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It's Friday the 13th, which for many is a superstitious day dating back to the Middle Ages. Here's what to know and all the dates in 2024 and 2025.
Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky? According to National Geographic Kids, the exact origins of when Friday the 13th became thought of as unlucky are unknown, however it "likely comes from ...
Friday the 13th combines two taboos that come from the Bible, according to Dr. Phil Stevens, a retired anthropology professor from the University at Buffalo and the author of a book titled ...
From the 1980 original to the 2009 remake, these are the Friday the 13th movies, ranked by on-screen kill count.
Indeed, Schoenberg did pass away that year, on…wait for it…Friday the 13th of July, 1951. It is interesting to note the contrasting history of the number 12 with the number 13.
There is only one Friday the 13th in 2025 and it's coming this week. Here's what to know about the bad luck day and why it's a good day to get tattoos.
Today is Friday the 13th, an occurrence that happens only a couple of times a year. The day has come to be associated with superstition, luck and magic, though it has some surprising origins ...
We're at the last Friday the 13th of the year, a day considered unlucky in various cultures. The belief that it's a date filled with bad vibes has several historical and symbolic roots.
The superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day has been around for the past 100 years. But it doesn't have the ancient origins that many might expect.
All this is well and good, but you don’t get an unlucky Friday the 13th out of nowhere. And as it happens, we probably wouldn’t have the concept of unlucky Fridays without Chaucer.