MIRRORS MYTHS YOU DON'T KNOW PART 2 Although viewed with suspicion by some, it is generally said that having a large number of mirrors in the home is lucky. This is probably because of the mirror's ability to deflect evil and attract good. It is considered a bad omen to receive a mirror as a present. A bride should never see herself in a mirror while fully dressed just before the wedding. Babies should not look into a mirror for the first year of their lives. If a couple first catch sight of each other in a mirror they will have a happy marriage Before mirrors, in ancient societies, if you caught sight of your reflection or dreamt of it, you would soon die. A sick person should cover the mirror in his room or have it removed, for in the time of sickness, when the soul is apt to take flight, there is a special danger of projecting it out of the body by the reflection. It is bad luck to have two mirrors facing each other. |
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