I used to belive that you shouldn't eat anything while looking into the mirror, otherwise you will see a devil in it!
A childhood belief about mirrors

others believed things like this
- I believed that if I looked too long in the mirror admiring myself the Devil would appear.— Paul Elletson
- If you stare into a mirror in almost complete darkness, the devil will appear instead of your reflection.Anon
- when i was young i used to believe that my image on a mirror would come to life if i broke the mirror.Anon
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- My mum told me that if you eat while you're on the toilet, you're feeding the devil! — Claire
- i thought when you flushed, it went down to hell and that's what the devil fed the people in he..— Barb.