Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck for most English, French and Portugese speaking countries.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreísthirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). The term is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen appearing in any case.

Both the number thirteen and Friday have been considered unlucky:

• In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve recognized signs of the zodiac, the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve Apostles of Jesus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.

• Friday, as the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified, has been viewed both positively and negatively among Christians. The actual day of Crucifixion was the 14th day of Nissan in the Hebrew Lunar calendar which does not correspond to "Friday" in the solar calendar of Rome. The 15th day of Nissan (beginning at Sundown) is celebration of Passover.

*adapted from Wikipedia*

Anyways, I personally do not really believe in having bad lucks on any Friday the 13th. If I do, it's purely by chance. Hmm, perhaps I should just wish everyone "Good Luck" and "Be Careful" just to be on the safe side. Time to rent the movie "Friday the 13th" and watch.




Shall get that from the school library after exam. Hopefully I don't freak out and have nightmares instead. *fingers cross*