Superstitions About Cats That You Probably Haven’t Heard

Cats Washing Their Faces

Cats are notorious groomers. They spend a great deal of their day washing and preening, so they will look beautiful. But according to a superstition of the Japanese, if a cat washes its face, it is a prediction that a visitor will be arriving. While in China and some parts of Europe, they say if a cat washes his face, it is a prediction of rain.

I wonder, will this make it rain on our visitors?

If I wash his face for him, will he get visitors?

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Rain, rain, how can I make you go away? By getting my face dirty again?

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Not exactly what we meant by washing your face, but ok.

Next, good superstitions about black cats.