Thank God! It's Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: why is it unlucky and other facts about the worst day in the calendar
If you are worried about what's in store this time, then you're not alone. Psychologists have even come up with a word for how you're feeling – paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th.
One option is to stay tucked up in bed all day to avoid any potential Friday the 13th bad luck that may come your way, or alternatively, you could ignore the superstitious chatter and embrace it.
In 2017, there happen to be two Friday the 13ths – January 13 and October 13.
Here are some fun facts to take your mind off it. As we'll discover, it may even be the belief in the Friday the 13th superstition that could, in fact, prove the greatest risk to the average person.
*The superstition around this day is thought to have come about during the Middle Ages, and may have Biblical origins.
*Some historians have claimed it was the day on which Eve bit the apple from the Tree of Knowledge, the great flood began and the builders of the Tower of Babel.
*In the New Testament there were 13 people present for Jesus's last supper on Maundy Thursday, the day before Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday.
The origins of the Friday the 13th being an unlucky date are shrouded in mystery.
*The number 13 has been considered unlucky for many years, even before Christ. The number 12 is historically considered the number of completeness (12 months of the year, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 hours of the clock...) while its older cousin, 13, has been seen as an outlier.
*There is also a biblical reference to 13 being considered unlucky. Judas, the apostle who later betrayed Jesus, was supposedly the 13th guest to sit down at the last supper. Christ was crucified on a Friday.
Much more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/fr...it-so-unlucky/
Personally, just another wonderful day to be inspired, to live with gusto.