Here are some explaination of what it is all about. An article from a website, “Like many human beliefs, the fear of Friday the 13th (known as paraskevidekatriaphobia) isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical. As with most superstitions, people fear Friday the 13th for its own sake, without any need for background information.” – howstuffworks.com
Here’s also another article from another website with the title ‘Why Friday The 13th Is Unlucky’, “The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times, and their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year (there happen to be three such occurrences in 2009, two of them right in a row) portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. According to experts it's the most widespread superstition in the United States today. Some people won't go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.” – about.com
Whoa… That is one weird superstitious. You can click on the referral to go to the website straight away and read more about it. Anyway, there are more references if you want to search on the web by using a search engine. You can click here where I ‘googled’ it. The following table (in months) have a Friday the 13th:
| Month | Year | Dominical Letter |
| January | 2006, 2012, 2017, 2023 | A, AG |
| February | 2004, 2009, 2015, 2026 | D, DC |
| March | 2009, 2015, 2020, 2026 | D, ED |
| April | 2001, 2007, 2012, 2018 | G, AG |
| May | 2005, 2011, 2016, 2022 | B, CB |
| June | 2003, 2008, 2014, 2025 | E, FE |
| July | 2001, 2007, 2012, 2018 | G, AG |
| August | 2004, 2010, 2021, 2027 | C, DC |
| September | 2002, 2013, 2019, 2024 | F, GF |
| October | 2006, 2017, 2023, 2028 | A, BA |
| November | 2009, 2015, 2020, 2026 | D, ED |
| December | 2002, 2013, 2019, 2024 | F, GF |
So there’s the table just in case you wanted to do some planning and avoid those dates. (Are you serious?) Well, what caught my attention was that the science term for it, paraskevidekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (meaning fear). How do you say that?! Anyway, from my point of view it’s alright to be superstitious at times because it’s just part of us but don’t be too superstitious as it will control your life in believing too much of the non-existence. You get me? Till my next post, take care now.
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