What are your thoughts about Friday 13ths? With today being one, and another next month, are you worried or taking extra precautions?
I used to be skeptical about suggestions that Friday 13 is an unlucky date. Statistically, nasty things are no more likely to happen then than on any other day. Then I had a series of four Friday 13ths in which disasters struck. The first two involved rushing people to hospital in the middle of storms, then I broke my expensive camera on another, and on Friday 13 May, 2011 something disastrous happened to Blogger and everyone who used that system, including me, lost posts and found earlier ones had corrupted.
For several years after that I was extremely cautious when that date appeared on the calendar. However, you'll probably notice the run of bad luck I mentioned was a good 15 years ago. Nothing seriously awful has happened to me on any tradtional day of ill omen since, although I've taken extra care. This year, I've allowed myself to relax a bit. I've booked things to be delivered today, and next month I've arranged my annual boiler service on Friday 13. Let's see if I get my stuff and the engineer doesn't tell me my boiler needs replacing.
I'm not being totally complacent though. I'm wearing a protective amulet and drinking coffee from my favourite lucky mug. Are you doing anything similar?
Please leave a comment with your thoughts about Friday 13.
The photo is from the 2026 We'Moon datebook.
Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/02/friday-13th-lore-luck-and-superstitions.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/08/friday-13-spell-for-luck.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2020/03/folklore-friday-13-and-flying-penis-for.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/03/friday-13-solar-eclipse-death-tower-and.html
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