Are broken mirrors bad luck???

Question

OMFG today the the mirror on the wall it was like a long rectangular mirror that we pinned to the wall with nails and it came down today by itself, but the mirror is fine not even a dent it didn't even crack but the wooden frame of it on top is broken, but my question is, is it still bad luck?? Technically it is part of the mirror itself but also I didn't break, it fell down on its own. I'm a very superstitiuous person so I need your opinion

Answer 1

Superstition would dictate that you get rid of that mirror and get a new one right away. Logic would dictate that you wouldn't keep a broken mirror, so toss it and get a new one, luvvie!

Answer 2

It can be bad luck to break a mirror because you might cut yourself picking up the pieces to throw away. It is also bad luck to walk under a ladder because a can of paint or a tool such as a hammer could fall on you. Some superstitious beliefs have a foundation in folk wisdom or common sense, but other bad luck superstitions are based on traditions that may have little relevance in today's world. In regard to superstitious beliefs about breaking mirrors, it is possible that the mirror was used as a portal in such practices such as scrying, and breaking the mirror could have an effect on the realm being gazed into. Also, looking at broken mirror parts gives a fractured impression of your image, which is not good, especially if you cut yourself while breaking the mirror and blood is on the mirror. Some people get cheap plastic mirrors or even use metal surfaces as mirrors to avoid breaking mirrors.

Answer 3

Seven years bad luck, according to the superstition. I think that applies only to the glass, not the frame. Usually, the person has to break the mirror themself for it to bring bad luck. One falling off the wall should not count, tho some might see in that some sort of omen. Sorry, but I do not know the meaning of such an omen. None really, any more than a broken mirror can have any effect of the negative course of events that we call "bad luck". There is really no connection between the two. We make our own luck, for good or bad. Mirrors and horseshoes and ladders and black cats and four-leafed clovers can not, and do not, control of destinies. My poor mother tho was one of the most superstitious people who ever lived.

"When you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer. Superstition ain't the way!"

Answer 4

Don't worry. Ain't no such thing as bad luck. You can fix the mirror fame with a little wood glue or elmer's cement and it will good as new. So far, in all of human history, no one has ever been harmed by a broken mirror, unless they happened to pick up the pieces and cut themselves.

Answer 5

Luck is a non-entity. The US has 300+ million people. A one-in-a-million chance happens 300 times/day on the average. Here's a hint to make your life easier: Nature doesn't care; Nature doesn't even look.

Answer 6

its superstition. you said you're superstitious yourself. Well its only about broken mirrors and the wood frame broke not the mirror so what are you worrying about. besides the best thing to do is to forget about those things and if your a christian have faith in God.

Answer 7

yes if you think its bad luck it will be. but it only will carry a day or two of bad luck. but back in the old days when mirrors were hard to come by they started the superstition of bad luck to keep the kids scared so not to brake them

Answer 8

only bad luck if it broke while you was looking at it, j/k , mirrors break it's part of life not bad luck, not even if the frame break.

Answer 9

OMG NFW!!!

like, totally!!!

FOR SURE!!

is America this pathetic that slang has made its way into the written word???

Answer 10

Only if you're superstitious.