tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post2874489900138466170..comments2023-10-10T03:56:14.237-06:00Comments on Celtic Lady: THE MUCH-MALIGNED HALLOWEEN BLACK CATJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-18446816070018389532011-10-29T06:46:23.451-06:002011-10-29T06:46:23.451-06:00Wonderfully informative and illustrated post! You...Wonderfully informative and illustrated post! You always find the most wonderful pictures to illustrate your posts. And I love the idea of remembering to appreciate cats (black and otherwise) this Halloween! Thanks!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978107688401584445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-44116397969141338722011-10-26T10:13:44.757-06:002011-10-26T10:13:44.757-06:00A wonderful informative post! We miss our little b...A wonderful informative post! We miss our little black cat, Shadow!<br />something in this post brougth BaBa Yaga to mind...I'm off to research if her cat (he was the real long-suffering hero in the stories!) was black..Lila Rostenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315529639140700858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-15358248320766315362011-10-25T12:00:34.389-06:002011-10-25T12:00:34.389-06:00great post Julie!
Leanne xgreat post Julie!<br /><br />Leanne xLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573431221299174647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-72385616805205652942011-10-25T11:21:26.273-06:002011-10-25T11:21:26.273-06:00Poor kitties. We have a black and white that is th...Poor kitties. We have a black and white that is the most loving, affectionate animal ever.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and history!I {heart} Rhodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406255574945987752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-22718598139809466952011-10-24T12:51:24.183-06:002011-10-24T12:51:24.183-06:00WOL - Thank you so much for your insightful inform...WOL - Thank you so much for your insightful information!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-77897300855759954752011-10-24T09:50:20.328-06:002011-10-24T09:50:20.328-06:00The wholesale destruction of cats during the witch...The wholesale destruction of cats during the witch hunts is credited with ensuring that the black death spread throughout Europe and Britain. Without the cats to keep their numbers in check, rats multiplied -- and so did the fleas that transferred the plague from rats to humans. It's no surprise that the plague spread like wildfire throughout the continent. There were also climatological factors in play as well. There was a "little ice age" from the beginning of the dark ages to shortly before the Renaissance with irregular and disrupted weather patterns that caused frequent crop failure and famine, all of which played into the witch hysteria. Another factor that is said to play into the witch hunts is the effort by male "educated physicians" to wrest the practice of medicine away from the "cunning women" and to do away with the "old wives' tales" in favor of "scientific" practices. However, judging from the medical theories and practices of the "physicians," you were more likely to survive your illness if you went to the "cunning women" because in most cases, the physicians' "scientific" cure was worse than the disease. -- yet another factor that contributed to the spread of plague.WOLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775462248193876148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-45207005771850215712011-10-22T07:55:45.770-06:002011-10-22T07:55:45.770-06:00We have a big Samhain festival at the Chalice well...We have a big Samhain festival at the Chalice well gardens here in Glastonbury.<br />There's fire (naturally) music, dancing, story telling and food. I am really looking forward to it!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-56478469012667416272011-10-22T07:16:02.080-06:002011-10-22T07:16:02.080-06:00Our little black cat was a sweet, saving grace and...Our little black cat was a sweet, saving grace and friend to us in a time of transition and she is still my favorite confidant. This was a delight, dear one. Blessings and thanks!Such a Wondrous Place this Faery Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878477149165717581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-51613486916794928222011-10-21T22:42:31.466-06:002011-10-21T22:42:31.466-06:00love this post!
black cats are one of my favorite...love this post!<br /><br />black cats are one of my favorites and we save as many was we can!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191346224560795810noreply@blogger.com