Recently, a friend fostered his cat with me, a snow-white Chinchilla.
This was the first time I've ever come into contact with cats in my life, and what I knew about cats was really limited to the world of Minecraft.
After a period of contact, I found that cats are animals with a cold temperament for strangers, and they are unusually friendly to close people. This made me deeply interested in the background of cats.
So let's start with the "black cat" in Minecraft.
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The "black cat" in Minecraft
Minecraft black cat is a very rare type of cat in Minecraft 1In version 14, it was added to the village as a "stray cat", and stray cats would always roam around the village. Since then, the ocelot has been distinguished from stray cats and has become two cats with different attributes that live in different places.
However, the black cat is a special existence compared to the stray cats of the village. In general, stray cats will naturally spawn in Minecraft villages, but black cats will not.
So you will find that many times it is not easy to find a black cat in the village.
The exception to this is a certain night in Minecraft, which is the night when the moon phase is full.
Players who are familiar with the mechanics of Minecraft know that the moon phase is a full moon, which means that all the monsters will be more difficult to deal with this night, and in the Minecraft world, this night is more like a relatively ** night.
The Black Cat will spawn in the village on this night, and the Bedrock Edition Black Cat can even spawn 50%!
So if you want to get a "black cat" in the Minecraft world, a full moon night is the best choice for you.
In addition, the black cat will also appear with the witch in the witch's hut in the swamp, and it will always appear in front of the potted plant in the witch's hut.
In other words, a black cat is not a complete stray cat.
At least she and the witch were partners in some sense.
However, it is strange that the black cat that lives with the witch in the swamp hut is also a cat that has not been tamed by the witch.
So it's okay to go to the witch's hut and look for an untamed cat, but the witch's hut may be too rare.
Why do black cats hang out with witches?
At the root of the matter, black cats have different symbolic meanings and origins in many cultures and traditions.
In European tradition, for example, the black cat is often seen as a symbol of foreboding, associated with magic, witchcraft, and bad luck. This notion may have originated from the misunderstanding and superstition of black cats in the European Middle Ages. In this context, almost the mention of black cats is associated with witches. That's why black cats live with witches.
During the European Renaissance, there were many legends about black cats and witches. For example, the black cat is the incarnation of the witch, the black cat is the elf who serves the witch, the black cat is the witch's pet, and of course, the witch's pet image is not only the black cat, but also the crow, the owl, and so on. There is a folklore that says that if a witch becomes human, the black cat will leave the place where she lives.
In fact, in reality, the black cat is actually a kind of feline, a cat with a black body. So it's not just an ordinary black cat. The ancestors of the black cat can be traced back to the Angora cat, the Persian cat, and further on, the African wildcat, the ancestor of the black cat. Even in the animal kingdom, black cats are actually unusually rare, and purebred black cats are even rarer.
In fact, from this point of view, whether it is a witch or a legend about a witch and a black cat. The worldview of Minecraft based on the European Middle Ages is solid. In fact, there are many clues that can support this view of the Middle Ages.