Has your grandmother also seriously talked about avoiding a mirror on Good Friday? This superstition was once very popular in Polish homeshowever, over time, people forgot about him, and there was something mystical in him.
Our ancestors believed that On this special day, the mirror turns into a real magnet for unlucky, which even attracts life misfortunes. Why was he so feared and what other activities people also tried to avoid at this time? Here are the most important cautions.
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On Good Friday, it’s better not to browse without a need in the mirror, because you can get unlucky. Apparently, on this day, the mirror is a gate through which it can squeeze with unfavorable energy, able to attract unhappiness, vanity and care.
Farmers were to be shocked to the most on Good Friday, so as not to expose their fields to cropping. Some people still cover their mirrors on Good Friday or turn them to the other side so as not to tempt fate.
There are also people who believe that on this day the curtain between the worlds is extremely thin, and they can change into a kind of “portal with the afterlife”in which sometimes you can even see something terrifying, mystical, for which the average person is not ready.
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Not only browsing in the mirror can bring bad luck on Good Friday. On this day You should also beware of quarrels, making noise, and heavy physical work that can disturb the seriousness of this holy time.
In the villages, it is absolutely forbidden to plow the soil or plant plants on it so as not to violate its peace. Sewing and needlework is not recommended so that for the rest of the year “the needle does not break the body” or chopping wood for a similar reason. In the old days there was also superstition, which forbidden hair washing.
Another superstition related to the big Friday was Avoiding borrowing anything on this day – both neighbors and family or friends. It was feared that this was a symbolic ritual of happiness, prosperity and protection against misfortunes.
