I personally have never had a fear of Friday the 13th; but I have friends that will not even leave the house when this day arrives. I always figured that if we were destined to have bad luck on any particular day; whether you were in or out of your house would not be a factor.
According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century. The earliest known documented reference in English occurs in Henry Sutherland Edwards' 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini:
Rossini was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; Why Friday the 13th Is UnluckyBut the fear of the #13 has been around for centuries. Huffington Post has a nice article about the #13 phobia at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/13/friday-the-13th-history-a_n_681152.html#s51638&title=No_room_in.
Some things that triskaidekaphobia has effected are:
~~Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13.
~~Many cities don't have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue.
~~Many airports skip the 13th gate.
~~Airplanes have no 13th aisle.
~~Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery.
~~More than 80% of high rises lack a 13th floor
~~On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12 and a half.
~~Traditionally in hangings, there are 13 knots in the noose and 13 steps leading up to the moment of death.
~~In France, socialites called quatorziens (fourteeners) make themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate.
~~Tarot Card number 13 is the Death Card, depicting the Grim Reaper.
Humans are amazing creatures and those that study them have a job that will not end until God calls us all to Peace and explains what She was thinking.
Love ya,
Night
PS....This post was supposed to appear yesterday but the Blot site was down most of the day. I may spend a few days reviewing Human Phobias next week as I find them interesting.
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