Friday the 13th: Why it’s Unlucky Redux
Friday the 13th: The Unluckiest Day
In case you missed it the first time we posted it in June 2008, Friday the 13th: Why Friday the 13th is Considered Unlucky.
It explores the history of why Friday the 13th is considered so unlucky.
A random and sundry collection of information on the (supposedly) unluckiest of days: Friday the 13th.
* Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, as well as in Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Philippines.
* Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13.
There’s much more…
Some of the Friday the 13th “facts” are complete bunkum (In our opinion); some are interesting and others have a historical reason for designating the 13th day of the month–when it falls on a Friday–as “unlucky”.
This is the 3rd time in 2009 that Friday the 13th has appeared. February, March and November all have the unlucky day: Friday the 13th. It’s the last time for 2009.
In 2010, Friday the 13th will only make one appearance: in August.
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