FELINES ONLINE MEOW HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU!
ENJOY THE CELEBRATIONS BY AND FOR CATS
Christmas Cat. photo: Kitty.green66.2010. Creative Commons
Because so many of my subscribers love pictures of cats and kittens of all colors and breeds, I thought it would be fun to post some images you may not have seen. I want to thank the many writers on Substack.com who post their own adorable photos of their beloved cats. There are also some actual Substack cats writing and posting their own feline points of view. (See links below.)
So Happy Holidays from cats and cat artists in various times and spaces!
A Christmas Ball at Catville: Louis Wain
The Christmas Spat. Henrietta Ronner Knip. 1821-1909. Oil.
Victorian Christmas Card: English. Nova Scotia Archives.
Christmas Shopper Postcard. 1914
Islamic Art. Kahalili Collections. Ramayana made for Akbar’s mother, Hamidian Banu Beglim.
Cat’s Hanakkuh Party, playing with dreidel game
And there are those who prefer to party alone!
A wonderful, moving story of the Buddha. Newberry Medal Winner for 1930. The Buddha loves the animals who come to honor him on his death bed. But what about the artist’s sweet cat, disinvited to the ceremony due to the arrogant nature of felines?
Foo Foo and Wadjet, no longer with me, but my memories of their friendship and personalities will always inspire me.
Temple Cat. And finally, do cats celebrate a holiday every day? It is their rightful place to be worshipped as they have been over thousands of years. Why would they spoil a good thing?
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Foo Foo and Wadjet: photo by Elyse Cregar All other photos above: Commons.wikimedia.org
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Here are just a few of my favorite substack sites:
Stray Cats of Japan and Fiction by Bill Adler
Happy Holidays Elyse!:)
Happy Holidays, Elyse! Thank you for the mention, too.:)