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Send things through the doorstep. The threshold of the house our ancestors always protected from bad influence, therefore the transfer of something was carried out only if the person's foot was on the threshold.
Sitting on the path. Earlier trips were risky occupations. Predatory beasts, bandits and bad weather could detain the traveler and bring trouble. People attracted good luck, because the help of native walls gave confidence in the successful outcome of any journey.
Broken mirror. Mirror in the old days was not the same as we see it now. In those days, mirrors were status items that talked about prosperity. The difficulty in manufacturing and transporting the fragile object further raised its value. A broken mirror attracted 7 years of misfortune - it was such a period that our ancestors considered sufficient to accumulate a new attribute.