FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

Took this picture of a tree at Hawk Lake in York PA (eye-ball added). The title of this post is actually a word. It describes someone who is afraid of Friday the 13th. And there are nearly 20 million people walking around in fear today.

Actually, this is either the unluckiest, or luckiest, day, depending on how different people view it. It’s not certain where this superstition comes from, but it might go back to Biblical times. Since ancient time, both the number 13 and Friday have been know for misfortune and bad luck. By some.

Part of the reason 13 got a bad rap is because it comes after 12, which is a number of “completeness.” For example: 12 months in a year, 12 hours in a clock, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 days of Christmas, 12 Apostles of Jesus and 12 eggs in a dozen.

Many hospitals don’t have a room number with 13 in it, nor do they have a 13th floor. The same thing goes for tall buildings. Normally the 13th floor is skipped. Some airlines omit Gate 13. There is at least one Friday the 13th in every year, and at the most there are three, as was the case for 2015. 

Not everyone fears this day, in fact, some are convinced this is one of their luckiest days in the year. Read this tweet from Taylor Swift. “I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro, every time I’ve won an award I’ve been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter. “Whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it’s a good thing.”

Sounds like she's conquered the FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA thing.