Cozy Coven of 30 Witchy & Whimsical Black Cats That are Good Luck Charms for Furriday the 13th

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Nov 13, 2026 3:00 PM EST

Meow, that's what I call good luck!

One of the oldest myths about black cats is that they bring bad luck. But that's just a European medieval mambo jambo that tied black cats to all that witch-trial ordeal. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the Catholic church started linking cats, and particularly black cats, to demons and other heresies in Christianity. This is when people started to try to be as far away as they possibly could from black cats - so many of them met the ugliest endings because of that.

But that didn't end there! The witch trials of the 15th century (that lasted until the 18th century, way after the medieval period ended) brought a new fear of black cats with them - that they were demons working with witches, or witches themselves who can magically transform like Minerva McGonagall. The fear of black cats was so deep in culture and folklore at that point that many black cats didn't stand a chance.

But today times are different. Black cats are known to just be regular cats… or are they? I have a black cat, and she's completely magic in my eyes. And it seems that all other black cat pawrents think the same. And since this is Friday the 13th - a time for witchcraft and whimsy - you should wash your eyes with some black cat meowgic. It'll ward off the bad luck associated with this date and bring you all the good luck needed to get through it. Because balck cats are all very good luck charms.

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    Oh, hello

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    If he fits, he sits, and he camouflages

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    Photosynthesising and burning in the sun

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    Meow from up high

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    Hunting eyes from the darkness

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    Don't disturb her, she's trying to sleep

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    Such bewitching green eyes!

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    I wouldn't be able to spot the kitten without the outline

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    A bi-pedal guy

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    Such a beautiful boi

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    What a weird coat of arms

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    He brings forth a gift

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    Playing with the strings of destiny

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    Purple blep, purple blep

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    Sleeping soundly, so cute

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    She's been spooked by Friday the 13th

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    A floating fur head

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    The spooky lobster

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    Biting the prey, looking silly

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    A black log resting on the lap

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    What an absolute cutie

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    He's gorgeous

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    Blep at your toy, void boi

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    ROAR black dragon

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    Kitty kitty so itty bitty

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    Who's there?

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    Eyes are crescent moons

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    That's a vampire

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    Ooooooh, big stretch

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    Basking in the sacred sunbeam

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