There are various explanations of why the Vietnamese have the cat instead of the Rabbit as a zodiac animal. The most common one is that in the ordering system used for lunar year, the word for rabbit in the zodiac - "Mão" - sounds like the Vietnamese word for "cat". I've also blogged in the past as to why the Chinese have a rabbit rather than a cat.
While I'm fond of rabbits, I particularly like cats. The photo on this page is one I took at the Mind, Body, Soul exhibition a few years ago. I thought I'd continue the Year of the Cat by doing more posts about our feline friends over the next 12 months. In particular I'll be reviving a series of posts called Witches' Cats. If you have a picture of your cat or kitten you would like to send me to post on A Bad Witch's Blog, email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.
Previous related cat posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/06/witches-cats-beautiful-emmisary-of-bast.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/10/witches-cats-tuppence-in-her-halloween.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2018/11/witches-cats-and-others-at-british.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/04/pagan-eye-black-cat-statuette-as-every.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/10/bastet-at-british-museum-for-national.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/02/review-grimalkyn-witchs-cat-power.html
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