Friday the 13th. “Cause this is thriller!” - Or not?!

I woke up this morning, after a really good and long sleep. Sun was shining through my window and I thought: “Hey, it’s Friday today!” Last day of work for this week, no going to bed early tonight and no getting up early tomorrow morning. I was pleased.

Until I got a tweet saying: “Friday the 13th though o_O”. And then I thought “Oh right...so?” What actually is the meaning of Friday the 13th and why are most people so scared of it? I had absolutely no idea, since for me this day is actually nothing special, so what do you do in that case? Right – Google it.

And this is what I found:

"Like many human beliefs, the fear of Friday the 13th (known as paraskevidekatriaphobia) isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical. As with most superstitions, people fear Friday the 13th for its own sake, without any need for background information.”

That's exactly what I was thinking really. Humans can be stupid sometimes. They do fear this day but have no idea why. For many people Friday the 13th means bad luck on this day, for others it’s just another normal day in the calendar and some even consider the number 13 as a lucky number, means a lucky day. I can’t actually complain about a Friday the 13th. Nothing bad ever happened to me on such a day (still, knock on wood for this! ;D). I mean, you have good and bad days anyway, right? Doesn’t particularly mean you ALWAYS have bad luck on Friday 13th. You never know what the day might bring when you get out of bed in the morning, friday 13th or not. You just follow your routine and hope it's gonna be a good day for you.

But still, I find it rather interesting. So tell me about your experience with Friday 13th. Do you actually believe in it? If so, can you explain why? Did something ever happen to you on a day like this? Good or bad? Or is it also just a normal day for you? I’d love to know.

And now, let’s hope no black cat will cross your way on the streets today and Friday 13th will be nice to you.






Good luck then.

Sab x