Cat Nights Begin

On August 17, Cat Nights Begin, harking back to a rather obscure Irish legend concerning witches; this bit of folklore also led to the idea that a cat has nine lives.

The term Cat Nights refers to a rather obscure old Irish legend concerning witches and the belief that a witch could turn herself into a cat eight times....

... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to The Pagan Calendar, and can be found in its entirety here: Cat Nights Begin