Happy National Black Cat Day

Yes, it’s a real thing, and yes, it doesn’t actually happen until tomorrow, but we’re celebrating a day early.

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38 Responses to Happy National Black Cat Day

  1. ibikenyc says:
    October 26, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    They are all just gorgeous, but that fifth one down with the hugely-dilated pupils is my favorite 🙂

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  2. The Story Reading Ape says:
    October 26, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.

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  3. jenny_o says:
    October 26, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    I love black cats – had one as a kid and then two as an adult.

    I’m glad they have their own appreciation day!

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  4. John Holton says:
    October 26, 2019 at 2:44 pm

    I’ve had a few black cats, and they’re wonderful pets.

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  5. jowensauthor says:
    October 26, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    Reblogged this on Jeanne Owens, author and commented:
    In honor of my sweet angel, Shadow

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  6. V.M.Sang says:
    October 26, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    I have no objection to black cats. We had one once, but why do they get a special day? Why don’t tabbies, gingers, whites,tortoiseshell and others get a day, too

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    • Widdershins says:
      October 26, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      Because black cats are traditionally seen as bad luck and ‘evil – thanks to hysterically obsessiveness of certain religious sects, and have subsequently been horribly treated and portrayed as such for many centuries because of religious intolerance.
      The idea of the ‘day’ is to break down that stigma.

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      • V.M.Sang says:
        October 27, 2019 at 4:10 am

        Where I come from, in the north of England, black cats are thought to be lucky. If one crosses your path, you’ll have a good day. Talking to a friend the other day about superstitions, she agreed with me about them being lucky, and had never heard of them being considered unlucky.
        Is this another UK/American difference? Although I’ve seen notices near where I live now, in the SE of England about black cat day.

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    • bluebird of bitterness says:
      October 27, 2019 at 7:30 am

      If you look at the National Daily Calendar (which is good for a few laughs, as well as a fair amount of head-scratching), you’d be amazed at how many things have their own day. I only observe the ones that make for a good blog post. 🙂

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  7. julesmomcat says:
    October 26, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    The fourth one down looks like our Maine Coon, Turdus Maximus, who was such a love!

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    October 26, 2019 at 5:47 pm

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  9. Widdershins says:
    October 26, 2019 at 6:01 pm

    Kittehz! 😀

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    October 26, 2019 at 6:13 pm

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  11. Endless Weekend says:
    October 26, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    I live and learn! I especially found it interesting that National Black Cat Appreciation Day is in August… Completely separate from National Black Cat Day 🙂 Great collection! What would make it complete is a black cat in a box 😉

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  12. Jaq says:
    October 27, 2019 at 5:43 am

    How appropriate that I should share my birthday with National Black Cat Day! My little black Oriental, Zuul, was born on Friday the 13th.

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  13. OIKOS™-Publishing says:
    October 27, 2019 at 10:41 am

    Than you for the recommendation, Bob! The penultimate picture shows a Roman Catholic cat. With white colar. Lol
    Wish you a beautiful weekend! Michael

    Wow, the translator gave me the word “penultimate”, and i am wondering about this word, more and more. Sounds like from another world. 😉

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  14. Ubi Dubium says:
    October 27, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    My Regulus would fit right in here, with his black floof and his usually dilated eyes. If you go to the YouTube channel OwlKitty, you will find his doppelganger. (Plus a lot of great clips of movies we didn’t realize had large black cats in them!)

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  15. Rae Reads says:
    October 28, 2019 at 8:07 pm

    What a purrfect thing to celebrate!

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  16. aurorajeanalexander says:
    October 28, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    Reblogged this on Writer's Treasure Chest and commented:
    Yesterday, October 27, was National Black Cat Day. Bluebird of Bitterness shows us the beauty of our pitch-black kitties and please, whoever has one of those at home, watch out for them on Halloween. Thank God, my Tjara is an indoor cat.

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