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 Some Superstitions:
Itching or Tingling
When a person is itching or tingling, it is supposed to
foretell a future event. The following are some common
omens:
Right Ear: someone is speaking well of you, or
your mother is thinking of you.
Left Ear: someone is maligning you, or your
lover is thinking of you
Right Eye: a pleasant surprise is coming
Left Eye: a disappointment is coming
Right Palm: money is coming to you
Left Palm: you will have to pay money
Feet: if the under-part of the foot itches, you
will soon tread on strange ground
Knee: you will kneel in a strange place
Nose: means you will be kissed, cursed, or
vexed, or shake hands with a fool
Ladders
It is unlucky to walk under a ladder. If a person must walk
underneath a ladder they should do one of the following:
Cross the fingers until a dog is seen.
Spit three times through the rungs or over the
left shoulder
Spit on the shoe and do not look back until the
spit has dried
Be silent until a four legged animal is seen
Human Moles
Moles are intended to tell the future depending on where the
mole is located. Often, moles on the right side of the body
are fortunate and the ones on the left side are unfortunate.
Chin: a sign of riches
Front of the throat: you will be lucky
Back of neck: likely to end on the gallows
Nose: will travel a lot
Lip: hearty eater or fluent talker
Stomach: shows great strength
Thigh: shows poverty and sorrow
Wrist: a lively mind
Salt
It was once believed that a prayer said near salt would be
answered. Also, if parents brought a plateful of salt to the
baby’s baptism, it was thought that the child would
certainly go to heaven. It was even said that when people
moved into a new house they should take in a box of coal and
a plate of salt before anything else to be prosperous. It is
considered very unlucky to borrow salt and even more unlucky
to return it. It a person spill salt it should not be
cleaned up until the person throws salt over his back three
times to avoid misfortune.
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