That kind of rolls off the tongue doesn't it?
Today is Friday, the 13th.
August is the month in 2010 in which the 13th falls on a Friday. If you woke up today with the jitters, you may suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia, terms for those who fear Friday the 13th.
No one knows for sure how or when this superstition began, but one theory suggests that it began as a combination of two older superstitions.
The first was that the number 13 is unlucky as it follows 12, a number considered complete as it equals, among other things, months in a year and hours on a clock.
The second is that Friday is an unlucky day due to the many disasters that have occurred on Friday, including some stock market crashes such as Black Friday.
Read about Friday the 13th history and fun facts.
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