Where does the black cat superstition originate?

Where does the black cat superstition originate?

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    Historically, black cats were symbolically associated with witchcraft and evil. In Hebrew and Babylonian folklore, cats are compared to serpents, coiled on a hearth. The cat was worshipped in Egypt and to kill one was a crime punishable by death. When an Egyptian family's cat died, the cat was mummified and the family went into mourning. So I guess, as early as the egyptians..... A load more on this at wikipedia

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