Friday the 13th
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Friday the 13th
2012 is an interesting year for Friday the 13th occurances. There are three of them this year and they are 13 weeks a part. The folks suffering from the phobia of this supposedly unlucky combination of week day and date of month are called paraskevidekatriaphobics. One famous person who had this fear was President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thomas Fernsler, a University of Delaware mathematician studing the number 13, noted that the president refused to take a train trip on that unlucky day. Learn more at USA Today
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Friday the 13th Phobia Triskaidekaphobia
Today’s Psychological Disorder: Phobias – Friday the 13th – Friggatriskaidekaphobia – Triskaidekaphobia and Globophobia By Chato B. Stewart Match stick: So, the Patch is NOT impervious to superstition! Caption: One 2012 New year’s resolution only lasted 13 days! Yes, this year you have three times to fear Friday the 13th, called Friggatriskaidekaphobiafriggatriskaidekaphobiaand also called/referred to as triskaidekaphobia triskaidekaphobiathat is translated as the fear of the number 13. What days do you need to be weary of? Well, this Friday is January 13th then the second week in April is our second “Friday the 13th” and the last 2012 “Friday the 13th” is in July… Watch out for black cats and broken mirrors people! Triskaidekaphobiathat THIS is a REAL Psychological…
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Friday the 13th Superstitions Rooted in Bible and More
This year Friday the 13th superstitions get a break—luckily for triskaidekaphobes. Legendary traitor Judas (fourth from left) is said to have been the 13th guest at Jesus’ Last Supper. Painting by Leonardo da Vinci via Getty Images John Roach for National Geographic News Updated May 13, 2011 They date back to at least ancient Roman times, but Friday the 13th superstitions won’t be getting much of a workout this year. Luckily for triskaidekaphobia sufferers, 2011—like 2010 before it—has only one Friday the 13th. By contrast, 2009 boasted three Friday the 13ths—the maximum possible in a year, at least as long as we continue to mark time with the Gregorian calendar, which Pope…