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\njohn’s night or the night of witches
\nTakes place out in Portugal
\nThey are so good at being cruel
\nWhere Animals die in vain<\/p>\n
This particular culture
\nIf we can call it this
\nIs to tie a cat to high post
\nIt might be feeling bliss<\/p>\n
Till they put a lot of inflammable stuff
\nAround the pole and then
\nLight it and the cat in a clay pot
\nMust sadly sit there when<\/p>\n
The fire gets up that high and starts to cook
\nThe poor sweet soul
\nIt burns the rope and the cat falls down
\nIn agony it’s role<\/p>\n
Over, clearly well alight
\nit runs around the street
\nShrieking like a banshee
\nAnd dies at people’s feet<\/p>\n
The Portuguese are a cruel lot
\nThey watch this with such glee
\nA burning cat what’s it about
\nIt’s for good luck essentially<\/p>\n
What the people fail to know
\nIs Bastet is on their case
\nAnd she will see that the people
\nThere part of that human race<\/p>\n
Will get their share of bad luck
\nRelated around heat
\nSo watch out you So called cat haters
\nFor fires yea down your street!<\/p>\n
The history goes back to before 1800 in France
\nAnd also in Spain around 23\/6 the summer solstice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
St john’s night or the night of witches Takes place out in Portugal They are so good at being cruel Where Animals die in vain This particular culture If we can call it this Is to tie a cat to … Continue reading