If you have a new item of clothing, you’re safe. Jólakötturinn or Jólaköttur: The Yule CatĪ figure of Icelandic folklore, the Yule Cat stalks the dark, snowy nights of the Yuletide, hunting unfortunate individuals who have not received anything new to wear on Yule Eve. When the cat eventually died, the first maneki-neko was made in its honour. The grateful nobleman then befriends with the poor priest and the temple becomes prosperous. A moment later, the tree is struck by lightning. Intrigued, he leaves the tree and goes to it. He looks over and sees the temple priest’s cat beckoning to him. One tells of a nobleman who takes shelter under a tree near a temple, during a thunderstorm. Apparently originating during the Edo period, there are many stories about how the maneki-neko first appeared.
Its raised paw is thought to call good luck, wealth and prosperity. Literally meaning “beckoning cat” the Japanese maneki-neko is the popular waving cat figurine often seen in shops, businesses and homes. Rather than wake her, he cut off the sleeve, so that she wouldn’t be disturbed.Īlthough in the past cats were often employed to keep grain stores free from rodents, in paper-based Arab-Islamic cultures they were also the scholar and librarian’s best friend, since they prevented mice from chewing on manuscripts, papers and libraries full of precious books. One story tells of how, when woken by the daily call to prayer, Muhammad found Muezza sleeping on the arm of his robe. It’s said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad had a favourite cat called Muezza. Grey Malkin or the Cat Sìth also stars of the first ever horror novel written in English, William Baldwin’s Beware the Cat. The Cat Sìth is associated with Grimalkin, a witch’s familiar, of Macbeth fame: “I come, greymalkin!” and also the King of the Cats himself. And woe betide anyone who didn’t leave a saucer of cream on their doorstep for the Cat Sìth at Samhain… People once held wakes, played music and told riddles to distract the cat and keep it away. According to legend, the Cat Sìth sometimes tries to steal the soul of a dead person before they are buried.
The Cat Sìth is an enormous black cat, with a white marking like a star on its chest. The Cat Sìth (no, nothing to do with the dark side, it’s pronounced “shee” ) is a Celtic mythological creature a fairy beast said to hunt the Scottish Highlands. Before you read my review of this wonderful story her are a few words from it's author.Īll over the world, cats are associated with myths, legends, folktales, historical figures, even gods! Here are just a few of them.
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