With Friday the 13th and St. Patrick’s Day so close this year, will bad luck rub off or will the luck of the Irish prevail? Maybe a cage match between Jason Voorhees and a Leprechaun and may the best, er, whatever they are, win.
Are you among the millions who believe Friday the 13th is bad luck?
Are you especially careful on this day? Statistically, there are actually fewer accidents and injuries on Friday the 13th, most likely because people are more cautious.
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Do you have any superstitions?
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Do you carry a good luck charm or talisman?
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Believe in signs?
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Omens?
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Portents?
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Do you wear a special outfit for a job interview or date?
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Have a lucky symbol or charm with you when taking a test?
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Not shower before the big game?
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Bring a troll (hopefully just a toy one) with you to bingo?
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Don’t trust black cats?
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Never walk under a ladder?
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Throw salt over your left shoulder if you spill salt?
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Freak out if you break a mirror?
I can’t think of any of that I believe in, then again, I don’t really believe in luck either. I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong in believing, unless it controls you.
Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky? Theories abound.
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The combination of 13 being considered an unlucky number and Friday an unlucky day.
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Books, movies, urban legends, numerology, deaths, etc. about it.
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People coping with grief or trauma often try to find something to blame, perhaps superstitions seemed an easy scapegoat.
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Humans always want an explanation or excuse.
Strange thing is, most countries and cultures don’t actually consider Friday the 13th unlucky…
Dear readers, do you do anything different on Friday the 13th?
I could suggest the new Friday the 13th movie released today,
I think it’s called:
Friday the 13th Part XXXV:
Jason Kills Again at his Seniors Assisted Living Home
My serial killers are my children this morning. They are loving me to death.
Awww, that can never be a bad thing. 🙂
I don’t have any and Friday the 13th is just another day to me. 😀
I hope it’s a good day. 🙂
It’s been busy but the weather has been between 45 and 50F. Woo hoo.
I know, I’m watching the snow melt and thinking, yes, yes, yes!!! 😉
Me too, and I can’t stop smiling. 🙂
I’ve got the Brady Bunch song, ‘Let’s all go for a walk outside now, the sunny sun’s calling my name’ going through my mind. 😉
Good one! Now that one is going around in my head. 😀
Sorry. 😉
Ha. I don’t believe you. 😉
I’m trying to be sorry. 😉
Double 😀 😀 😀
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I survived drinking my annual Shamrock Shake. I think that tests all my luck in one fell swoop 😀
You are a brave soul. 😉
I love the last picture… Classic
Old school villain…
My superstition is that I only read and comment on the really great blogs on Friday the 13th.
Thank goodness and thank you. 🙂
I believe that it is bad luck to be superstitious.
lol Funny
I’m very superstitious but not particularly about Friday the 13th. I won’t leave the house until I read my horoscope although it’s always wrong. Crazy I know but what the hay!
I predict you will read many posts today. 😉
I once read that sweeping on Fridays is bad luck. While I don’t actually believe that, I totally use it as an excuse to avoid sweeping. 😀
Excellent excuse, thank goodness I read this, I was just about to sweep. 😉
Too entirely funny!! You have great posts!! 🙂
Thank you so much. 🙂
Oh thank you D! I didn’t realize that i had another lucky Friday the 13th so soon! My messed up world just found a ray of sunshine. Hugs! Love your posts.
You’re welcome, sweetie, although I’m sorry to hear things are messed up right now.
Hope things look up for you, Teagan. 🙂
Love yours too…Can’t wait for more. 🙂
Big hugs. xo
The day doesn’t bother me. Neither does the number. I notice that most hotels don’t have a 13th floor but our major city hospital does.
It’s only a number and a day, although just to be sure, I don’t think they should have surgery on the 13th floor. 😉
I love “Jason Kills again in his assisted living home”–it brought hilarious scenarios to mind.
Me too. 😉
I see Jason on a walker with switchblade tips…
The possibilities are endless…there’s a movie in there, it might be a little slow in its pace, but… 😉
I say, jump cuts! 🙂
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These are lucky days – Paddy and myself had a drink last night and he assured me all was going to be well..of course he was drunk when he made the promise
That went without saying. 😉
I didn’t even realize it was Friday the 13th until the day was half over. I guess I’m not superstitious.
I guess not. 🙂
Hope this day treats you kindly. Maybe I’ll see you over on Twitter or #ArchiveDay or Sunday for #SundayBlogShare 🙂
I like to think about what Churchy La Femme would say on days like this.
I’m not superstitious at all. More or less. I do have a thing about magpies and always count them, saying the rhyme when only one is about.
I thought that the origins of Friday 13th being unlucky was rooted in The Last Supper – 13 gathered on the Thursday, followed by Good Friday, the crucifixion. Why you’re not supposed to have 13 to dinner and so on..
One other kinda mental one I do have and can’t help myself is never taking anything out of the microwave when the digits display 13! So not superstitious at all you see! 😀
There are many theories about the origins and we are have quirks…that’s what makes us interesting, yes, let’s go with that. 😉
I’m not sure how it came about, but 13 has always been my favorite number. So on Friday the 13th, it’s business as usual around here. Unless I’m watching the movie — then I’m hiding under a blanket. 🙂
lol That’s a good place to be, either way. 😉
Wow, what a diverse group of posts! Thanks for including mine in the mix – I’m #23, #37, #57, #64, #82, #99, and #106 Thanks again, hope this day treats you kindly! 🙂