They believed life was renewed every seven years which explains the length of the curse.
Mirror in front of door superstition.
All of the feng shui schools agree that the front door of your home is an important area.
It s called the mouth of qi because the entry is how energy and qi life force enters a space.
Some people like placing a mirror close to the front door or foyer for convenience.
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.
If a mirror suddenly falls to the ground and does not break good fortune will enter your life.
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Many people believe that it is bad luck to sleep in front of a mirror.
The broken mirror is probably the focus of more superstitions than any other subject is.
Seven years bad luck.
Everyone has heard for example that breaking a mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.
There s nothing wrong with having a mirror at the foyer or close to the front door.
They looked into the water to see their fates.
In some superstitions the deceased will try and grab the souls of the living who look in the possessed mirrors.
They have a final chance to take care of how they look before they leave the house.
That s why just for fun we ve rounded up a few popular mirror myths and superstitions.
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.
Mirror facing the front door causes instability.
These stories evolved from the times when people used water as a mirror.
Here s a little background information on mirrors and front doors.
There are a variety of superstitions rituals and curios that are associated with the front door of one s home.
About mirrors and front doors.
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.