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Cat burning was a form of cruelty to animals as an entertainment or festivity in Western and Central Europe prior to the 1800s. People would gather cats and hoist them onto a bonfire causing death by burning or otherwise through the effects of exposure to extreme heat.
The throwing of the cats from the belfry is followed by a mock witch burning. Participants in the festivities often dress as cats, witches, mice, or townspeople from ages past, and the festival also features brass bands and people riding on horseback. Around 2,000 people participated in the 2012 parade. [6]
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Darnton, influenced by Clifford Geertz who was a colleague of Darnton's and had pioneered the approach of "thick description" in cultural anthropology, aimed to gain greater insight into the period and social groups involved by studying what he perceived to be something which appeared alien to the late modern mind – the fact that killing cats might be funny.
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A cat made good use of one of its nine lives after leaping from a burning building in Chicago, Illinois, on May 13, falling multiple stories before landing on all four feet.Footage shared by ...
The cat loves to "yap" and thankfully, she has a willing listener in her mama. "When you've opened your eyes three seconds ago and Miss Girlie is already telling you about her plans for the day ...
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