I love cats because I enjoy my home, and little by little, they become its visible soul. — Jean Cocteau, French poet and filmmaker
In Japan (and in a very few other countries), black cats are considered lucky, while nearly the rest of the world embraces the unfortunate route of bad luck. France chooses the latter route and the sad superstition lives here too. However, this particular French black cat was actually good luck for me because while driving on my way somewhere, I got lost and stopped here at this beautiful B&B (click on the photo to zoom out) to ask for directions. The cat was calmly watching me and catching the setting sun. The very friendly couple from the B&B helped me immensely to get me back on the right track. And I wasn’t even late for my meeting.
Some French cat trivia [via]:
1. In France, it is believed that if you find a white hair on a black cat, your luck will change for the better.
2. French peasants thought that black cats could find buried treasure, if they followed a specific ritual: find an intersection where 5 roads connected, then turn the cat loose and follow him.
Friday Ark
and Carnival of the Cats hosted this week at wonkitties
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The second French belief is definitely true. Black cats will lead one to treasure… kitty treasure. My black cat helped me find a really gruesome… uh, never mind.
At least it was precious to him. 
Beautiful pic!
Comment by leucanthemum b 04.14.06 @ 12:28 pmBonsoir à tous,
Je ne connaissais pas les deux croyances attachées aux chats noirs, et j’en étais resté au fait qu’ils étaient censé porter malheur.
Intéressant comme information…
Amitiés
Didier
Comment by transall 04.14.06 @ 4:48 pmthanks, bea.
so true. i wish i wasn’t so allergic to them, aloysius!
leucanthemum b, your post make me laugh but then made me think about the smelly cheeses in france that smell like…
never mind.
transall, merci et peut etre les deux croyances sont importés par les autres pays.
My Black cat is a baby, I found it on my back porch, it has many white hairs, but none in just one spot, they are all strains of hairs, no circle spots all over even under neath on the belly
When I found it, it was nearly starving and dirty. It’s A happy cat now in just 4 days. I also gave it a warm bath & am pody training it, its learning fast.
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