Mystical Angels

The use of witches and cats together with ghosts in the celebration

Summary: The use of witches and cats together with ghosts in the celebration of Halloween originates with the Druids who believed that ghosts spirits fairies witches elves and all manner of supernatural manifestation emerged on Halloween night to possibly harm the living It was a common Celtic belief that cats particularly black ones had once been human beings who had been transformed into felines as punishment for their evil deeds or through coming in contact with bad magick Black cats were often tied with silver ropes because it was thought such creatures possessed the ability to protect sacred treasures Catholic traditions blended with the Celtic beliefs and eventually turned the cat into a witch s familiar along with the theory that the witch herself had the mystical knowledge to transform herself into the form of a cat The British once believed that elves rode upon the backs of villagers cats and would lock up the animals in order that the elves might not catch them At one time the British believed that it was the white cat who brought bad luck and not a black once which was considered to be lucky Image Search Content inclusion

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