet and the other Bast.
2007-05-19 06:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cats were worshiped in the ancient Egyptian culture.
2007-05-19 06:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by Chips O'toole 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe cat's know they are lucky and occasionally allow their people to share in that luck. This is true in every culture the cats have allowed to have contact with them.
And Tigger jumped up on the desk and grinned at me as I wrote this.
2007-05-19 06:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i can't furnish quite some a folklore or rationalization. however the Egyptians worshiped cats and that i think in case you seem up their folklore you will locate an huge background as to why. there is easily a cat referred to as the 'Egyptian Mau' that keeps to be seen a royal cat in Egypt. I added a link to an internet site on wikipedia that explains relating to the region of cats in Egypt besides as an internet site relating to the Egyptian Mau.
2016-12-29 13:39:59 · answer #5 · answered by padillo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in Chinese and ancient Egyptian culture. However, I think they eat cats in China these days.
2007-05-19 06:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Bipolar Bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I consider cats lucky! >^..^<
2007-05-19 06:07:00 · answer #7 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and in many. take a look at EGYPT, back in the day cats were treated like gods...
2007-05-19 06:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by Back Attcha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in europe instead of a black cat causing bad luck when crossing your path its a white one, while a black cat would cause good luck
2007-05-19 06:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by strent7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egyptian, at least.
2007-05-19 06:05:53 · answer #10 · answered by =42 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋