Happy Friday the 13th!!
When I saw the schedule of available blogging days, I just *had* to claim today! After all, it is one of my absolute favorite days of the year. When it happens that is ;) Here's some fun, and freaky, Friday the 13th trivia:
Term for one who fears the number 13: triskaidekaphobiac
Term for one who loves the number 13 (aka moi): triskaidekaphiliac
Specialized term for anything having to do with Friday the 13th: paraskavedekatria- (add -phobia for fear and -philia for love)
The supposed origin of bad mojo for Friday the 13th comes from the raid on the Knights Templar by the forces of King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V.
I'm well known in my family for having pretty good luck on Friday the 13th. Which means I need to buy a Lotto ticket today.
Some famous people born on Friday the 13th:
For those with kids, Lemony Snicket is releasing his 13th (and final) book in the Series of Unfortunate Events series today. My kind of man.
Read more about Friday the 13th over at Wikipedia.
Term for one who fears the number 13: triskaidekaphobiac
Term for one who loves the number 13 (aka moi): triskaidekaphiliac
Specialized term for anything having to do with Friday the 13th: paraskavedekatria- (add -phobia for fear and -philia for love)
The supposed origin of bad mojo for Friday the 13th comes from the raid on the Knights Templar by the forces of King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V.
I'm well known in my family for having pretty good luck on Friday the 13th. Which means I need to buy a Lotto ticket today.
Some famous people born on Friday the 13th:
- Don Adams (super Agent 86)
- Steve Buscemi (super freaky actor)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (super comedienne)
- Thomas Jefferson (super Founding Father)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson (super businessbabies...well, I guess they're in their 20s now)
- Peter Tork (super Monkee)
For those with kids, Lemony Snicket is releasing his 13th (and final) book in the Series of Unfortunate Events series today. My kind of man.
Read more about Friday the 13th over at Wikipedia.
posted by Kelly Maher at 12:00 AM
2 Comments:
I love Fridays and the number 13, too!
My next youngest sister was born on a Friday the 13th! I was born on a Friday, too...just not the 13th. :)
Both the day Friday and the number 13 have been said to be unlucky throughout history. So the combination had to be considered Super unlucky in folklore.
I've heard a number of origins for the legend and lore surrounding Friday the 13th, including the one you cited.
Very interesting pattern develops, wouldn't you say? :)
Hope you have a VERY HAPPY and LUCKY Friday the 13th!
Wow, lots of intersting facts ;-) I actually like Friday the 13th and the fact that it's in the month of October...so close to Halloween ;-)
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