It's Friday the 13th!

Well today is Friday the 13th and there are loads of superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th which are a combination of two separate fears:

    the fear of the number 13 (called triskaidekaphobia)
    the fear of Fridays

Unlucky 13

It is unlucky to have thirteen at a table or in a company. The number 13, in the Christian faith, is the number of people at the Last Supper, with the 13th guest at the table being the traitor, Judas.

Why are people superstitious of the number 13?

    A witches coven consists of 13 members.
    Tarot Card number 13 is the Death Card, depicting the Grim Reaper
    Hotels rarely have a room number 13
    There are 13 steps leading to the gallows.
    13 knots in a hangman's noose.
    13 feet which the guillotine blade falls.
    The driver of Princess Diana hit pillar 13 at Place de l'Alma, Paris, France which unfortunately resulted in her death.

Fridays

    Fridays have been considered an unlucky day since the medieval times.
    It is generally considered bad luck to start anything on a Friday - a new journey, job, marriage, business project, giving birth, moving house
    It is unlucky to cut fingernails and hair on a Friday.
    In Britain, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose!

Info sourced from Project Britain.

I have to say that I personally don't like Friday the 13th, I do take extra care if I'm driving or doing anything that could cause me to be harmed.

Are you superstitious of this day?

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It makes me a little nervous I must admit. My future mother in law has been with her bf for a year as of today. It's all she has talked about. 

She tends to repeat things incessantly so I'm sure I'll relive this day for the next 6 months 

Happy Birthday Hazel! Love that face gurl!

Happy Birthday Hazel, Watch out for black cats!

Is that pic not the funniest but at the same time, cutest pic?!! Happy Birthday Hazel and many more 

Whoops. Not sure how the  got in my previous post. Sorry Hazel, winks

Sweet.  Happy Birthday Hazel.  She is adoreable.

Whoops. Not sure how the  got in my previous post. Sorry Hazel, winks

"Thirteen at a table is unlucky only when the hostess has only twelve chops." – Groucho Marx.

I don't believe in these kinds of things, bad things don't wait for the 13th to happen!

Very true Johnny. I lost at bingo tonight and that always happens. Not just on Friday 13th.

I do not so much believe in Friday the 13th and Halloween but I do believe in full moon where people seem go crazy
but then again who knows... if it is true or not cause my mother in law called me at 1 a.m last night asked me if I need new tires for my van. (thought something happened...ugh)

By the way, Happy B-day to a beautiful Hazel!!!