Friday the 13th – Bad Luck or Good Luck? It could depend on where you live. Generally in the USA or Canada people people freak out and think bad things will happen. Some people will even go as far as calling in sick and not even leaving their house. Mexican people consider Friday the 13th to be VERY LUCKY as these days are rare. People’s beliefs are what really creates the good or bad outcomes. I have listed below some news stories worth reading.

Friday the 13th could mean triple trouble for superstitious Western Mass. residents. Since the Middle Ages, Friday the 13th has been an omen of bad luck – blamed for everything from lightning strikes and livestock stampedes to lost car keys and ghastly haircuts.

Friday the 13th – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friday the 13th is the thirteenth day in a month that falls on Friday, which superstition holds that it is a day of good or bad luck.

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Friday the 13th – the unlucky day
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words ‘Paraskeví’ (Friday), and ‘dekatreís’ (thirteen). This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Some other links:

• Friday the 13th Port Dover, Ontario Canada
• Friday 13this less scary than Valentine’s Day :: Iain Hollingshead
• Thirteen random things about Friday the 13th
• Friday 13th — bad luck or just another day?
• Offbeat: Friday 13th unlucky for some?
• Friday the 13th – What’s it All About?
• No one admits to Friday 13 phobia, but some play it safe ‘just in …
• Top 10 list of Friday 13th myths
• Superstitious Baggage Weighs Heavy on Travellers on Friday 13
• Friday the 13th: Don’t Fear the Market
• Historic fears, superstition connected with Friday the 13th
• Is Friday the 13th lucky for you?
• What’s Your Friday the 13th Superstition?
• The folklore behind Friday the 13th