Mirrors:-
Looking ourselves into a mirror is something which we daily do in our life. It shows how we look or how our outer appearance is? And of course, we use it for creating funny moments in front of it. It somehow fascinates us and at the same time, there are haunted unusual mirrors behind which several mysteries hidden to which we are unaware of.
Mysterious questions behind mirrors:
Have you ever noticed any unusual thing while gazing into a mirror for long hours? While looking at your reflection, have you ever thought what is exactly behind a mirror? Do you ever come across any weird mirror which does not show your reflection? Like all these, there are various mysterious questions behind mirrors which will frighten anyone.
Long-held myths and legends surrounding mirrors:-
Using mirror had become so common to us in present times, that we hardly think of any unusual things about it. We never take things seriously until and unless something happens in someone’s life. We always forget that even small things which we ignore might have many hidden truths behind it. In the same way, there are many myths and legends related to the mirrors which give anyone a haunted feeling.
Some of the myths are as follows:-
1. Roman people believed that breaking a mirror has a negative impact and will bring seven years bad luck in one’s life
2. Jewish people believed that when someone is about to die all the mirrors in the house should be covered otherwise the soul of that person gets trapped into it.
3. Some also believe that one should never look into a mirror during the night by candlelight as this will make you see the ghosts.
4. In ancient times, many believed that mirrors are used as an entrance or portal by ghosts to enter any house.
5. Some also say that a bed in a house should never be placed in front of a mirror as it likely to get negative effects from spirits.
6. Some are of the view that old mirrors in the house should always move to different places, in order to prevent from attacking by evil powers.
7. There are still others who are of the view that mirror invokes unusual illusion when people look at their reflection into it.
8. From the Greek times, mirrors have been used for magical purposes and also for reading the future of a person.
9. In some culture, people also believe that a mirror shows the real soul or true nature of a person. That is why vampires and evil spirits do not have any reflection in the mirror as they don’t have a soul.
10. Serbo- Croatian people believe that to stop a spirit from wandering a mirror should be buried with the dead person.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s the craziest mirror superstition of them all?
There’s a reason that mirrors have played a unique role in pop culture and folklore over the years — after all, seeing our reflection is a fascinating thing! That’s why, just for fun, we’ve rounded up a few popular mirror myths and superstitions.
Seven Years Bad Luck
Perhaps the most well-known mirror myth, the belief that breaking a mirror would bring you seven years bad luck dates back to the ancient Romans. They believed life was renewed every seven years, which explains the length of the curse. (Luckily, this is just an old superstition; however, there are certain steps you should follow if you break a mirror to dispose of it safely.)
No Reflection = No Soul
It’s said that fantastical beings like vampires and witches don’t have a reflection when they look in the mirror because they don’t have a soul, and mirrors are meant to reflect our souls back to us.
Bloody Mary
A favorite “dare” in every adolescent slumber party’s nightly game of “Truth or Dare,” this folklore ritual claimed anyone who spoke Bloody Mary’s name 13 times in front of a dimly lit mirror would summon her bloody ghost.
See Your Future Husband
Apparently, at midnight on Halloween night, if you peel an apple in one long continuous strip in front of a mirror, then toss the peel over your left shoulder with your right hand, your future husband will be revealed to you in the mirror. Other versions of this myth say you actually eat the apple, so make sure you do your research before you give this one a shot.
Bad Feng Shui
In order to have a bedroom that follows the principles of feng shui, you better not have a mirror that faces your bed. This is because of the belief that your body and spirit go through a repairing process while sleeping, and it would be damaging to your rest to have the negative energy your body releases during sleep reflected back at you.
While we don’t know what to believe about some of these superstitions and myths, we know one unequivocal truth about mirrors: they look better with a frame.
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