Good and bad luck signs 1

The ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle. Some believe it is disrespectful, and unlucky, to walk underneath one because triangles symbolize the Holy Trinity. The bad luck is warded off by crossing the fingers or making a wish while under the ladder. Magpies are generally thought to be unlucky. This belief is said to come from the Bible, as the magpie was the only bird that refused to enter Noah’s Ark. In China, however, the magpie is a good omen, and should never be killed. Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years bad luck. This idea may come from the old belief that your reflection is an image of your soul, so anything that charges the reflection may bring evil. The length of the period of bad luck may come from the Roman belief that life renews itself every seven years.