When Halloween Falls on Caturday
Some holidays seem destined to meet. This year, Halloween falls on Caturday, the internet's unofficial weekly celebration of all things feline. If there were ever a day for cats to claim complete domination of social media, this is it. Then again, perhaps they already have. Halloween has long belonged to black cats, mysterious shadows, glowing eyes, and creatures that slip silently through the darkness. Cats themselves seem perfectly aware of their role in the season. They appear unexpectedly. They stare at things no one else can see. They knock objects off tables without explanation. They patrol the house at 3 a.m. as though responding to emergencies invisible to human eyes. If dogs are the cheerful participants in Halloween festivities, cats are the event planners. Of course, real cats deserve better than the old superstitions that once unfairly linked them to bad luck. Today, cat lovers know what black cats and their colorful cousins truly bring into our lives: companionship, ...