BREAKING A MIRROR WILL BEING 7 YEARS OF BAD LUCK. THIS DATED BACK TO THE ROMANS WHO FELT IT REFLECTED YOUR SOUL, NOT JUST YOUR FACE. THEY BELIEVED LIFE RENEWED EVERY 7 YEARS WHICH IS WHY THE CURSE WAS THOUGHT TO LAST EXACTLY THAT LONG. HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN A MIRROR?

OPENING AN UMBRELLA INDOORS. 18TH CENTURY ENGLAND KNEW THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE LARGE AND STIFF WITH METAL SPOKES, OPENING THEM INDOORS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR BREAK INDOOR ITEMS. THE BAD LUCK WARNING WORKED AS A PRACTICAL SAFETY RULE. IF YOU OPEN AN UMBRELLA INDOORS, DO YOU BELIEVE IT WILL CAUSE BAD LUCK?