Friday the 13th superstitions will never die, just like Friday the 13th killer Jason. For every Friday the 13th, there are superstitions, allusions to Jason Voorhees, and fears of black cats, among other things. For some reason, Friday the 13th superstitions are among the most recurring urban legends of all time, and they have been particularly powerful this year. On this third Friday the 13th of 2009, the day's famed superstitions will take one last shot at creeping out the paranoid.
Friday the 13th superstitions are so accepted and joked about, it's hard to figure out where they began and how. The number 13 is regarded as unlucky, for various reasons involving religion, historic events and serial killers. Friday is just as infamous for the same reasons, so when they are combined into Friday the 13th, everyone is a little extra careful.
In pop culture, Friday the 13th is best known as the day of Jason Voorhees, who first made the day into a reliable horror franchise almost 30 years ago. In the first Friday the 13th of 2009, Jason came back one more time for a reboot of the series. Disaster and death will be on a large scale again in the movie world, since today is the release of a film based on another superstition - the Mayan predictions over the end of the world - with 2012.
Though Friday the 13th is a feared day of superstition, many stores and mall aren't afraid. For them, this Friday is nothing compared to the madness to come two weeks from now. Black Friday is a mere two weeks away, and stores are baring down for the mad rush - and hoping that the rush won't be ruined by the struggling economy.
For many others, Friday the 13th superstitions are much more real, in a psychologically debilitating way. Those afraid of the day have been diagnosed with "Paraskevidekatriaphobia" while those merely afraid of the number 13 just have "Triskaidekaphobia." Since this is the third Friday the 13th of 2009, this has been a very bad year for these people.
Friday the 13th superstitions are so accepted and joked about, it's hard to figure out where they began and how. The number 13 is regarded as unlucky, for various reasons involving religion, historic events and serial killers. Friday is just as infamous for the same reasons, so when they are combined into Friday the 13th, everyone is a little extra careful.
In pop culture, Friday the 13th is best known as the day of Jason Voorhees, who first made the day into a reliable horror franchise almost 30 years ago. In the first Friday the 13th of 2009, Jason came back one more time for a reboot of the series. Disaster and death will be on a large scale again in the movie world, since today is the release of a film based on another superstition - the Mayan predictions over the end of the world - with 2012.
Though Friday the 13th is a feared day of superstition, many stores and mall aren't afraid. For them, this Friday is nothing compared to the madness to come two weeks from now. Black Friday is a mere two weeks away, and stores are baring down for the mad rush - and hoping that the rush won't be ruined by the struggling economy.
For many others, Friday the 13th superstitions are much more real, in a psychologically debilitating way. Those afraid of the day have been diagnosed with "Paraskevidekatriaphobia" while those merely afraid of the number 13 just have "Triskaidekaphobia." Since this is the third Friday the 13th of 2009, this has been a very bad year for these people.
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