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If you do suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia you can now relax until Feb.13 of next year.
If you don't know what it is it is the fear of Friday the 13th. Yesterday was the only Friday the 13th for this year.
If you have a fear of Friday the 13th it falls only once this year and you are lucky as it was yesterday. But get ready for next year as it will be in three months, February, March and November.
Some people believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Those are the people that usually see the number 13 as an unlucky number.
Many of us have grown up being told that we need to avoid black cats, not walk under ladders and not step on the cracks in a sidewalk.
According to myfox Detroit paraskavedekatriaphobia might trace back to Friday the 13th, 1307 when French King Philip IV rounded up hundreds of monks and tortured them into admitting a variety of heresies.
Some people have such a fear of the day that experts estimate that more than 9% of those in the U.S., which could be 25 million people will change their normal routines to avoid what they see as a possible danger.
These irrational fears do take a financial toll. According to economists this phobia may cost
hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity.
However the Dutch Center for Insurance Statistics recently conducted a study that showed there are fewer accidents and fewer reports of fire and theft when the 13th happens to fall on a Friday than when it falls on other Fridays.
Alex Hoen a statistician told Verzekerd, an insurance magazine ,"I find it hard to believe that it is because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home, but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th."
Some not so good things did happen on a Friday the 13th,
On July 13,1951 a flood in Kansas killed 24 people, destroyed over 2 million acres and caused $760 million in damage.
On July 13,1987 there was an F4 tornado that ripped through Edmonton, Alberta, that killed 27 people and injured at least 300.
Some other things to think about that involve the number 13,
A traditional hangman's noose has 13 twists of the rope and 13 steps to the gallows.
There are many buildings don't count their 13th floors. You'll see on their elevators that the numbers skip from 12 to 14.
In San Francisco, there isn't a 13th Avenue instead Funston Avenue is between 12th and 14th Avenues.
In Formula 1 racing, there isn't a car with the number 13. The number has been removed after two drivers were killed in crashes, both driving cars numbered 13.
So hopefully as you left your house yesterday you knocked on wood and hoped for the best.
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Good article Picasso, learnt another word. I don't really focus on numbers. I view it as if the number is really bad then God wouldn't have created it. :) I think the criminals use this to justify their murders, that is what bothers me about it.
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@ Chris V. (cgull)
Good article Picasso, learnt another word. I don't really focus on numbers. I view it as if the number is really bad then God wouldn't have created it. :) I think the criminals use this to justify their murders, that is what bothers me about it.
Thank you cgull.
I can't say that I did learn a new word as I don't know how to say paraskavedekatriaphobia let alone even attempt to spell it.
Spell check here doesn't recognize it and they don't even have any suggestions for a spelling. -
I'm not superstitious over Friday the 13th at all. To me it's just another day! I didn't know that they had such a word for it though!!!
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A word for that fear. Kind of amusing. Good piece Picasso!
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@ Debra Myers (skyangel)
I'm not superstitious over Friday the 13th at all. To me it's just another day! I didn't know that they had such a word for it though!!!
I didn't even think of what the date was the first part of the day but Friday the 13th has never bothered me.
Actually if I was to think of it everyday this week so far has been Friday the 13th. Glad that today is the 14th. -
@ Susan Duclos
A word for that fear. Kind of amusing. Good piece Picasso!
Thanks Sue.
Dang, the doorbell just rang and I hope it doesn't extend to include today. :-(
I need to be getting ready to go to my granddaughter's bridal shower. -
Paraskavedekatriaphobia. How silly. There is no reason to fear the 13th of the month just because if falls on a Friday.
On the other hand we have good reason to be wary when Friday the 13th falls on other days of the week. For example, did you know that Friday the 13th falls on a Saturday next month? Now that is just plain sneaky if you ask me.
I think I will stay in bed that day with the covers pulled up over my head. On second thought maybe it would be wise to spend the day under the bed---just in case.
Me have triskaidekaphobia? Nonsense. Just being cautious. ;o)
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@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
Thanks Sue.
Dang, the doorbell just rang and I hope it doesn't extend to include today. :-(
I need to be getting ready to go to my granddaughter's bridal shower.
It is good that she is having a shower, no one likes a funky bride, but don't you think that if she is old enough to be getting married she is old enough to take a bath by herself? ;o) -
@ lensman67
Paraskavedekatriaphobia. How silly. There is no reason to fear the 13th of the month just because if falls on a Friday.
On the other hand we have good reason to be wary when Friday the 13th falls on other days of the week. For example, did you know that Friday the 13th falls on a Saturday next month? Now that is just plain sneaky if you ask me.
I think I will stay in bed that day with the covers pulled up over my head. On second thought maybe it would be wise to spend the day under the bed---just in case.
Me have triskaidekaphobia? Nonsense. Just being cautious. ;o)
Isn't it worse to have triskaidekaphobia than paraskavedekatriaphobia?
With triskaidekaphobia you have 12 months to worry about not just one as this year and three next year. -
@ lensman67
It is good that she is having a shower, no one likes a funky bride, but don't you think that if she is old enough to be getting married she is old enough to take a bath by herself? ;o)
I certainly hope that she is. Since she is 23 and has a job she needs to be able to manage on her own. :-)
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@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
I certainly hope that she is. Since she is 23 and has a job she needs to be able to manage on her own. :-)
I will tell her what you said. ;o)
Well, if she needs help showering I am sure that are a lot of guys who would be more than willing to lend a hand. ;o) -
How do you pronounce this word :) can't they make it smaller, it sounds like Russian :)
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@ lensman67
Well, if she needs help showering I am sure that are a lot of guys who would be more than willing to lend a hand. ;o)
They had to take pre-marriage counseling with the
pastor that will be performing the ceremony. When
asked at the shower what did you learn, she laughed
and said "To be assertive"
So that could mean ain't no one going to try anything
with her. ;o) -
@ lensman67
It is good that she is having a shower, no one likes a funky bride, but don't you think that if she is old enough to be getting married she is old enough to take a bath by herself? ;o)
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@ lensman67
Well, if she needs help showering I am sure that are a lot of guys who would be more than willing to lend a hand. ;o)
oh jeez.....
real comforting to know there are so many "helpful" guys out there -
@ Julybug
oh jeez.....
real comforting to know there are so many "helpful" guys out there
I wonder if those "helpful" guys would be as willing to be helpful if it involved maybe digging your car out of a snowbank if you slid into one? :-) -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
I wonder if those "helpful" guys would be as willing to be helpful if it involved maybe digging your car out of a snowbank if you slid into one? :-)
HA!! I totally had that happen to me this past winter! I was on my way to work and driving down the on ramp to the freeway, my right tires caught some snow and I lost control. My car spun around, snow flying everywhere, and I got stuck. Luckily for me, some nice men pulled over and pushed my car out while I continually rocked back and forth from first gear and reverse. It took a while but we finally managed to get me turned around and back on the road. My car was shaking like crazy from all the snow that was nice and packed up in my wheel wells. That's the first time that's ever happened to me and hopefully the last! But it was really cool to see how nice and helpful those 2 different guys where that pulled over to help me. -
@ Julybug
HA!! I totally had that happen to me this past winter! I was on my way to work and driving down the on ramp to the freeway, my right tires caught some snow and I lost control. My car spun around, snow flying everywhere, and I got stuck. Luckily for me, some nice men pulled over and pushed my car out while I continually rocked back and forth from first gear and reverse. It took a while but we finally managed to get me turned around and back on the road. My car was shaking like crazy from all the snow that was nice and packed up in my wheel wells. That's the first time that's ever happened to me and hopefully the last! But it was really cool to see how nice and helpful those 2 different guys where that pulled over to help me.
That has to be scary but lucky for you they stopped to help get you out of the snowbank. -
@ Julybug
HA!! I totally had that happen to me this past winter! I was on my way to work and driving down the on ramp to the freeway, my right tires caught some snow and I lost control. My car spun around, snow flying everywhere, and I got stuck. Luckily for me, some nice men pulled over and pushed my car out while I continually rocked back and forth from first gear and reverse. It took a while but we finally managed to get me turned around and back on the road. My car was shaking like crazy from all the snow that was nice and packed up in my wheel wells. That's the first time that's ever happened to me and hopefully the last! But it was really cool to see how nice and helpful those 2 different guys where that pulled over to help me.
Brrr---I hate snow! I even get the heeby jeebies just listening to Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas."
Sorry I could not help dig your car out of the snow but at the first sign of snow flakes I would be on a plane to California. ;o) -
@ lensman67
Brrr---I hate snow! I even get the heeby jeebies just listening to Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas."
Sorry I could not help dig your car out of the snow but at the first sign of snow flakes I would be on a plane to California. ;o)
What?! Really?!?! I love snow! I wouldn't want it year round, but I like taking walks in the snow, snowball fights, sledding, snowboarding, making snowmen, driving down a road where all the trees are covered in snow and they're leaning over the road...it's incredibly peaceful. And it doesn't get so dark at night, with the snow reflecting the moonlight.
And Christmas is the BEST time of the year! I love all those Christmas songs. :-)
Snow's a nice change from the yucky Fall, and hot summer. Don't get me wrong, Summer's my favorite, but it's so nice being up in Michigan and getting to enjoy all 4 seasons - well to be honest, we really only have two: Winter and Construction, but we like to pretend that we have four... -
@ Julybug
What?! Really?!?! I love snow! I wouldn't want it year round, but I like taking walks in the snow, snowball fights, sledding, snowboarding, making snowmen, driving down a road where all the trees are covered in snow and they're leaning over the road...it's incredibly peaceful. And it doesn't get so dark at night, with the snow reflecting the moonlight.
And Christmas is the BEST time of the year! I love all those Christmas songs. :-)
Snow's a nice change from the yucky Fall, and hot summer. Don't get me wrong, Summer's my favorite, but it's so nice being up in Michigan and getting to enjoy all 4 seasons - well to be honest, we really only have two: Winter and Construction, but we like to pretend that we have four...
The proper place for snow is up on the mountains--where those who like the stuff can go and visit it if they are so inclined. For myself, the notion of having to drive or live with the stuff constantly under foot, not to mention the heating expenses it causes, is enough to keep me here in sunny California where the last time it snowed was about forty years ago. It was almost an 1/8 of an inch deep, which I thought a was bit excessive. ;o)
We have two seasons out here as well. Rain and no rain. -
Superstition is always incomprehensible for the person who sits outside the "bubble".
It is just as (ir)rational to believe in the dangers of Friday the 13th as it is to believe in a God. It leads to the same type of irrational behaviour and ridiculous costs, albeit on a smaller scale.
In Belgium, Brussels Airlines was forced to repaint its planes because it had decorated them with 13 European-flag style stars.
In the building where I live, there is no 13th floor. Of course, there is one. It is just called 14 instead of 13.
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@ Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Superstition is always incomprehensible for the person who sits outside the "bubble".
It is just as (ir)rational to believe in the dangers of Friday the 13th as it is to believe in a God. It leads to the same type of irrational behaviour and ridiculous costs, albeit on a smaller scale.
In Belgium, Brussels Airlines was forced to repaint its planes because it had decorated them with 13 European-flag style stars.
In the building where I live, there is no 13th floor. Of course, there is one. It is just called 14 instead of 13.
Now Bart you know that I have to disagree with you don't you? :)
It IS irrational to believe there is danger in Friday the 13TH.
But it is very rational to believe in God.
You will note that I said God, not religion, which is entirely different. -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
Now Bart you know that I have to disagree with you don't you? :)
It IS irrational to believe there is danger in Friday the 13TH.
But it is very rational to believe in God.
You will note that I said God, not religion, which is entirely different. Actually, you got me there. The word I *should* have used, was religion, and most definitely not God.
It is fairly easy to disprove the supposed dangers of Friday the 13th, just as it is fairly easy to disprove the supposed truths of most religions. It is, however, most definitely not possible to disprove the existence of a God. All we can say there is that the likelihood of its existence has been shrinking rapidly over the past four/five hundred years or so, and that believing in a God is therefore a lot less rational than behaving as if it did not exist. -
@ Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Actually, you got me there. The word I *should* have used, was religion, and most definitely not God.
It is fairly easy to disprove the supposed dangers of Friday the 13th, just as it is fairly easy to disprove the supposed truths of most religions. It is, however, most definitely not possible to disprove the existence of a God. All we can say there is that the likelihood of its existence has been shrinking rapidly over the past four/five hundred years or so, and that believing in a God is therefore a lot less rational than behaving as if it did not exist.
I don't believe the likelihood of God has or will ever cease to exist.
Man has chosen to not believe in God as they want to be god themselves in their pride to be like God. -
@ Cynthia T. [Picasso]
I don't believe the likelihood of God has or will ever cease to exist.
Man has chosen to not believe in God as they want to be god themselves in their pride to be like God. Fortunately, science isn't belief-based but evidence-based. If, one day, it turns out that the current scientific opinion is wrong, it will be changed. It is just very unlikely. Pride has nothing to do with it, only verifiable facts. Add a Comment
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