Friday The 13th
It is the second day of the triple threat for 2009 as some would call it the second of the three most feared days of the year, Friday the 13th!
Isn’t it great?!
Such a rare occurrence happens only once every 11 years, the first one for this year was last month in February and the third, and last, will happen in November.
Nobody is quite sure where the link between bad luck and Friday the 13th started but there are a few ideas. It may have started in Biblical times when the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus, and in the Middle Ages both Friday and the number 13 were considered bearers of bad fortune.
Where or when it started is unknown but today the superstition permeates modern society.
Here are a few fun facts related to Friday the 13th:
1. Paraskavedekatriaphobia and Friggatriskaidekaphobia are better known as the Fear of Friday the 13th. If you have a fear of the number 13 you would be known as having Triskaidekaphobia.
2. Have you ever noticed that most hotels and other tall buildings do not have a 13th floor, while many hospitals have no room number 13, and several airline terminals also omit Gate 13.
3. It is considered bad luck to dine with 13 guests, so if you are in Paris superstitious diners can a hire a professional 14th guest, also known as a quatorzieme.
4. One of our most loved presidents would never host a dinner with 13 guests and would not travel on the 13th day of any month. Who? President Franklin D. Roosevelt. What do President Herbert Hoover and Napoleon have in common? They both were Triskaidekaphobic, they had an abnormal fear of the number 13.
These are just a few interesting things to know about Friday the 13th and how much of an impact it has had on society in the last two thousand years of history.
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