2006-12-07 05:13:47 · 22 answers · asked by BaD mAn R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Mirrors are the perfect example of an everyday household furnishing fraught with superstition. Probably the most common belief concerning mirrors is that their breakage causes seven years of bad luck. Whatever the origins of this belief, here are some methods to counteract the curse.
* Throw salt over your shoulder.
* Directly after breaking the mirror, turn around three times counterclockwise.
* Burn the mirror, or at least blacken its shards in the flames of a fire. Save the fragments for a year and then bury them, and the curse will be counteracted (so you've only had to live with one year of bad luck - LOL!).
* On the first night after breaking the mirror, light seven white candles and blow them out at midnight in one breath.
* Touch a tombstone with a piece of the mirror and the hex will be lifted.
Any of these rites can be used, but bear in mind that the 'curse' of the broken mirror is usually a self-created one. 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. The mirror is symbolic of, among other things, money. Hang one beside the table in the dining room or kitchen to attract wealth and food to the home. Ideally, no mirror should be hung so low that it 'cuts off' the tallest household member's head (doing so may cause headaches). However, mirrors shouldn't be hung too high either. If you feel sorrowful or troubled while home alone, with no one to talk to and no apparent way to control your blue mood, stand before a mirror and gaze into your eyes. Your anxiety should disappear. Good luck!!
2006-12-07 05:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Easy - do not believe in the superstition in the first place !!!!
The only reason we think that it is bad luck goes back to the 17 / 1800's. Mirrors were very expensive and were only owned by the rich. The only people who ever touched the mirrors were the staff when they were cleaned. If a mirror was to break, which could easily happen as the glass used was very thin, the member of staff concerned would have to pay for the mirror. This money would come out of thier wages, and the debt took around seven years to clear. So they would have seven years of reduced pay, making their life harder than it was already - seven years bad luck !!!!
2006-12-07 05:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by David 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
By not believing in bad luck.
What is the logical explanation for receiving bad luck when you break a mirror?
The origins of this superstition goes back to the days when a servant worked in the great mansions etc of landowners.
If a servant broke a mirror while doing their usual cleaning duties, their cruel employers would expect them to pay for the mirror out of their wages.
It would take the average servant seven years to pay their employers for the damage, causing them and their families seven years of hardship( bad luck) due to their dismal low wages.
All this shows us is how the poor were so badly treated, it has gone down as a superstition.
2006-12-07 05:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You broke a mirror, so what, not being funny but that's all it means you bring any bad luck on yourself worrying about silly things like old superstitions, everything that goes wrong now you will blame the mirror
2006-12-07 05:45:03 · answer #4 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By fixing the mirror or buying a new one! The bad luck is you carn't see what you look like before you go out!
Robster you get the best answer 10 points for making us all laugh!
2006-12-07 05:20:26 · answer #5 · answered by superstar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure you get all the glass swept up and use a vacuum for any splinters that may be lying around. Then you should be all good. That's the only bad luck I could see. I don't believe in luck. Just actions and reactions
2006-12-07 05:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by marciacarter@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to collect 10 human hearts. I suggest homeless people so as to avoid too much hassle from the authorities, burn them at night by a crossroads, dancing naked while saying the Lords Prayer.
OR... consider that there is no such thing as good luck or bad luck only probabilities and breaking a mirror doesnt cause any bad luck apart from the rather minor problem of having to buy a new mirror.
2006-12-07 09:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
My grandmother always used to bury broken mirrors in the garden , much to my grandfathers annoyance i might add , because she was very supersticious .I believe her mother told her that her health and happiness depended upon her performing this ritual every time she broke a mirror . It must have worked . She was married for 46 years before my grandfather died and she is now 97 years young (as she says ) .
2006-12-09 09:05:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a superstitious person but I have decided I will light some candles at midnight after I broke a mirror today. Your comments are full of kindness and common sense. Thank you.
2016-04-28 05:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Paul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say its bad luck,just like walking under a ladder is bad luck.I dont believe in it and i have also broken mirrors walked under ladders etc.without anything bad happening to me. Dont worry its just superstition.
2006-12-07 05:20:27 · answer #10 · answered by Ken J 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋