Labrador.
1202. Lie down on a table and you will die before the year is out.
Mattawamkeag, Me.
1203. To hold a lamp over a sleeping person causes death.
Massachusetts.
1204. To break a looking-glass is a sign of death in the family before the year closes.
General in the United States.
1205. To break a looking-glass is a sign of death, or of bad luck or seven years. This is quite a general belief. Domestic servants, and particularly superstitious persons, are often thrown into a panic by accidents of this sort.
General in the United States and Canada.
1206. If three persons look into a mirror at the same time, one will die within the year.