Superstitions connected with bodily activities - Tingling and Itching

Interesting Myths and Superstitions around the world Part VI

TINGLING & ITCHING

• It is a common superstition that when one's ears tingle someone is talking about him.

• The tingling of the right ear is taken to mean that good is spoken, while, that of the left ear is a token of the fact that evil is spoken.

• The itching of the palm is considered an indication that the person will get some unexpected money. If continued for any length of time, a fortune will come to him.

• The itching of the thumb or nose denotes a visitor, sometimes an unwelcome intruder.

Source: Omens, Signs and Superstitions