Here s a little background information on mirrors and front doors.
Mirror in front of door superstition.
These stories evolved from the times when people used water as a mirror.
Some of these include hanging a cross over the front door for protection a horseshoe for good luck hanging mirrors near the front door to ward away evil spirits and the evil eye and there are also a variety of statues that can be.
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.
Many people believe that it is bad luck to sleep in front of a mirror.
There are many superstitions involving mirrors.
That s why just for fun we ve rounded up a few popular mirror myths and superstitions.
The broken mirror is probably the focus of more superstitions than any other subject is.
They believed life was renewed every seven years which explains the length of the curse.
They have a final chance to take care of how they look before they leave the house.
There are a variety of superstitions rituals and curios that are associated with the front door of one s home.
There s nothing wrong with having a mirror at the foyer or close to the front door.
If a mirror suddenly falls to the ground and does not break good fortune will enter your life.
Mirror facing the front door causes instability.
About mirrors and front doors.
In some superstitions the deceased will try and grab the souls of the living who look in the possessed mirrors.
Seven years bad luck.
Read the most terrifying haunted mirror story ever.
All of the feng shui schools agree that the front door of your home is an important area.
Foyer and front door 11.
They looked into the water to see their fates.
Possibly because of that fascination there is an incredibly wide variety of superstitions myths and urban legends surrounding mirrors specifically and reflective bodies in general.
Breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck.