{"id":2467,"date":"2015-02-13T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T05:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catbook.org.uk\/catstories\/2015\/02\/why-do-we-still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-especially-over-black-cats\/"},"modified":"2015-02-13T05:58:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T05:58:00","slug":"why-do-we-still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-especially-over-black-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catbook.org.uk\/catstories\/2015\/02\/why-do-we-still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-especially-over-black-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we still observe medieval style superstition &#8211; especially over black cats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was their association with Egyptian religion which first gave rise to uneasiness in Western cultures and in the middle ages it was believed black cats &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/news-opinion\/still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-8637981&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAIyHDM1OTZmMjU0Njg3NjRlMmQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQw3fUpp_k3txhcEKDqvaW3PvrWw\" class=\"colorbox\"> &#8230;read more<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/news-opinion\/still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-8637981&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAIyHDM1OTZmMjU0Njg3NjRlMmQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQw3fUpp_k3txhcEKDqvaW3PvrWw\" class=\"colorbox\" title=\"Why do we still observe medieval style superstition - especially over black cats!\">Cat Stories and news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin-left:10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/news-opinion\/still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-8637981&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAIyHDM1OTZmMjU0Njg3NjRlMmQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQw3fUpp_k3txhcEKDqvaW3PvrWw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catbook.org.uk\/catstories\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-rss-multi-importer\/images\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Why%20do%20we%20still%20observe%20medieval%20style%20superstition%20-%20especially%20over%20black%20cats%21%20https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/news-opinion\/still-observe-medieval-style-superstition-8637981&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAIyHDM1OTZmMjU0Njg3NjRlMmQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQw3fUpp_k3txhcEKDqvaW3PvrWw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catbook.org.uk\/catstories\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-rss-multi-importer\/images\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Frct%3Dj%26amp%3Bsa%3Dt%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fnews-opinion%2Fstill-observe-medieval-style-superstition-8637981%26amp%3Bct%3Dga%26amp%3Bcd%3DCAIyHDM1OTZmMjU0Njg3NjRlMmQ6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNGQw3fUpp_k3txhcEKDqvaW3PvrWw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catbook.org.uk\/catstories\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-rss-multi-importer\/images\/gplus.png\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was their association with Egyptian religion which first gave rise to uneasiness in Western cultures and in the middle ages it was believed black cats &#8230; 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