June 13, 2008... So, it's the horrifying date of the year. I really don't see the point and don't have no idea what makes the number 13 frightening when it falls on Friday. Strange things will sure to happen as they say. And would you believe that it affects the business world? Check this out as I've tried to figure things out.
Frightened By Friday The 13th?
Symptoms Range From Mild Anxiety To Sense Of Doom
Feeling especially paraskevidekatriaphobic on this Friday the 13th? Paraskevidekatriaphobia combines two phobias: triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13, and skeviphobia, the fear of Friday.
For most people, it's nothing to worry about. But scientists say that millions of Americans are affected by the fear of Friday the 13th, with symptoms ranging from mild anxiety to a sense of doom.
"By some estimates, businesses lose millions of dollars on Friday the 13th because people are hesitant to make deals, travel or shop like they do on non-jinxed days."
Where does the superstition come from? Some people think it dates back to the time of Jesus, who was supposedly crucified on a Friday -- not to mention that Jesus and 12 disciples makes 13.
According to Norse mythology, it was the Vikings who decided a hangman's noose should have 13 loops.
A coven of witches is generally regarded as a gathering of 13 weird sisters, to use Shakespeare's term.
Well, I still don't believe such. There's really no such thing as BAd Luck according to Napoleon Hills. How i wish that Friday the 13th will turn into a feast not a curse.
For most people, it's nothing to worry about. But scientists say that millions of Americans are affected by the fear of Friday the 13th, with symptoms ranging from mild anxiety to a sense of doom.
"By some estimates, businesses lose millions of dollars on Friday the 13th because people are hesitant to make deals, travel or shop like they do on non-jinxed days."
Where does the superstition come from? Some people think it dates back to the time of Jesus, who was supposedly crucified on a Friday -- not to mention that Jesus and 12 disciples makes 13.
According to Norse mythology, it was the Vikings who decided a hangman's noose should have 13 loops.
A coven of witches is generally regarded as a gathering of 13 weird sisters, to use Shakespeare's term.
Well, I still don't believe such. There's really no such thing as BAd Luck according to Napoleon Hills. How i wish that Friday the 13th will turn into a feast not a curse.
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