Break Mirror (D.M) Breaking a mirror, supersticiones.Dicen that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck, where does the origin of this superstition ?. superstitions Superstition is part of the history of mankind, there are some different kinds of superstitions are related to hobbies or obsessive compulsive disorders. Many other superstitions have to do with irrational beliefs handed down from generation to generation on certain objects. At the origin of the superstition is no mythological, symbolic, religious and even common sense influences. For example not walking under a ladder is certainly something that came to avoid possible accidents, spilling salt is meant when salt was a very precious commodity. Breaking a mirror It seems the origin of this superstition is diverse: Following the above reasoning practical origin of some superstitions is possible that the origin of breaking a mirror bad luck and emerge to scare servants and servants to be more careful in what they did. On one side is the art of divining the future by scrying mirrors or a way to open a gateway to the spirits of the afterlife. It is assumed that breaking a mirror is a gateway to some evil spirits that might be on the other side open. The film has used this superstition in films like Labyrinth directed by Jim Herson. In a scene from the movie Sarah has to take care of her little brother crying nonstop. Tired of the weeping of his brother, Sarah puts her brother in front of a mirror and asks the Goblin King (a character from your favorite book) that takes you. Your desire will be fulfilled and the Goblin King takes his brother, only have 13 hours to bring it back. On the other hand the power to reflect the image of the mirrors, centuries ago people saw his reflection in the water of rivers, lakes or ponds and bequeathed to think that the reflection was part of them, while they were contemplating whether the image is disappearing at stir the water thought it was his fault and this would bring bad luck. Then when he began using broken mirrors to reflect and let the image associated with a bad omen. Basically its the same reasoning as with water, and if I can not see anything wrong will be reflected. In the memoirs of the French philosopher Benjamin Constard mention mirrors superstition related to Napoleon Bonaparte is. During one of his campaigns in Italy broke the glass portrait of Josephine. Napoleon did not rest until the messenger who brought the mail had arrived safely, was afraid that something happened. Napoleon probably like many other people associate the fact of breaking glass with a bad omen.
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