In North America and Europe, white cats are lucky.
To meet one and have it cross your path means good
fortune is coming to you, at least if you greet
the kitty politely and stroke her three times.  
It is considered bad luck if a black cat crosses
your path.  In Britain and Austraila, the belief
is the complete opposite: It is the BLACK cats
that are lucky and the WHITE cats that are not!

The Chinese say a cat's nose is always cold, but
on the summer solstice, June 21, the cat's nose
becomes warm for one day.  This explains why
you love heat and hate cold so much.

In Germany, if a sick man sees two cats fighting,
it means his death is near.

In Wales, it is believed that those who feed
cats well will have sun on their wedding day.

A Manx cat is considered the luckiest cat 
to have aboard ship, because cats were
supposed to raise storms with their tails.  But
with Manxes, having no tails meant fair sailing
weather.

A French superstition is that if you tie a cat
to a spot where five roads meet, then let it
go, the cat will lead you to buried treasure

A sign that your neighbor is gossiping about you
is when her cat pays a call and sits around, 
listening to your conversation.

In Ancient Egypt, it was thought that a cat
held the sun in it's eyes at night.

A Norse superstition is that the goddess of
love and beauty, Freya, travelled stylishly
in a chariot pulled by a pair of grey cats.
To insure a good harvest, farmers would place
a bowl of milk in the cornfields for Freya's cats.

An old belief is that on every pure black cat,
there is a single white hair, and if you
can find it and pull it out (without being
scratched), it will bring you good luck as
long as you keep it safe.

In England, it is believed that cats born
in May will never catch mice, but bring snakes
and glowworms into the house instead.

An old Chinese belief is that a light-haired
cat will bring it's human silver, a dark-haired
cat will bring it's human gold.

In France, if a girl treads on the tail of a
cat, it will take her an extra year to find
a husband.

An European superstition is that if your cat
moves with you, and begins to wash herself
in her new home, she will stay.  To tempt
the cat into washing herself, some people
will butter the cat's paws.

If a cat sneezes three times in a row, it
means their human will catch a cold!

A cat running around like maniac (what my
human calls "Crazy Cat-Pufftail Days")
means a storm is on the way.

If the household cat is black, "Then the 
lasses, of lovers, will have no lack."

Some feline dream lore:

To dream of a black cat means all-around good luck.
To dream of a white cat means luck in creativity.
To dream of a tortiseshell cats means luck in love.
To dream of a calico cat means lucks with friends.
To dream of a ginger cat means luck in money matters.
To dream of a tabby cat means luck for the household
and all it's members.

If you dream of a black and white cat, it foretells
the birth of a child.

If you dream of two cats fighting, it means an illness
or quarrel is in store for you.

If you dream of a grey cat, it is a message to be
guided by your dreams.