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   Why is Friday the 13th so unlucky?

   • Scholars believe the superstition around Friday the 13th may have roots in religious beliefs—but most research has shown that the day isn't any more unlucky than other days on the calendar. Find out how the date got its unlucky reputation and how even nonbelievers may be influenced by our collective triskaidekaphobia.

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   Why is Friday the 13th a superstitious day?

   • Origins of the superstitious day Scholars believe the superstition around Friday the 13th may have roots in religious beliefs—but most research has shown that the day isn't any more unlucky than other days on the calendar.

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   Is Friday 13 a day of bad luck?

   • The combination of Friday and the number 13 as a day of particularly bad luck seems to be a relatively recent tradition - perhaps only about 100 years old. There's even a special word for the fear of Friday 13th - paraskevidekatriaphobia. We've got a fear of trying to pronounce that word...!

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   Is Friday the 13th a harbinger of bad luck?

   • Long considered a harbinger of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired a late 19th-century secret society, an early 20th-century novel, a horror film franchise and not one but two unwieldy terms—paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia—that describe fear of this supposedly unlucky day.

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   Is Friday 13th a 'dreaded day'?

   • It's Friday 13th - allegedly the most cursed day of the calendar and when everything is fated to go wrong. But where did we get the idea that it's a date when bad things happen? Walking through Birmingham city centre, everyone I ask has heard the myth that dark forces are at work on this "dreaded day". But do they really believe it?

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   Why is Friday the 13th a dangerous date?

   • Some biblical scholars also believe Eve tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that Abel was slain by his brother Cain on Friday the 13th. Curiously, Spain appears to have escaped this malevolent marriage of number and day. Friday the 13th is no cause for alarm there, and instead Tuesday the 13th is the year's most dangerous date.

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   Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year.

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   Oct 13, 2023 · Today is Friday 13th - supposedly the unluckiest day! But why do people always think something bad is going to happen when it comes around?

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   Aug 12, 2021 · Friday 13th may be regarded as an unlucky day, but there’s no avoiding it. The occasion of the thirteenth day of the month falling on a Friday happens once every year at the very least, but can take place three times in one year.

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   Sep 13, 2019 · Friday 13th: Why is it unlucky? It's Friday 13th - allegedly the most cursed day of the calendar and when everything is fated to go wrong. But where did we get the idea that it's a date...

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   Oct 10, 2017 · Why is Friday the 13th Unlucky? According to biblical tradition, 13 guests attended the Last Supper, held on Maundy Thursday, including Jesus and his 12 apostles (one of whom, Judas, betrayed...

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   Sep 13, 2019 · Friday and the number 13 have always been unlucky in their own right, says Steve Roud, author of The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland.