Why do black cats symbolize certain taboos in both eastern and western cultures?

Taboos in culture are often caused by people's fear, or the frequency of this incident is not high. Pure black cats are rare among cats. Cats like to move at night, and then their eyes will glow at night, which will cause psychological discomfort. Ancient people always had a feeling of fear, uncertainty and depression about the night. If the black cat barks at night at this time, it will be very scary.

1. The origin of cats According to the records in fairy tales, as early as thousands of years ago, human beings just learned to take agriculture as the main source of survival. Cats began to live with humans, which has also been confirmed in biological research. Later, because of the fertile land, West Asia took the lead in establishing human civilization and established an unusual relationship with cats. Experts speculate that cats have made great contributions to killing rats because of the presence of rats. So at first, the cat family was born as the savior of mankind, and even many imperial tombs we dug had cats.

Second, the fairy tales of black cats. Black cats have always played an evil role in folk and fairy tales. In western legends and stories, black cats have a close relationship with witches, who are ugly and evil old women. The classic image of the witch in film and television works is that she is carrying a big broom, wearing a black hat and holding a black cat in her arms. Therefore, black cats have always been regarded as ominous by westerners. In China, it is said that black cats are not allowed to approach the dead. If they get close, there will be a phenomenon of cheating, because cats have nine lives.

Third, the cultural taboo of black cats This taboo about black cats only began in the Qing Dynasty. Before that, people were always in awe of cats. Because the Qing Dynasty had a wide understanding of black cats, it gradually formed a culture, which unconsciously associated the unlucky things it encountered with black cats, so black cats became taboo.