Friday The 13th

Today is friday the 13th!!! I was telling a lot of my friends in UAE about it, but they really never heard of it =/ and so i looked it up for a bit of research for this blog lol, and found that this day is only known in English, German, Polish and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. Which explains it lol...

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia.

"It's been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do."

Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they are simply unable to get out of bed when Friday the 13th rolls around. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute estimates that more than 17 million people are affected by a fear of this day.

I'm not actually scared of this day, but I am superstitious so I do take precaution on what i do lol.. I actualy celebrate a day like this, I'm all happy lol! ITS FRIDAY THE 13TH!!! this only happens twice this year and once next year. My friend's birthday is on October 13, and last year "October 13, 2006" It was friday the 13th lol... I didnt know him back then but I find it really kool (I wouldnt want my brithday on the 13th cuz its known to be a bad luck number)

In canada the resident building that are over 13 floors, never have a floor numbered 13, it goes like floor 11, 12 ,14, 15 LOL! I heard they do this because people dont want to live on the 13th floor and because in other buildings, the 13th floor has caught fire A LOT!

So if your superstitious like I am, BEWARE FRIDAY THE 13TH! and if not, well then YOU SUCK! lol

The Following Months Have Friday The 13th.

A few Points

• January 13, 2006, and October 13, 2006, were not only Fridays, but the digits in the month, day, and year of each date add up to 13. This last occurred on October 13, 1520, and will next occur on May 13, 2011.
• There is an almost uncanny occurrence (at least in recent years) of the full moon falling on or very close to a Friday the 13th. July 13th, 1984, February 13th, 1987, March 13th, 1998, October 13th, 2000 were all full moons. June 13th, 2003 and January 13th, 2006 were the days before a full moon, and June 13th, 2014 and January 13th, 2017 occur slightly after the full moon. Friday, September 13th, 2019 will be the next year to contain a full moon on a Friday the 13th.
• The asteroid 99942 Apophis will make its close encounter on Friday, April 13, 2029.
• The Harry Potter Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released on Friday, July 13, 2007.