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- Mirrors
Gila Timur offer an unprecedented range of mirrors, in all styles, ranging from Traditional, Oval, Rustic, Modern, Wood and Overmantle. We have probably the largest collection of mirrors in all of Hertfordshire. Check out the categories to the right, and have a look to see if you can find something you like. We have enough to cater for all tastes, and budgets. Don't forget you can visit our shop. We have over 15,000 square feet of showrooms
- Lounge & Living Room
We're sure you'll find something in our Lounge and Living room section. You'll find Oak, Teak, Pine and Mahogany furniture, from all across the globe. Pine furniture from the UK, Contemporary Oak furniture from Lithuania, and Ethnic furniture from India, Bali, Indonesia and Vietnam. Everything is here to make your home a unique place, from CD and DVD storage to sideboards and coffee tables. Whatever your taste, we're sure there's something for you, just waiting to be discovered
- Dining Rooms
We truly do shine when it comes to Dining Rooms. From traditional Oak tables, to stunning Tamarin table slices (Check our Distinctive Dining range here), that will enhance any setting from the ordinary, the extraordinary! Come in and browse our showrooms, and witness for yourself what we have to offer. If you're after an Ethnic feel, again, you won't go far wrong with Gila Timur. We have such a broad range of furniture styles, that seeing really is believing
- Unique, Ethnic & Asian
Our Unique, Ethnic & Asian range of furniture, is what sets us apart from everyone else. We feel you won't find a range of items to match us. Our close ties with our friends in Asia (read our Why Are We Green? page) put as in the enviable position of being able to offer you something that the rest can't. Our site goes some way to exampling that. Browse our site, and have a good look at our products, and if you want a closer look, find out how far we are from you using our Get Directions Button
- Accessories
From Petrified Wooden Coasters, to bowls and plates, our Accessories section is vast, and all encompassing. Whether it's picking up something that just catches your eye, or going for an item that might set off your room in a subtle but unique manner, we have a great range of items here that are well worth your time browsing
- Office
Tired of office furniture with no character? You are sure to find something here to remedy that. Pick up something that will transform your workplace into a workable environment! Our office furniture comes from all over the world, and we're sure whatever feel you're after, we can offer you something both practical and stylish
- Bedroom
We have some exceptional bedroom items. Our UK based pine furniture showcases our more contemporary products, whilst our Oak bedroom furniture from Lithuania exemplifies our more stylised,classic range. We also offer some more obscure items too... but we're certain that whatever your budget you'll find something that will suit your taste, and wallet
- Recycled
We are immensely proud of our links to Recycled, and Environmentally Friendly Furniture. Have a look at our amazingly unique products, all of which are "one offs" in the truest sense of the word. We feel these products showcase Gila Timur's uniqueness as a furniture shop. Even if you're not looking for something along these lines, you might be tempted once you see what these itmes have to offer...
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Mirrors - Mirror Superstition
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There are many legends and superstitions surrounding mirrors. Mirrors are said to be a reflection of the soul, and they were often used in traditional witchcraft as tools for scrying or performing other spells. It is also said that mirrors cannot lie. They can show only the truth, so it is a very bad omen indeed to see something in a mirror which should not be there. Also there is a legend that a newborn child should not see a mirror until its first birthday as its soul is still developing. If the child sees its reflection it is said that it will die.
It is a common superstition that someone who breaks a mirror will receive seven years of bad luck.
One of the many reasons for this belief is that the mirror is believed to reflect part of the soul, therefore, breaking the mirror will break part of the soul. However, the soul is said to regenerate every seven years, thus coming back unbroken. To counter this one of many rituals has to be performed, the easiest of which is to stop the mirror from reflecting the broken soul by grinding it to dust. The belief might also simply originate from the high cost of mirrors in times gone past. It is also said that tapping the broken mirror on a gravestone seven times will allow the soul to heal. Another option is to bury the mirror, also preventing the mirror from reflecting the broken soul. However, if the mirror is both touched to the gravestone and buried, the bad luck will remain. If you are in this position, the only course of action is to dig up the mirror and grind it to dust. Finally, this dust must be sprinkled around the same gravestone on which the mirror was initially tapped.
In days past it was customary in the southern United States to cover the mirrors in a house where the wake of a deceased person was being held. It was believed that the person's soul would become trapped in a mirror left uncovered. This practice is still followed in other countries (Greece), extending to everything that could reflect the deceased person's face (like TV appliances); another explanation given is that the devil will appear in the reflection of the dead. Mirrors falling from walls or otherwise breaking or cracking mysteriously were said to be haunted.
According to legend, a vampire has no reflection in mirrors because it is an undead creature and has already lost its soul.
Spectrophobia is the fear of mirrors.
Another superstition claims it is bad luck to have two mirrors facing each other.
A staple of childhood slumber parties is the game Bloody Mary, which involves chanting "Bloody Mary" three times in a darkened room while staring into a mirror. There are many versions of the game, but the general idea is that "Mary" will appear in the mirror and attempt to harm or kill the person who has summoned her. Thanks to a series of popular horror movies based on a supernatural killer who haunted mirrors, the phrase "Candy Man" may be substituted for Mary.
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