The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

GOOD AND BAD OMEN

IF YOUR LEFT EAR RINGS, BAD NEWS IS ON THE WAY,
IF YOUR RIGHT EAR RINGS, GOOD NEWS WILL COME SOON.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS COLLECTED FROM MY MOTHER WHO,
WHEN I COMPLAINED OF MY EARS RINGING,
RELATED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AS TOLD HER BY HER MOTHER.

Data entry tech comment: SEVERAL CARDS ARE IN ARCHIVE REGARDING SAME COMMENT.

Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR