Here’s Why Friday the 13th Is Considered Unlucky
(via mental_floss) Today, people around the globe will feel uneasy about getting out of bed, leaving their homes, or going about their normal daily routines, all because of a superstition. These unfortunate folks suffer from “paraskavedekatriaphobia,” a common neurosis familiar to us all—the fear of Friday the 13th. But just where did this superstitious association come from, and how did it catch on? mental_floss has more on this superstitious holiday we all love to freak out over.
