Many superstitions circulate when the number 13 falls on a friday.
Let's take a look on where these superstitions stem from.
It is believed that Jesus had his last supper with 12 disciples, Jesus himself made that number 13.
The bad luck arises when jesus's betrayer Judas causes the death of Jesus by giving away some secrets,or something close to that. Jesus was then crucified on friday 13 which is known as good friday.
In Norse mythology frigga the free spirit goddess of love was banished on a friday 13,when tribes converted to Christianity.
King Phillip 1v arrested hundreds of knights templar and they were burnt on friday 13.
Today is now Saturday and two days ago was friday 13. But did anything extraordinary or out of the ordinary happened? Not sure,but there was a partial solar eclipse and a pastor from the US predicted it to be a sign of badluck.
It is also possible that Lawson's novel friday 13 released in 1907 might have had a bad run.
Are people really afraid to do anything on friday 13? Personally I didn't do much because my lovely classics that I've always use to listen to on the classic radio station all of a sudden went funny and creeeeepy!!!!! So I took it as a warning and just stay where I was until friday 13 passed.
It is known that some hotels refuse to have a 13th floor and room,while planes refuse to put a number 13 seat and locker or door.
Friday the 13 never really caught me,it was Saturday the 14 and Sunday the 15 when things really really went weird for me,and I mean really very very weird;so although I avoided friday 13 it waited for me like a thief in the night.