paraskavedekatriaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th..

So as you all know, today is … none other than, Friday the 13th… and I was juuust wondering … why oh why does it have such a bad rep for being a such an unlucky day? In fact the number 13 is considered so unlucky that many hotels and office buildings don’t have a thirteenth floor or room. Instead they skip right over to fourteen. It is also a fact that in America, $800 or $900 million is lost in business each Friday the 13th because people will not fly or do business as usual. But what is the deal behind all of this ??

….. so heres what I found out :

I’ll start with why Friday is considered an unlucky day:
It so happens that the day Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden was a Friday, as was the day the great flood to cleanse the world began (which Noah built an ark for), the confusion at the Tower of Babel also occured on a Friday, not to mention the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. And apparently (according to Christians) Friday was the day that witches held their “satanic” ceremonies. On top of that, some historians say that on October 13th 1307 (a Friday.. durr!) was the day that hundreds of Knights Templar’s were simultaneously arrested and later tortured into admitting the heresy. All the days these events occured on are known as “Black Fridays” And as for 13? It was said that the satanic rituals carried out by witches involved 12 witches and a devil, making the number 13. ( How dumb!)

Strangely, there is evidence to suggest that Friday the 13th is actually unlucky, but only due to paranoia (in my humble opinion). Psychologists have found that some people are particularly prone to accidents or falling ill on Friday the 13th. This has been attributed to such people feeling a heightened state of anxiety on that day, known as the nocebo effect. So now u know!

"Now Friday came, you old wives say, Of all the week's the unluckiest day."- (1656)

But wateva! i still say TGIF ... i could not be more grateful!!