{"id":13082,"date":"2019-09-13T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=13082"},"modified":"2023-03-18T20:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T20:13:02","slug":"friday-thirteenth-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/friday-thirteenth-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Freaky Facts About Friday The 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the West (and especially in Western culture), Friday the 13<sup>th is a notorious day where people will usher words of bad omens and ill luck to each other.\n<p>A tradition that is deep-rooted within our society; even the most happy-go-lucky person will keep an eagle eye out for <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/why-black-cats-on-halloween%5C/%5C%22">black cats and open ladders on a Friday the 13<sup>th.\n<h2>Why Friday the 13<sup>th?\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-199909 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2014%5C/02%5C/why-13-is-unlucky.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"But' why width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/why-13-is-unlucky.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Well, that\u2019s a great question with no solid answer.\n</p><p>However, don\u2019t let that deter you from learning about the potential origins of Friday the 13<sup>th\u2019s bad luck or the 12 other fantastic facts about Friday the 13<sup>th we\u2019ve got for you right here!\n<p>Nobody really knows why Friday the 13<sup>th is feared so much as an unlucky day.\n<p>Some people attribute it to Jesus being crucified on a Friday with 13 guests at <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/the-last-supper-facts%5C/%5C%22">the Last Supper the night before, whereas some people think it comes from a biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who dies on a Friday the 13<sup>th sometime in the late 19<sup>th Century.\n<p>Another potential reason is the 1907 story written by Thomas Lewson, titled <em>Friday the Thirteenth, which was about a Wall Street broker who reaped destruction on the stock markets on Friday the 13<sup>th.\n<h2>Some people are scared of this day.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-199911 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2014%5C/02%5C/afraid-of-friday.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Some' people are scared of this day width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/afraid-of-friday.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The fear of Friday the 13<sup>th is known as &ldquo;Friggatriskaidekaphobia.&rdquo;\n<p>The word traces its etymological roots to both Norse and Greek languages, being derived from the Norse &ldquo;Frigg,&rdquo; the Norse Goddess that Friday is named after (also known as Freya), and the two Greek words &ldquo;triskaideka&rdquo; meaning &ldquo;thirteen&rdquo; and &ldquo;phobia&rdquo; meaning &ldquo;fear.&rdquo;\n</p><p>But Friday the 13<sup>th isn\u2019t an unlucky day for everyone.\n<p>In <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/italy-facts%5C/%5C%22">Italy, it is considered to be a lucky day, whereas a Friday the 17<sup>th is considered to be an unlucky day.\n<p>In Italian culture, 13 is generally considered a lucky number, whereas 17 is considered unlucky.\n</p><p>This is because 17 when written in <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/history-of-roman-numerals%5C/%5C%22">Roman numerals as XVII, can be shuffled around to form the word &ldquo;VIXI,&rdquo; meaning &ldquo;I have lied,&rdquo; with the implication of death in the present, and is therefore considered a bad omen.\n<p>Likewise, in Spanish-speaking countries as well as <a title='\"30' wacky facts about greece href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/greece-facts%5C/%5C%22">Greece, a Friday the 13<sup>th is just viewed as another day, but a Tuesday the 13<sup>th&nbsp;is considered a very ominous and unlucky day.\n<h2>Friday the 13<sup>th hurts businesses&hellip;\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-199910 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2014%5C/02%5C/13th-for-business.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Friday' the hurts businesses width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/13th-for-business.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Studies have shown that millions of people, especially in the West, are wary of a Friday the 13<sup>th&nbsp;and that businesses tend to suffer losses on this day more than any other numbered Friday.\n<p>Airlines are shown to be the businesses that lose out the most on this day too.\n</p><p>However, it\u2019s very unsurprising to learn that there is barely any evidence that Friday the 13<sup>th is actually an unlucky day.\n<p>Friday the 13<sup>th has little to no marked effects or fluctuations in things like hospital visits, accidents, or natural disasters.\n<p>That said, Finland has dedicated one Friday the 13<sup>th each year to be their National Accident Day, where they raise awareness about safety \u2013 be it on the roads, at home, or in the workplace.\n<p>The most times that a <a title='\"22' fantastic friday facts href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/friday-facts%5C/%5C%22">Friday will fall on the 13<sup>th in a year will ever is three.\n<p>However, it is always guaranteed that at least one Friday the 13<sup>th will pop up during a year.\n<h2>What Makes the 13<sup>th fall on a Friday?\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-199908 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2014%5C/02%5C/when-does-it-fall-on-friday.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"What' makes the fall on a friday width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/when-does-it-fall-on-friday.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>For a Friday the 13<sup>th to occur in a specific month, then that month must start on a Sunday.\n<p>Whenever a year begins on a <a title='\"22' fabulous facts about thursday href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/thursday-facts%5C/%5C%22">Thursday, that year\u2019s </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/february-facts%5C/%5C%22">February, </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/march-facts%5C/%5C%22">March, and </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/november-facts%5C/%5C%22">November are guaranteed to have a Friday the 13<sup>th.\n<p>This pattern occurs 3 times every 28 years, happening last time in 2015 and happening again in 2026. This pattern will occur 11 times during the 21<sup>st Century.\n<p>If January 1<sup>st of a leap year is a Sunday then January, <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/april-facts%5C/%5C%22">April&nbsp;and </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/july-facts%5C/%5C%22">July will each have a Friday the 13<sup>th in them.\n<p>On Friday the 13<sup>th of April in 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will fly by <a title='\"30' facts about the planet earth href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-earth%5C/%5C%22">Earth safely for us all to witness without a telescope from Africa, Europe, and Asia.\n<p>That is unless something alters the asteroid\u2019s trajectory and we have to send Bruce Willis and a crack team of scientists up to space to make sure it misses us!\n</p><p>Alfred Hitchcock, considered as cinema\u2019s original father of horror and master of suspense, was born on a Friday the 13<sup>th&nbsp;August in 1899.\n<p>Another famous person to share the birthday of Friday the 13<sup>th was former Cuban President and communist revolutionary Fidel Castro.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the West, Friday the 13th is a notorious day where people will usher words of bad omens and ill luck to each other. 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