BREAKING A MIRRORThere are two theories for why breaking a mirror brings 7 years bad luck. One is that the gods communicate through mirrors, and if it breaks, the gods don't want you to see the bad luck in your future.
The other theory is that breaking a mirror, in effect, shatters the soul. The Romans, along with the Greek, Chinese, African and Indian cultures, believed that a mirror had the power to confiscate part of the user's soul. If the user's reflected image became distorted in any way, this could mean a corruption of his or her soul. The first makers of glass mirrors, the Romans, believed that life was renewed every 7 years, like being born again. Thus after 7 years, your life is renewed and you get a new clean slate.
If you break a mirror, not all is lost, there are a few things you can do to keep the bad luck at bay.
- Grind the mirror shards into dust. This ensures no shattered or corrupted reflection can be seen.
- There are two thoughts about burying the broken pieces. One says to bury the pieces outside by moonlight after waiting 7 hours after the mirror is broke. The other says to bury the pieces under a tree during a full moon.
- African slaves working in America believed the bad luck could be washed away by placing the pieces in a river flowing in a southerly direction.
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