As a 4 year Latin student, I am reminded each March of the Ides of March.  The "Ides of March " are the 15th of the month.  Julius Caesar should have heeded the warning of of impending doom from the soothsayers in ancient Rome!  The warning was that on the 15th or March he was going to be in great peril.  He was!  He went back to the seer and mentioned to him that basically the Ides of March had come and no danger had befallen him.  The seer advised Ceasar that the day had arrived but was not over yet! He was assassinated later that day on the Ides of march as predicted in the Roman senate by other senators and his best friend Brutus!  In disbelief Julius Caesar was stunned that even his best friend was in on the assassination and was said to have muttered "Et Tu Brute?" Which translates into  "Even you Brutus?"  The Shakespeare play "Julius Caesar" coined the phrase 'Beware the Ides Of March!"  It is meant to be a superstitious omen of ill fortune to follow.  In American society we are not so much a superstitious lot!  Black cats, walking under ladders, Friday the 13th are all examples of superstitions.  While the history behind superstitions are interesting and intriguing they are more of a curiosity in modern society.  The interesting question is to ask are you superstitious, and believe in omens or superstitions?  If so please share!