Why people in Kalmykia should not look in the mirror tomorrow

All day October 16 in Russia associated with evil spirits. Parents feared that evil spirits could enter the house, which would not only poison, but also kidnap children.

It was possible to protect the child by lightly walking along his hands and feet with a birch broom. Then the branches had to be thrown into the fire, and the ashes buried outside the threshold.

On October 16, it is forbidden to look in the mirror. Violators of the ban, the elders predicted 40 troubles.