Sunday, August 1, 2010

Friday the 13th: Origins and Facts

March 13, 2009 by natalina  
Filed under Mythology, Superstitions, The Unexplained

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In honor of today’s unlucky date, I thought it would be fun to take a look at just what makes Friday the 13th so notoriously gloomy.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia.  There are many theories as to the origins of this phenomena, but some seem more credible than others.  The one that has gained the most traction over the years goes all the way back to the days of the Knights Templar. {more. . .)

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