CHT163124 Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris, during the night of the summer solstice, illustration from \'Le Bon Roi Henri\' by Abel Hermant (1862-1950), c.1900 (colour engraving) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bucher de chats sur la place de Greve lors de la nuit de la Saint-Jean; reign of Henri IV (1553-1610); fete de la St Jean; les feux de la St Jean; belief that every 22 June, summer solstice, cats participated in a great sabbath conducted by the devil; so cats were burnt to prevent this; ); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.