Friday the 13th

The irrational fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia or or Paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Though not believed everywhere, people in the West consider Friday the 13th to be unlucky as they associate it with death and deceit. It happens every year and sometimes even two or three times in the same year. The irrational fear of the number 13 is called 'triskaidekaphobia' or ' or 'Paraskevidekatriaphobia' and some suggest that it’s linked to the idea that 12 is a number of perfection.

May 13 marks the one and only Friday the 13th of 2022 — a day that tends to evoke a range of emotions for the superstitious.

Many people also suffer from triskaidekaphobia, defined as the irrational fear of the number 13. Regarding the day of Friday, the negative connotation may also have roots in Christianity, History.com explains. In Western lore, experts believe the fear over 13 started in the Bible. Thirteen guests attended the Last Supper, including Jesus and his 12 apostles — one of whom, Judas, betrayed him. In Asia, 13 is just another number. The last occurred in August 2021, and the next won’t come until January 2023. It remains unclear when negative superstitions began swirling around Friday the 13th.

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The date occurs in any month that begins on a Sunday and this year we will only have one Friday the 13th, which is May 13, 2022.Click for more Moreover the last supper took place on a Thursday which was followed by Christ being captured and crucified the next day on a Friday. Friday the 13th has in popular imagination always been associated with misfortune and bad luck with the day being considered inauspicious by a lot of people.

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It tells a shortened version of Jason’s origin story, before setting him loose on the requisite group of attractive young people lined up to get killed. Freddy manipulates Jason from the afterlife, as a way for Freddy to return and once again slaughter people in their dreams, which eventually leads to a showdown between the two killers. Robert Englund makes his final onscreen appearance as Freddy from the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and it’s more of a Freddy movie with a bit of Jason thrown in. A cryogenically frozen Jason is revived hundreds of years in the future aboard a research vessel traveling through space. Tommy Jarvis returns, too, played here by a third actor (Thom Matthews). Jason Lives is a franchise highlight thanks to the overtly comedic tone adopted by writer-director Tom McLoughlin. He gives the movie a throwback monster-movie feel, with corny jokes and an emphasis on spooky vibes over graphic violence and nudity. Budget constraints necessitated shooting most of this movie outside New York City, so the focus instead is on Jason killing various teens as they take a high school graduation cruise from Crystal Lake to NYC. Eventually, he gets to slash his way through some Big Apple landmarks, but it’s not nearly the triumphant invasion the title implies. Tommy Jarvis returns, now played by John Shepherd, living in a mental health facility after his traumatic encounter with Jason. The movie is a murder mystery of sorts set in this group home for teens, rather than at Camp Crystal Lake, with a killer who mimics Jason’s style but is someone else entirely. One of the foundational movies of the slasher subgenre, the original Friday the 13th doesn’t look like something that would spawn a decades-long franchise. Of course this isn’t actually the final chapter, although at one point it was meant to conclude the franchise. Here’s how to stream every Friday the 13th movie. It’s also presented in clumsy 1980s 3D, which is unavailable to stream, so that modern viewers just witness a lot of objects being thrust awkwardly at the camera. Jason makes his debut as the killer, rising from the dead to avenge his mother.

Horror fans can delight in Friday the 13 movie prices being slashed and gouged just in time for the pseudo-holiday.

And fans can take comfort in knowing that Amazon is also offering solid discounts on various versions of the acclaimed Friday the 13th video game. For those not inclined to enjoy Friday the 13th film in a high-definition capacity, the Friday The 13th The Ultimate Collection set should have you covered. This boxset comes with 16 discs total and is currently on sale for $112.47, a 30% discount off the original $159.98 price. Jason and 2009’s Friday the 13th reboot — were all produced after the franchise flipped over to New Line Cinema. You can still find them on Amazon although they are not part of the official sale. This version is priced at $12.49, which is 31% off of its original price of $17.99. While in Steelbook format, the Blu-ray is essentially the same as the previous release, and contains the same variety of special features, from a filmmakers’ commentary to a convention panel to interview segments and beyond. But regardless of when the day comes, or how many times it happens to fall in a given year, you can bet that horror fans will embrace the impetus to spend some quality time with Jason Voorhees and the entire Friday the 13th franchise (if not myriad other quality slasher flicks). One can usually find edited versions of the films airing somewhere in marathon form, though it’s not so easy to find all the films in streaming form.

While Friday the 13th is a universally acknowledged day of bad luck, the story of how it came to be is just as contentious.

While there is no exact reason as to why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky, there are some commonly held theories. Friday is historically seen as a demonised day of the week and 13 is noted in many cultures as an unwanted figure. Looking at the history books, it’s impossible to determine just when and where Friday the 13th got its unlucky origins, however, the likely reality is that Friday the 13th is simply a clever combination of two unlucky things. While there is no exact reason as to why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky, there are some commonly held theories. While the majority of theories suggest origins for the number 13 as an unlucky figure, Friday also has connotations rooted in misfortune. But while Friday the 13th is a universally acknowledged day of bad luck, the story of how it came to be is just as contentious.

Ah, Friday the 13th. We all have collective ants in our pants wishing and hoping that all of the legal drama surrounding the franchise will dissipate so.

The sculpt and application of the make-up is wonderful, allowing Hodder to really emote underneath it all. 1. “On Friday the 13th, Jason is back. Having been rotting at the bottom of Crystal Lake for…well, a long time, Jason is resurrected by Carrie stand-in Tina. Savini takes his “mongoloid” design from the original film and extends it here for the adult version of Jason – giving the character one of his most frightening unmasked appearances of the all 12 films. The mask in this film is great. The aforementioned Derek Mears is a brilliantly physical Jason. He gives the role his all and gives other fan favorite performers a run for their money for Best Jason status. The Final Chapter’s Jason isn’t much different than Part 3D’s Jason, aside from the bloody axe wound and a slightly more worn look to the mask. While Jason later dons his hockey mask in the film, I would not have minded one iota if the filmmakers decides to keep Jason in the sack the entire time. At first glance Standard Jason in Jason X is the slasher we all know. Despite being slick and futuristic, Uber Jason is still recognizable as the Jason we know and love. He only shows up as a jump scare at the very end and is only seen for the briefest of moments.” Personally, the light gray jumpsuit and belt look is a bit uninspired and the body suit Hodder wears is a little too bulky.

Friday the 13th has been feared since ancient times. Jesus had 13 people at the last supper, he was killed the next Friday. Loki was the 13th guest to ...

Loki caused the god of darkness to shoot the god of gladness with a poisonous arrow. One of those guests ended up being the one who sold him to the Pharisees. Jesus was killed soon after … on a Friday. In other biblical history, it is said that Eve gave Adam the apple on a Friday, and Cain was also killed on a Friday, per the History channel. Did you know that triskaidekaphobia is an extreme or irrational fear of the number 13?

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This, however, is where it gets tricky: Miller now has control over the script and characters from the original movie, but he does not control the title “Friday the 13th,” nor any of the content from sequels. In fact, Mrs. Voorhees channeled Jason. And, of course, the first was all teed up for sequels.” According to a new piece by CNN, that’s because the franchise’s intellectual property has been tangled up in a copyright dispute for years now — one that apparently has no end in sight.

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Most of the movie is Jason body-hopping as his spirit possesses others around Camp Crystal Lake. This was really designed as a prequel appetizer to a future film in the franchise, Freddy vs. Depending on how you look at it, this is either the low point or the greatest moment of the series. One of cinema's most blatant lies in this movie's name, "Part IV" was not even close to the final chapter, even though it was once intended to be. Kind of a spoiler in the headline! Your best bet is to get a subscription to AMC+, as it carries most of the Friday the 13th movies (but not all), while later films in the franchise are on other streaming services. This is the only Friday the 13th film released in 3D, which probably made the speargun killing look pretty cool.

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In fact, Jason swims and dives in many of the films in order to surprise his victims! Madness. It does have, however, one of the very best kills of the entire series, in which Julius engages Jason in a round of good ol’ fisticuffs and boxes him across several rooftops. Two thirds of the film takes place on the boat to Manhattan. And if you are wondering how a boat that seemingly boards on a lake in New Jersey manages to sail to Manhattan, well that is not even the wildest leap in logic in the film! It isn’t the most exciting film in the franchise, and certainly not the most exciting reinvention or reboot, but it does have one of the great Jason designs, and it hits all the beats of a Friday the 13th film, even if it is just mostly taking those beats from the original movies and rearranging them a bit. Set in a home for troubled youth, most think it is Tommy Jarvis, now a teenager, who has seemingly been driven insane by the events of The Final Chapter. Tommy is convinced that Jason has come back to life to get revenge. A reboot that takes the greatest hits from films 1 through 3 and remixes them into a new telling of the story. Honestly, people really did not like this one, but I love the silliness, and it came out in a time where the franchise (much like current beloved action franchise Fast and Furious), had nowhere left to go but to space! While Halloween (1978) was perhaps the first real slasher film, Friday the 13th established a lot of the classic slasher tropes and archetypes still in place today. One of the most comedic Jason films (it literally includes a Jason doing a James Bond 007 credit sequence homage), it also marks the beginning of decaying, zombie Jason. It’s also the only film in the entire franchise based around a summer camp that has actual kids at the camp! The final scene of a deformed Jason leaping out of the water Flipper style to grab Alice from the boat may have just been a dream sequence (or was it), cemented Friday the 13th and slashers as an important part of the horror genre. (No one stans like a Jason Voorhees stan.) That’s right, I am here with my definitive and absolutely correct ranking of every single Friday the 13th film, starting with the best and ending with the worst! The first is the reveal that Jason’s mom Pamela Voorhees is the real killer (trying to get revenge on the camp that killed her son back in 1957), and the second is that Jason is still alive!

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The argument continues to be that Miller wrote the screenplay as a “work-for-hire,” and therefore never should’ve been able to gain rights to the screenplay in the first place. For now, the two parties are still at odds with one another, and the only way for any progress to be made is for them to work something out. In other words, Miller only has young Jason Voorhees at his disposal, so he could theoretically work with filmmakers on a project involving Jason’s early years – before the mask. In other words, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s previous order, rejecting the argument and concluding that “Miller was an independent contractor when he wrote the screenplay and is therefore entitled to authorship rights.” Summary judgement was awarded, therefore, to Miller. As most horror fans know by now, the film franchise has been held up for several years now in a legal battle between Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller and Friday the 13th director Sean Cunningham, with the rights currently split between them. But what – if anything – can Miller and his team do with what they currently own?

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"It usually results in a negotiation and settlement" between both sides, he said. "Within the next couple years a number of iconic Hollywood movies could wind up in court," Moss said. "Sean made millions of dollars," Zerner said. Horror icon Stephen King dangled his own wish to write a new story from the perspective of Jason Voorhees himself. Will Jason come back in the theaters? "Miller now owns the copyright to his screenplay, including sequel rights, but Jason can't be portrayed as any older than in the first movie? "Do you do a new mask, like they often did before? "I love that my two passions intersect, copyright law and 'Friday the 13th'," Zerner said. That accessory would go on to define the killer's film legacy and play a key part in the case Zerner is now following. Cunningham says those rights still rest with him and the original investors. In fact, Mrs. Voorhees channeled Jason. And, of course, the first was all teed up for sequels." "Both sides are really dug into foxholes," Cunningham said.

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In the time since Friday the 13th has been dormant, fellow slasher franchises Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scream, Candyman, and more have continued to thrive in theaters, on streaming, and as a television shows. Toberoff noted that he and his client are now capable of creating a TV series in the vein of Twin Peaks and Bates Motel all about the community of Crystal Lake and "how Jason became who he is." Horror, Inc, the company owned by Cunningham that has long produced the franchise, still owns all rights to the series outside of the US, meaning that any attempts by Miller to do something with the series could only be released in America, something almost no studio would be interested in doing. As fans recall, Miller's script for the first movie only featured Voorhees as a child while his mother Mrs. Pamela Voorhees was the actual one committing the murders in the film. To recap, the film series has been in legal limbo for many years now after screenwriter Victor Miller, who penned the script for the first movie back in 1980, filed a notice of copyright termination for the first movie's screenplay (a piece of copyright law that allows some creators to gain rights back to works after a 30 year period) and won. Tomorrow will mark Friday the 13th, the 28th time that the "unlucky holiday" has arrived since the last movie in the Friday the 13th feature film series was released.

The lawsuit is over, but Sean S. Cunningham and Victor Miller still haven't come to an agreement about the future of Friday the 13th.

Will Jason come back in the theaters? I think for sure (the franchise) will come back. Do you even need the mask? Miller now owns the copyright to his screenplay, including sequel rights, but Jason can’t be portrayed as any older than in the first movie? The Friday the 13th franchise has been bogged down by a lawsuit between the original film’s director/producer Sean S. Cunningham and screenwriter Victor Miller for several years now… and even though the lawsuit officially came to an end several months ago, it still doesn’t look like any progress has been made toward getting a new Friday the 13th movie into production.

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Another popular theory regarding the unluckiness of Friday the 13th is attributed to the story of Jesus’s last supper, and his crucifixion. Paraskevidekatriaphobia refers to the specific fear of Friday the 13th, not just the number 13. Triskaidekaphobia is the irrational fear of the number 13. In the 1869 biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who died on Friday 13 November, by Henry Sutherland, it is documented that the composer regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and the 13th as an unlucky number. One of the most popular ones regarding the superstition connects the date of Friday the 13th with the demise of the Knights Templar. There are a number of theories around why Friday the 13th is considered such an unlucky date.

The notion that Friday the 13th is somehow an unlucky date has persisted from centuries - thankfully it's only falling once in 2022.

While Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky date in UK and the US, the superstition is by no means universal across the world. Friday 17th rather than 13th is the day of bad luck in Italy, and it’s said that this comes from the number’s Roman numerals (XVII). Some claim the root of the Friday the 13th superstition lies in the story of Jesus’s last supper and crucifixion. Henry Sutherland Edwards’ 1869 biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who died on Friday 13th November, states that Rossini regarded Friday as an unlucky day and the 13th as an unlucky number. There are various theories as why Friday 13th is considered a particularly unlucky date, but both both the number 13 and the day of Friday have carried negative connotations throughout history. Of all the superstitions that endure in modern society, one of the most widely known is the old adage that Friday the 13th is somehow unlucky.

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This is in large part down to Chaucer, who wrote in his famous Canterbury Tales of the 14th Century, that ‘on a Friday fell all this mischance’. Loki crashed the party and made the number of guests up to 13. Many people believe the day brings misfortune - although the origin of the superstition is not exactly clear.

Friday the 13th is a dreaded date on the calendar for many people across the world. It is widely considered to be a day of bad luck, with people avoiding ...

Richard Wiseman, professor at the University of Hertfordshire, opined that people who consider themselves unlucky are more likely to believe in related superstitions (like Friday the 13th) and that luck is a magical force which can ruin lives. The 13th day of the month falls on a Friday at least once per year, but can also occur up to three times per year. A study by the British Medical Journal in 1993 found that Friday the 13th is truly unlucky for some. Fear not, though, as Friday the 13th isn’t slated to occur three times in a single year until 2026. The origin of number 13’s unlucky nature can be linked back to Norse mythology. After the death of Balder, folklore historian Donald Dossey notes that the entire Earth was shrouded in darkness due to mourning and 13 was permanently associated with bad luck.

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Many brides and grooms also steer clear of getting married on the spooky day so their marriage isn't riddled with potential bad luck. Loki was known to be the god of mischief and disorder. The name given to the phobia of Friday the 13th is Paraskevidekatriaphobia, whilst the fear of the number 13 is Triskaidekaphobia.

Friday the 13th is considered unlucky not because of a horror movie. But because of Jesus. Here's more about the date.

There are 12 "Friday the 13th" movies. The original film is available on the app "Philo" but the all these movies are available to rent via Apple TV and Amazon. - "Freddy vs. Judas is considered the 13th guest. We are all taught about it at a young age." According to USA Today, the superstition's origin is not clear.

Friday the 13th is here! While this day is considered unlucky by some there are others who consider it to be lucky so is there a meaning behind it?

While there is no one incident to pinpoint how this superstition started, Donald Dossey, the founder of the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville traced it back to a Norse myth about 12 gods. Friday the 13th is here! The number 13 has some haters in the world.

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Most of the movie is Jason body-hopping as his spirit possesses others around Camp Crystal Lake. This was really designed as a prequel appetizer to a future film in the franchise, Freddy vs. One of cinema's most blatant lies in this movie's name, "Part IV" was not even close to the final chapter, even though it was once intended to be. This is the only Friday the 13th film released in 3D, which probably made the speargun killing look pretty cool. Your best bet is to get a subscription to AMC+, as it carries most of the Friday the 13th movies (but not all), while later films in the franchise are on other streaming services. The bad news is that although the Friday the 13th movies are streaming, they're all over the place and it can be hard to keep track of which movie is on what service. The first sequel was the first movie in which Jason Vorhees was actually the murderer.

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The Electric Peacock also is offering $20 tattoos, with $13 and $7 art and tip split. The offer is available noon to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. The tattoo or piercing promotion is cash-only at 1809 Ammonette St. More information is available through the shop's Facebook page or by calling 573-489-5199. The $20 price does not include hand, neck or rib tattoos. For more information, visits the shop's Facebook page or call 573-836-1438. Friday the 13th is known to people for many things.

On Friday the 13th, many tattoo shops have flash sheets filled with spooky designs that customers can choose from for a special price.

Cash only, and the shop has some restrictions on tattoo location on the body. Special Friday the 13th tattoos will cost $20 for black and gray or $30 for color. Arms and legs only. Flash sale tattoos are $130, and they're open from noon to 8 p.m. See the designs from the shop's different artists on Instagram. They'll cost $130, cash only. Costs are $31 plus $9 tip for black outline only; $40 plus $10 tip for black outline and black shading only; and $50 plus $10 for black outline, black shading and one color (red, blue, yellow or green). Only arm and leg tattoos will be available. They'll also offer some designs from a South by Southwest event earlier this year for $80. First come, first served from noon to 8 p.m.. Arms and legs only. See sneak peeks of the design on their social media. On Friday the 13th, many tattoo shops have flash sheets filled with spooky designs that customers can choose from for a special price. If you do get in, they're offering 50 designs to choose from for a $60 tattoo. Check the shop's social accounts for design previews. (Don't ask for alterations.

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However, the deal varies from shop to shop. Most tattoos tend to be priced at $13 and people get to enjoy them only for a day. Unfortunately, this day often comes only thrice a year, which means, there is a long wait until you get the next one.

It's a big day for tattoos. Here are shops around the country that are offering cheap tattoos today for Friday the 13th.

Supergenius Tattoo The shop will offer tattoos from flash sheets all weekend. Here are shops around the country that are offering cheap tattoos today for Friday the 13th." "The shop doesn't make $$ on Friday the 13th," New York's Daredevil Tattoo previously wrote on its site. Here are shops around the country that are offering cheap tattoos today for Friday the 13th." Supergenius Tattoo The shop will offer tattoos from flash sheets all weekend. \r\n \r\nLive by the Sword \r\nThe Brooklyn and SoHo locations will be doing Friday the 13th events. Supergenius Tattoo The shop will offer tattoos from flash sheets all weekend. \r\nGrace & Glory Tattoo \r\nThe shop started taking Friday the 13th bookings in March for its $100 tattoos. If you aren't in line, there will be a 20% off tattoo voucher sale online on Friday only. Though it said on Instagram that bookings that haven't been confirmed might be canceled and appointments go to the next person in line. It'll be open from 11 am to 6 pm, offering $31 for black and gray tattoos and $66 for color tattoos. It'll be open from 11 am to 6 pm, offering $31 for black and gray tattoos and $66 for color tattoos.

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Today is the only Friday the 13th in all of 2022, and horror fans know the best way to mark the occasion is by spending some quality time with a.

We’re going back to the beginning for this final entry, an iconic moment that pits shell-shocked Alice (Adrienne King) against Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) in a brutal machete fight that ends with one of horror’s most epic decapitations ever. Along the way he becomes a full-on cyborg, and there’s a virtual reality segment that allows him to revisit one of our, and presumably his, favourite Camp Crystal Lake moments (see: The New Blood above). Sure, it’s just a simulation, but the fan service is 100 per cent genuine. This is the entry where Jason meets maybe his most formidable foe (at least until Freddy Krueger entered the picture): telekinetic teenager Tina (Lar Park Lincoln). But the high point of the movie? Multiple counsellors get got in this first Friday sequel, but the death of Mark (Tom McBride) is probably the most shocking. The high body count in this film actually doesn’t come courtesy of Jason Voorhees; in A New Beginning, we follow an older Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) as he’s sent to a sort of psych hospital/summer camp for troubled kids to help process the events of The Final Chapter. There, a random character with revenge motivations unrelated to the Voorhees family takes up Jason’s mantle and continues his killing spree. He soon meets his own grisly fate when an arrow taken from the archery range pierces the mattress from below and emerges through his throat, courtesy of Jason Voorhees’ vengeful mother, Pamela (Betsy Palmer).

Here's a look at some of the best Friday the 13th memes of 2022 as several users on the internet have been sharing the same as the day draws near.

Since then, there are a number of people who believe the number is unlucky. Every year we have at least a month in which there is Friday the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th.

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Also, what add on to this fear are the stories of real-life unfortunate incidents that took place on this supposedly unlucky day. Friday is generally the day that people look forward to as it marks an end of a work week and opens the door to a relaxing weekend. People have now taken to various platforms to share different posts related to the day – so much so that the words “Friday the 13th” are also trending on Twitter.

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In western superstition, the day is considered the unluckiest of the year, with its roots found in Norse mythology and Jesus's Last Supper.

In Hispanic and Greek culture, Tuesday the 13th is traditionally considered an unlucky day and is known as martes trece. Balder died, and the tragedy was associated with the number 13. In Christianity, there were 13 disciples at Jesus Christ's Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, the night before his crucifixion.

While 2015 had three Friday the 13ths in February, March and November 2017 had two such days. Similarly, 2021 and 2022 have a single occurrence of the day.

The delay has led fans to speculate that the movie franchise has been cursed. The franchise has released 12 movies and the 13th movie has been under production for several years. While there are several references that show the historical significance of the day, there are also myths surrounding Friday the 13th in different cultures. The misfortune surrounding the number has led many builders to skip number 13 floor, hotels to skip room no. There are several superstition surrounding the day. In Norse myth, it is believed that the 13th became an unlucky number after the god of mischiefLokiappeared uninvited at a dinner party in Valhalla where 12 gods were having a good time. The delay has led fans to speculate that the movie franchise has been cursed. The franchise has released 12 movies and the 13th movie has been under production for several years. While there are several references that show the historical significance of the day, there are also myths surrounding Friday the 13th in different cultures. The misfortune surrounding the number has led many builders to skip number 13 floor, hotels to skip room no. There are several superstition surrounding the day. The day which is considered to be an unfortunate day according to Western superstition occurs when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday.

SUPERSITIOUS people see Friday the 13th as a day filled with bad luck and do everything they can to avoid misfortune on the day.The mistrust of Friday.

- In 2012, theCosta Concordiasank on Friday, January 13, causing the death of 32 people. - On Friday, October 13, 1972, a plane crashed in the Andes killing 12 people. - On Friday 13, 1976, a man was killed when the roof of his flat caved in. - Devastating bush fires tore through Victoria in Australia on January 13, 1939. - The life of a daredevil is always precarious, but the death of Sam Patch left conspiracy theorists talking for centuries. One person died when bombs struck the London landmark, taking out the Royal Chapel and destroying the water main. - DuringWorld War II, the Nazisdropped five bombs on Buckingham Palace on September 13, 1940. - Experts at The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina have previously estimated that over £700million is lost every year because people miss work over Friday 13th superstitions. Following the brutal murder, psychologists coined the term the "bystander effect", which is now used to explain how people in crowds are less likely to help those in need. It was theDow JonesIndustrial Average's second largest crash to date. As a result of the fear of the number 13, many buildings and hotels, such as the Carlton in London, skip having a 13th floor entirely. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky?