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Friday 13. As that the popular superstition, bad luck is sure to happen to this person. Sometimes, in more serious cases, it even ends with the death of that person or a loved one. Center for Stress Management and Phobia Institute, up to 21 million people today in the United States suffer from morbid and irrational fear of Friday the 13th. Had Furthermore, each year, is at least one Friday the 13th, and paraskevidekatriaphobics (strong people fear Friday the 13th), 2009 on awful but in particular, three sports: one in February, March and November. Friday, October 13, 1307, the Templars in France were received by the time the king soldiers knocked on their door, "said Alan Butler, co-author of the warriors and the Bankers, a book about the Templars. "Jacques de Molay Confessed almost immediately, but it almost certainly was tortured."

It may be surprising to most people that the Friday the 13th superstition is a relatively new one, originating in the early 20th century. Before its relatively recent rise in popularity, the original 13 superstition, now all but forgotten, was that if 13 people sit together at a table, one will die within a year. This version has been documented as far back as late 17th century Europe in the memoirs of John Wilmot, the earl of Rochester. Many variations on this superstition abound, including that if the 13 sit together, the first to rise from the table will die, the group can avert death by joining hands and rising as one, and if someone sneezes, the oldest or youngest will die within a year.

Before even this superstition however, ancient cultures considered the number 13 by itself to be unlucky. Evidence has been found that 13 was unlucky for Native Americans, Mayans, Ancient Egyptians, and even Neanderthals. Today, we carry on this tradition by omitting the 13th floor from most skyscrapers and the 13th row from many airplanes. Friday has also long been considered an unlucky day, with Jesus’ crucifixion and death taking place on Good Friday. In the past, many public executions were only carried out on Fridays, making the day seem drearier and more dreadful. Separately, both 13 and Friday seem to constitute extreme unluckiness, so it was only a matter of time until they were put together to form the most powerful superstition of our age.