Lip shape, color, thickness and size illustrate a person’s mood and character. All the signs associated with the condition of the lips are directly related to the functions that the lips perform.
Lips are thick, medium, thin, plump, swollen. Not only humans have lips, but monkeys and some species of fish have them. But only people have collected observations and signs about situations that are repeated under certain conditions, in particular about what can happen to a person if his lips itch.
One of the main functions of the lips is related to nutrition. From birth, the baby wraps his lips around his mother’s nipple or bottle nipple to receive nourishing milk. It is with our lips that we first of all touch the food and feel its temperature and consistency. Hence the folk signs: “Lips itch – for a noisy and generous feast”, “Lips combed – for a tasty treat or an edible gift”, “Lips itch – there are goodies.”
Physiologists have noticed one of the conditioned reflexes of a person associated with the desire to drink or eat: a person begins to touch his lips and mouth. This reflex explains the signs about food intake.
Another function of the lips is related to love and affection. With his lips a man kisses beloved and dear people and objects: a mother – a child, a child – a favorite toy, a groom – a bride. People associate many signs with the desire to scratch their lips, one of which is kisses: “If your lips itch, you will soon have to kiss”, “Upper lip itches – passionate kisses with a prominent man”, “Lower lip combed – wait for kisses with a woman.” Moreover, it was noticed that the initiator of the kisses will be the wrong person who has itchy lips.
The signs associated with kissing are understandable. In the old days, when there were no lipsticks, girls smeared their lips with beeswax or honey to make their lips smooth and bright. When there was a date with a man, the girls carefully wiped everything from their lips so as not to reveal the secret of their shine. Wax is very difficult to wipe off the skin, so I had to rub my lips with a dry and hard cloth, wash them with hot water. After that, the lips began to itch, burn and itch.
The lips are involved in the formation of sounds. Before an important conversation, speech, interview, some people get nervous and start pulling, scratching their lips. Most likely, it was this behavior of people that gave rise to folk signs affecting the function of the lips associated with conversations and speech: “Lips itch – talk a lot”, “Itch lips – have a serious and important conversation”, “Scratch lips – have an interesting conversation.”
For words spoken to another person and not pleasant to him, a person can be hit on the lips. Popular wisdom says: “Lips itch – it will get from someone on the lips”, “Lips itch – to a quarrel with a loved one.”
Signs of upcoming troubles can save a person from bad circumstances, make him think about his thoughts, mood, upcoming conversations. That is, to do everything so that the omen does not come true.
Lips – a reflection of mood
A person demonstrates his emotions to others by folding his lips into various shapes. Joy is expressed in the form of lips stretched into a smile, doubt – in the curvature of the lips, sadness – in the drooping corners of the lips. For the emotional function of the lips, the people did not forget to notice the patterns: “The lips itch closer to the right corner – to joy and smiles, to the left – to chagrin, in the middle – to prolonged boredom.”
There are signs in which several interpretations are combined at once: “Lips itch – get a tasty treat from someone with whom there will be passionate kisses”, “Itchy lips – get lips for empty chatter.”
Newlyweds have their own folk omens about the lips: “Lips itch strongly – the honeymoon will last a lifetime”, “Lips and chin itch – love will not last long”, “If lips and nose itch, the husband will be a drunkard”, “Lips itch and neck – married life will be bright and cheerful. “
All signs may not work. Itchy lips are often caused by an allergy to new lipstick, gloss, or lip balm. Lip itching can also be caused by a variety of medical conditions. The most common is herpes. When chapped and dry on the lips, peeling of the skin occurs and they begin to itch and sometimes hurt. Lips are one of the most attractive parts of the face, therefore, to maintain beauty, you need to take care of your lips: moisturize them, make lip masks. And omens come true for those who believe in them.
It is interesting to note that lip marks differ among different peoples. The signs of the Russian people are incomprehensible to other nations, they cause surprise, a smile, and sometimes misunderstanding.
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