What is Paraskevidekatriaphobics?

 

Paraskevidekatriaphobics — people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th —

Happy Friday the 13th! Are you superstitious? Did you know this year there are 3 Friday the 13ths, and they are thirteen weeks apart!

I personally am not a superstitious person. I know of people who will not leave the house on the 13th if it lands on a Friday.

I have to admit, I've owned a black cat which I walked in front of, I've walked under a ladder.

Do you or someone you know believe in these superstitions?

• It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up.
• Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway.
• A bird in the house is a sign of a death
• It's bad luck to count the cars in a funeral cortege.
• A frog brings good luck to the house it enters.
• If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter
• An acorn at the window will keep lightning out

Hope you had a fantastic Friday the 13th!