Black Friday

Today is Friday the thirteenth of September. It's Black Friday today which is a day where bad luck is released everywhere, (Not when all the dark skinned guys come out.) so don't break a mirror, let a black cat walk by you or walk under a ladder. That could be very bad for your luck so try to keep a horseshoe or rabbit foot with you.

Today of all days is known to be the unluckiest day of the year and many people suffer friggatriskaidekaphobia because of it. Friggatriskaidekaphobia is where many people have a phobia of even moving anywhere because of the bad luck this day brings.

It's clear as mud where this superstitious date has been derived from but thirteen has been known as an unlucky number since around the early seventeen hundreds.

It has been said that if thirteen people dine together one will die within a year. This has come from two places, one was during Last Supper where Jesus dined with the twelve apostles only a while before his death. The second was in Norse mythology where the god Odin is dining with eleven of his friends only to have the party crashed by Loki, the god of evil. Also, according to the christians, Friday is unlucky due to the crucifixion of Jesus.

I believe due to twelve being the "Complete" number as others say, thirteen throws off the balance. There are twelves in quite a few things such as the zodiac, the gods of Olympus, the tribes of Israel, the Apostles of Jesus, the hours of a clock and twelve whom are descended from Muhammad Imams.

Some superstitions associated with this day are as follows. If you cut your hair on this day someone in your family will die, if a baby is born on this day it will be unlucky for life and if a funeral procession passes by you will be next to die.

So be careful this Friday 13th…