Friday The 13th: Lucky, Cursed, Or Just Another Day?🐈‍⬛🔮🍀

Friday the 13th...

What Do You Think... Is It Lucky? Is It Cursed? Is It Just Another Day?

"Don't be superstitious. Nothing will happen on Friday the 13th that cannot happen on Saturday the 14th."

... Unknown

It’s Friday the 13th! Is today just another Friday for you, or does the date give you pause? Some people avoid travel, cancel plans, or tread carefully on Friday the 13th, while others barely notice it’s even on the calendar. Whether you lean into superstition, dismiss it entirely, or treat it like a personal lucky charm, this date has long captured the imagination.

Fact: Did you know that every month that begins with a Sunday has a Friday the 13th? If you are superstitious about this day, good news! In 2025 there is only one Friday the 13th (today)!

A Brief History of Friday the 13th

Interestingly, the idea of Friday the 13th being unlucky didn’t really exist before the 19th century. While the number 13 has long had mixed associations—viewed as unlucky in some cultures and lucky in others—it wasn’t historically tied to any specific day of the week. The fear of Friday the 13th seems to be a relatively modern invention. That said, Friday itself did carry some negative associations in Christian tradition, likely because it was believed to be the day of Christ’s crucifixion.

Pop Culture and Friday the 13th 

In the 20th century, Friday the 13th became firmly entrenched in the popular imagination, thanks in part to books, movies, and media coverage. Thomas W. Lawson’s 1907 novel Friday, the Thirteenth centered around a stockbroker who uses the superstition to trigger a Wall Street panic. Then, in 1980, the horror film Friday the 13th debuted, cementing the date’s reputation as a day of bad luck.

Today, the superstition is so common that some people genuinely alter their behavior: airlines report fewer bookings, hotels skip the 13th floor.

Or... Is Friday The 13th A Lucky Day?

Of course, not everyone sees Friday the 13th as something to dread. Some cultures embrace the number 13 as lucky.  Most Asian cultures consider the number lucky and in Judaism it's also considered a lucky and spiritually significant number. In Italy, 13 is associated with prosperity and life, while in some pagan traditions, it’s connected to the lunar calendar and femininity. 

Personally, 13 is my lucky number—I even wear a gold “13” charm on my bracelet. So when the 13th lands on a Friday, I don’t feel the need to worry. In fact, I once heard someone say, “If you think Friday the 13th is scary, try going a day without coffee!” Now that’s something I truly fear—and wholeheartedly agree with!

HOW LUCKY IS THE NUMBER 13?

"I'm not nearly as afraid of Friday the 13th as I am of the people who are afraid of Friday the 13th."

... Unknown

Paraskevidekatriaphobia!  Triskaidekaphobia!

SAY WHAT!?!? Fear of Friday the 13th is so pervasive in our society that the fear actually has an official name: paraskevidekatriaphobia!  The fear of the number 13 also has an official name -- triskaidekaphobia! And while I have no fears of the day or the number 13, I do have a fear of trying to correctly pronounce or spell the names of these phobias! But I don't think they have a term for that particular fear.

13 WAYS TO STAY LUCKY ON FRIDAY THE 13TH

"It may be Friday the 13th, but it's still Friday and a reason to dance."

... Unknown

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