The fact that Friday the 13th or Black Friday as it is sometimes called is a widely held superstition in western philosophy and society is strange. the term Friday the 13th was only used for the first time to mean bad luck when Rossini, the Italian Composer died in 1868.
The 1907 book Friday the 13th about a broker who tries to create a crisis on Wall Street may have popularised the myth because it was only during the 20th century that the superstition of Friday 13th grew.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a genuine fear of Friday 13th
Friday was the day Jesus dies and their were 13 at the Last Supper?????
Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales said Friday was a bad day to begin a journey.
In Finland, Friday 13th is National Accident Awareness Day.
In UK, the BMA say more accidents occur on Friday the 13th than any other date but Dutch authorities say its the safest.
The 1972 Andes plane crash where the survivors were forced to resort to cannibalism happened on the day.
In Spanish speaking countries and Greece, Tuesday 13th is seen as unlucky.
In Italy Friday 17th is unlucky.
In my opinion Superstitions are important both culturally and personally. They help us make sense of the world around us and only if we let our lives become obsessed and paranoId do they become harmful. I am not generally a superstitious person and I tolerate those that are.
Heres to Friday 13th wherever you are.
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