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enturies ago, people believed that a person's image in a mirror was actually a reflection of the person's soul (much like the way Native Americans felt that a photograph stole part of their soul and why they resisted being photographed). Further, this is why vampires can't see themselves in the mirror--they have no soul. Anyway, believing that their soul was in the mirror, breaking a mirror meant that a part of the soul would not be able to reunite with the body. Obviously, without a portion of the soul, a person would be in for some bad luck. The seven years thing comes from the Romans. They believed that a person's health and fortune changed every seven years.
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Why is it bad luck if you smash a mirror?
This superstition dates back to the early Romans who believed a mirror had the power to confiscate part of your soul. Any distortion of your reflection, like breaking a mirror was believed to cause a corruption of your soul.
Is the word superstition a plural or singular noun?
Singular. The plural would be "superstitions".Example:A superstition says that breaking a mirror brings a person seven years of bad luck.She doesn't believe in silly superstitions.
Is breaking a mirror bad luck?
Technically their is no such thing as bad luck so no. But in superstition terms as far as I know breaking a mirror is 7 years bad luck. So if you broke one RUN THE HECK AWAY FROM IT LIKE USIAN BOLT.
What is symbolic meaning of the mirror?
A mirror was once thought to contain one's soul when they look in it. That's where the superstition of 13 years of bad luck (when breaking a mirror) came around. But we know now that what we see in a mirror is just our reflection (from light bouncing off the glass).
What is the origin of superstition?
Ignorance.
Why is breaking glass good luck?
Breaking glass is not good luck- it is bad luck. If you have bad luck coming your way, breaking glass will, according to superstition, eliminate it. Breaking glass, without any (bad luck) precursor, will supposedly manifest itself in only bad luck. Speaking in more detail, according to superstition, when one has bad luck coming his or her way, breaking a mirror works as a shield to bad luck. A mirror is a reflective device. When one breaks a mirror, it will reflect the bad luck of a broken mirror. But, when already in the presence of bad luck, it reflects the bad luck in the bad-luck dimension. Bad luck in the bad luck dimension is good luck, which we all obstinately have.
Is breaking a mirror bad luck a myth or superstition?
I broke a mirror a few months ago and nothing too bad has happened, nothing that wouldn't usually happen. I was just sad because my grandma got it me and I liked it.
Does breaking a mirror brings bad luck for seven years?
The belief that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck likely originated from ancient superstitions linking mirrors to the soul. However, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim. It is just a superstition.
Can you give me 5 examples of a supersutition?
Superstition*. 1. Breaking a mirror. 2. Walking under a ladder. 3. Friday the 13th. 4. Magpies. 5. Black Cats
Is it bad luck to break a picture frame?
It depends who you ask. I, being a science person and not believing in superstition, say that breaking a mirror is not bad luck, unless your parents get mad at you.
Is it bad luck when you throw salt over your shoulder?
Of course not. It's all superstition. In fact, according to the superstition, throwing salt over your shoulder counteracts other things that bring bad luck supposedly, like breaking a mirror or spilling salt.
How many years of a bad luck go with a breaking mirror?
The belief that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck dates back to Roman times. This superstition likely originated because mirrors were considered to hold a person's soul, so breaking one was thought to cause harm to the soul for a prolonged period.
