Rose Law Group Reporter Gripe of the Week
By Phil Riske, managing editor
It’s silly how people either crawl into a hole or expect good luck because of their wide variety of superstitions. “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back.” Remember that one?
Triskaidekaphobia, fear of the number 13, is silly enough without adding Fridays to it, which is called paraskavedekatriaphobia. The world has never ended on a Friday the 13th, and it won’t end today.
Nevertheless, most Western hotels omit the 13th floor. Many airlines omit the 13th row in seating. Even some cities and towns skip over 13th Street. Friday the 13th is considered a particularly unlucky day.
The origins of fear of Friday the 13th are unknown,, but might be connected to the arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13,1307.
I’ll finish this later; my wife just called to tell me her car’s been stolen.
