why do some religions drape dark coverings over mirrors after someone dies?
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When mirrors were new they were very expensive. Only the very wealthy could afford them. If a servant broke one the master or Mistress would cause them so much grief that mirrors were considered  bad luck. The owners encouraged this so that the servants would be more careful. Like most superstitions this one is a way of making people aware of a danger that mignt not be paid attention to unless threatened with bad luck.
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They feel the need to warn you that you're going to their hell when you die because they "care" about you. They don't realize that Druidism and all other forms of Paganism have been around thousands and thousands of years, pre-dating Jesus by a long-shot. The concept of hell and heaven were forgin! \n\nIt's only been recently that the Christian church, especially the Catholic church, have labeled our beliefs as evil, even though there's no proof to support that theory other than a fallible book written by man.
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It's statistically improbable that a country could operate on such terms. I think perhaps what your friend meant is there are societies in the world where when someone dies, a new couple copulate and prepare to bring a new being to life. This is a spiritual practice as much as a population control mechansim, as they believe that the spirit of the person who died is reborn into the new addition to the society. Such practices are common in tribes and colonies that choose to maintain the prehistoric way of life, such as those living in the amazon, the congo and the himalayas.
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From my understanding, it's a state of being that our actions, judgments, and pain we place upon others place us into.  That being said, it's a place of spiritual understanding and atonement, a mental place of searching for understanding and clarity, a soul place of seeking to right what your actions put "wrong" (meaning out of Divine Alignment).  The life-review-process, the process a person enters into upon "death," is the first step in the process of gaining understanding and healing from one's personal hell.
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it is a deception of Satans. These people honstly believe that they are not out to  do anything bad on others so it can't  be bad. If only the world would just stop and realize, satan is going to use what looks and sounds good to trap them. If the source of power does not come from God then it is bad, and that is all there is too it.
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When people encounter such experiences it is likely that there is a message that is trying to be expressed.  What that message is depends upon if you know the person that died or not.  If not, then the message may be intended for another and they are trying to communicate it through you.\n\nThe scarier or tough part is having the courage to find out.  Many times these experiences are brief and something interrupts the attempt to communicate.  Since it is often believed that the those dead and in limbo are in-part energy and part spirit, perhaps even magnetic energy.  Magnetic energy flow can be interrupted by people or other things moving near them.  Also, there is the thought that the dead person is in a state of time that only can be revealed for short moment of time.\n\nA gift such as psychic ability needs to be explored to see where it can be used for good and to help others.  Be looking for the message or thoughts that are revealed during the encounter.
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Its made that way as an anti-glare feature.\n\nThere's a full mirror behind a partial mirror.  The two mirrors are a few degrees apart either can be used.  The dimmer one is for night driving to cut glare from headlights.
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I think it's because we don't know what's after you die. Well it's scary. If your Cristian or Muslim you believe in after life  I don't know for the others. if there is a hell won't you be afraid to die?
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It is a deception. These are called in the Bible, "familiar spirits". Demonic entities know all about your deceased loved ones and can mimic them will all sorts of facts or the way they appear. They can talk via Ouija boards and other such "entries". This is why movies and television shows that glorify these as being authentic are not healthy for you--spiritually.
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Our understanding of the afterlife is so very limited.  I think the common threads throughout many of the religions points to a similar outcome that is probably independant of spiritual flavour.  Our personal spiritual tradition gives us a way of comprehending an incomprehensible concept.
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its a custom that was practiced in the late 1800s at funerals. instead of sewing the eyelids shut like we do today they put pennies on them to hold them down.
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since they normally do it to prevent the sun from reflecting in their eyes, it probably helps with the reflection of the lights in the dome.  That and looks.
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Every society has different ways of mourning their dead, and so does each individual. This doesn't seem to do as much with how to deal with grief as it does to give you ideas for decor, as you stated.
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yah i  woundered about this , why other religions are alergic to womans hair, or it turns them on so they lose all controle.in the old days in europe woman use to were [babuskas]triangluar cloths on there heads, wich may have been a modern adaptation of the berka,bee keeper suit.\n\nit may be MANS  atempt to HIDE THE [POWER- OF THE DEVINE MOTHER],the GODDESS is ALL POWERFUL and MAN might be jelouse of that POWER.so he attemps to steal it , BY SUBJEGATEING woman the devine representatives, of THE SUPREM [GOD-WOMAN]
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Black is not the universal color for mourning clothing.
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That's a darn good question. I'll need to remember this next time some mental burnout starts going on about ghosts. Maybe the clothes have souls?