American comedian Jerry Lewis often used a trick in films and shows that could make the audience laugh with a 100% guarantee The actor, with his characteristic self-irony, kissed himself in the mirror Narcissism is not the best character trait However, people have long treated the mirror as a sacred object, so kissing one’s own reflection is often endowed with magical meaning It can bring health, prosperity and luck into a person’s life A holiday was established in honor of the unusual ritual August 3rd is Kissing a Mirror Day
This tradition exists in the culture of many peoples of the world The mirror, which is the working tool of magicians, smiles and winks, it is kissed before a wedding or birthday It is believed that it is able to accumulate positive energy and give it back Meditations with a mirror and a candle can increase your level of awareness and strength of spirit A person who has achieved perfection in this practice ceases to see himself in the reflection, as he begins to look into emptiness
The mirror opens portals to other worlds Esotericists believe that it reflects not only the present, but the past and the future This fact was confirmed by the invention and experiments of the Soviet scientist NA Kozyreva In its concave mirrors, time flowed backwards, people saw themselves from the outside and received information that was transmitted to them by the participants in the experiment, who were thousands of kilometers from the laboratory
The ancient Slavs never slept on a bed if it was reflected in a mirror It was believed that during a night's rest a person's soul could go to Nav and not return Today, according to a long-standing tradition, if there is a deceased person in the house, all reflective surfaces are covered According to beliefs, the soul of the deceased can get lost in mirrors, which are portals to another world, and not leave the Earth for 40 days after death
The magical artifact was mentioned more than once in myths, legends and fairy tales
This dialogue of the queen from Pushkin’s fairy tale about the seven heroes is familiar to many of us from childhood Women at all times loved to look at themselves in reflection However, in real life, as it turns out, men admire themselves more, according to statistics Representatives of the stronger sex love to look at the advantages of their own appearance in the mirror and catch the reflection during the day much more often than women
Girls have long used mirrors to tell fortunes about their betrothed during Christmas time, but most often - in order to once again be convinced of their irresistibility and beauty There is nothing wrong with expressing self-love Therefore, feel free to touch your reflection with your lips in honor of Kissing Day with a mirror and feel a surge of strength and positive emotions