英语词汇breaking a mirror的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	breaking a mirror
词源	breaking a mirror. Almost everyone knows breaking a mir- ror brings you seven years of bad luck. The Romans introduced this superstition, choosing “seven years” because they believed that a person’s body was rejuvenated every seven years. They also believed that a broken mirror should be buried as soon as possible.
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