Saturday Superstition Cats and Luck
If you’ve followed my blog for any time
at all, you probably noticed that I use cats a lot in the photos. It’s not only
because I love cats, but also because they lend themselves so well to various
ballet-like positions.
Today I ran across a cat superstition I
hadn’t heard before. Cats are lucky to have around a theatre, but back luck if
they happen to run across the stage. This makes sense. Cats around a theatre
will keep it free of mice, etc., but if they run across the stage during a
performance…well.
Here is another interesting bit of
information about cats and theaters from
“A
black cat is supposed to be an infallible source of good luck about a theatre
and all dark felines are treated with the greatest care and consideration. Even
so famous a play-house as the Théâtre Français possesses one of these animals
and it is considered a privileged character in that classic temple of the
drama. Fortunate, indeed, does any member of that institution consider him or
herself if when entering the theatre the cat meets him at the door, and doubly
fortunate the lucky one the cat might brush against while in the theatre.”
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #132:
“Cats are lucky around a theatre - but unlucky if they
run across the stage.”
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Quote of the Day:
“There are
two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
― Albert Schweitzer
― Albert Schweitzer
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