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ANIMAL
IF A BLACK CAT CROSS YOUR PATH IT IS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
THIS SUPERSTITION AND OTHERS ABOUT CATS ORIGINATE FROM THE TIME WHEN
CATS WERE THOUGHT OF AS BEING THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: CA11001973