Posts Tagged ‘The fear is so deeply ingrained that many people will refuse to leave their homes for fear of an accident or some other misfortune’
Friggatriskaidekaphobia – Fear of Friday the 13th
May 13, 2022Fear of Friday the 13th: Friggatriskaidekaphobia
August 13, 2021Fear of Friday the 13th: Friggatriskaidekaphobia
November 13, 2020It’s Friday the 13th – PANIC PANIC PANIC!
March 13, 2020More than 60 million people worldwide are claimed to suffer from fear of the day – known as paraskevidekatriaphobia
It’s Friday the 13th – feel free to panic
December 13, 2019Watch your step… it’s Friday 13th!
Friggatriskaidekaphobia – The original word for fear of Friday the 13th
January 13, 2017Friggatriskaidekaphobia – The original word for the fear of Friday 13
Friggatriskaidekaphobia – Fear of Friday the 13th
May 13, 2016Those of a superstitious inclination may have extra reason to curse their luck today.
Not only is Friday the 13th a particularly inauspicious day for them, they may be unhappy to learn that 2012 will be an especially unlucky year.
Today is the first of an unusual three Friday the 13ths – the fear of which has its roots in Christian tradition – that will fall in 2012.
But the good news is that they only have to get through this year and the phenomenon will not strike again until 2026.
And while they may spend the day cowering under the duvet in case any ill might befall them if they leave the house – and avoiding walking under ladders or over three drains at a time if they are forced to venture outside – they can take some comfort in knowing they are not alone.
More than 60 million people worldwide are claimed to suffer from fear of the day – known as paraskevidekatriaphobia, from the Greek.