Black Cat Japanese Folklore. Set of japanese folklore yokai ghosts, phantom, strange monsters, spirits, demons. Stealing a baby's breath or someone's soul;
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The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the nekomata has two tails, while the bakeneko has only one. This is the same combination of genes that gives most black cats their stunning golden eyes that seem to pierce the night. In japanese folklore, these strange lights at night—actually caused by burning swamp gases—signal the presence of foxes.
In hebrew and babylonian folklore, cats are compared to serpents, coiled on a hearth.
Old english folklore held that witches could shapeshift into black cats and roam the nights, spying on people and wreaking havoc. When an egyptian family's cat died, the cat was mummified and the family went into mourning. In hebrew and babylonian folklore, cats are compared to serpents, coiled on a hearth. It's said that the story began when a black cat was seen running into a house thought to be inhabited by a witch.
