Mirror, mirror.
May 7, 2008
According to trivia-library.com:
Before the invention of mirrors, man gazed at his reflection, his “other self,” in pools, ponds, and lakes. If the image was distorted, it was a mark of impending disaster. The “unbreakable” metal mirrors of the early Egyptians and Greeks were valued items because of their magical properties. After glass mirrors were introduced, it was the Romans who tagged the broken mirror a sign of bad luck. The length of the prescribed misfortune, 7 years, came from the Roman belief that man’s body was physically rejuvenated every 7 years, and he became, in effect, a new man.
Well, I broke a mirror when I was about 15 years old. I am now 20, (21 in August!), which means that I have a solid year of misfortune left in my life. Or not… I am pretty sure that any misfortune I’ve run into during these past 6 years has been completely unrelated to the fact that I broke a small hand mirror. This superstition is just a bit too far fetched for me! Better luck next time, Romans.
As far as superstitions dealing with mirrors go, though, there is one that has made me afraid ever since I was a little kid. To this day, I have not been willing to look into a mirror and recite “Bloody Mary” three times. (For more info on this SCARY legend, visit http://www.castleofspirits.com/bloodymary.html)
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Insanity | May 8, 2008 at 5:38 pm
ive done this afair few times and as far as im aware she dosent appear. but soem of the legands say she only apears if your hideing a secret where someone died . seeing as mirrors show the truth of who you are i find this a more beliveable version of bloody mary. also”bloody mary is said to have been mary queen of scotts in another version, seeing as all the different versions of this urban legand i find it hard to pinpoint where the truth in this originated from.
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Gabrielle R. | December 13, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I have done it and it’s not a joke! It IS real. Because I saw her in the mirror. And whenever i say a sentence with bloody or Mary in it, shes there.