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  2. Seven Years Bad Luck - Wikipedia

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    Seven Years Bad Luck is a 1921 American comedy film written and directed by, and starring Max Linder. A man about to be married becomes fearful of bad luck when he breaks a mirror. A man about to be married becomes fearful of bad luck when he breaks a mirror.

  3. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  4. Here are some common superstitions associated with bad luck on Friday the 13th: Breaking a mirror: Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck, so handle glass carefully today.

  5. Superstition in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    1.2 Broken mirror. 1.3 ... Otherwise, it's thought to bring bad luck. [2] ... there is a belief that breaking a mirror brings bad luck and seven years of unhappiness ...

  6. It's Friday the 13th. Here's why some people still believe in ...

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    Understanding the psychology behind good luck charms and bad omens. ... cats and broken mirrors. ... bad luck superstition was walking under a ladder (21%) followed by breaking a mirror (21%) and ...

  7. Polterabend - Wikipedia

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    Glass is not broken because for some glass symbolises happiness. Mirrors should not be broken due to the old superstition that breaking a mirror will bring seven years of bad luck, in addition to the good things – or the lack thereof – in the breaker's and/or breakee's past. The couple must thereafter take care of cleaning up the pile of ...

  8. Superstition - Wikipedia

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    According to superstitions, breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck. [62] From ancient Rome to Northern India, mirrors have been handled with care, or sometimes avoided all together. [61] Horseshoes have long been considered lucky. Opinion is divided as to which way up the horseshoe ought to be nailed.

  9. What is Friday the 13th and why is it considered unlucky ...

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    This year will see the date occur twice, in September and December. ... off the Olympics in 2008 at 8:08 p.m. on the eight day of the eight month because the number is associated with good luck.