Current superstitions : $b collected from the oral tradition of English speaking folk
General
Current superstitions : $b collected from the oral tradition of English speaking folk
Folklore -- England; Folklore -- United States
1340. If the right cheek burns, some one is speaking well of you; if the
left, they are speaking ill of you; if both, they speak well and ill at
once. Moisten the finger in the mouth and touch it to the cheek, naming
those whom you suspect; the one at whose name it grows cool was speaking
of you.
_New Brunswick._
1341. If your right ear burns, some one is talking well of you; if your
left, he is talking ill.
_General in the United States._
1342. If you bite the corner of your apron, you will make back-biters
bite their tongues.
_Pennsylvania._
1343. Pinch your ear, and the person talking of you will bite his own
tongue.
1344. If the right ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking well
of you; if the left ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking
unkindly of you; but if both ears burn, friend and foe are fighting about
you.
_Pennsylvania._
1345. If your ears burn, people are talking well of you; if your ears are
cold, the contrary.
_New Hampshire._
1346. If your right ear burns, a lady is speaking of you; if the left, a
man.
_Maine and Pennsylvania._
1347. If your left ear itches, some one is saying unpleasant things about
you; but if your right ear, pleasant things. Some say,--
Both left and right
Are good at night.
_Cambridge, Mass._
1348. If the right eye itches, it is a sign you will cry; if the left,
you will laugh, because R stands for "roar" and L for "laugh."
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
1349. If the right eye itches, you'll laugh; if the left eye, you'll cry.
_Boston, Mass._
1350. If your eye itches, some one wants to see you and can't.
_Peabody, Mass._
1351. If you look at one who has inflamed eyes, you'll catch the disease.
_Maine and Ohio._
1352. If your elbow itches, you will sleep with a stranger.
_Boston, Mass._
1353. If the right foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you will
be welcome; if the left foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you
are unwelcome.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
1354. If while going to see any one your left foot itches, you are not
welcome.
_Alabama._
1355. The nose itching is a sign you are going to "get mad."
_Peabody, Mass._
1356. If your nose itches, it is a sign of a present.
1357. If your nose itches, some one will be provoked with you.
1358. If your nose itches, it is a sign that
You'll be mad,
See a stranger,
Kiss a fool,
Or be in danger.
_Prince Edward Island._
1359. If your nose itches, you will
See a stranger,
Kiss a fool,
Or be in danger.
_Peabody, Mass._
1360. If your nose itches, it is a sign you will be kissed, cussed, or
vexed.
_Somerville, Mass._
1361. If the nose itches, some say you will receive a letter; others
declare it is a sign your lover is thinking of you.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
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