The mirror has been surrounded by superstitions since ancient times. In Slavic folk culture, this object symbolized N. I. Tolstoy. Slavic antiquities. Ethnolinguistic dictionary in five volumes. Volume 2 the boundary between the earthly and otherworldly world. He was endowed with supernatural power, the ability to show the invisible.
People believed that evil spirits could dwell in the mirror or behind it, and therefore, by breaking this object, you can incur all sorts of troubles. The Slavs were afraid to look at their reflection at night, forbade pregnant women to approach the mirror and bring babies to it.
And these traditions have passed through the centuries, rooted in the public consciousness in the form of vague superstitions. They also concern gifts. It is believed that it is not worth presenting a mirror to another person, because it is:
But, as is the case with many other beliefs, there is no specific explanation of how a reflective surface can harm. So you can safely give mirrors to those who do not believe in the other world and attracting failures.
If the recipient is a superstitious person, you can try the method that is used when giving a knife . Let the recipient of the gift give you a small coin — as if he will buy a mirror from you and thus get rid of all the negative effects of such a gift.
