But whether you believe black cats are a symbol of evil depends largely on where you live. America: If a black cat crosses your path in the U.S., it’s considered bad luck.

Historically targeted by superstition. Black cats have a long and unfortunate history of being associated with witchcraft and evil. During the Middle Ages, they were often believed to be familiars ...

The belief that black cats were in consort with witches and other agents of evil followed them for centuries. Records from as late as the 17th century describe labourers in dangerous professions ...

According to European folklore, if a black cat crosses your path, ... These posts claim that during the Middle Ages, cats were considered Satanic and evil because of a 1233 papal decree, ...

Around the same time as mass witch hunts, a semi-war on cats ensued, leading to a massive decline of cats across Europe. Black cats, in particular, became targets, and the belief that crossing paths ...