Friday, March 13, 2009

Spooky

So besides the fact that my friend and I happened to nearly kill ourselves painting a bathroom without ventilation, (yeah i don't recommend it) today is also the 2nd Friday the 13th that we've had this year. For many it is a day filled with superstitions and thoughts of bad luck. Personally I believe that science and logic points away from superstition but I'd love to know what your thoughts are. The day is said to have originated from two separate symbols of bad luck, the number 13 and the day Friday. 

 Have you heard of any crazy superstitions? Or do you know of any that make you go "Hey, I see why people could think that"? Does your luck seem to change on Friday the 13th? Do you know anyone those people that won't go out of their house on Friday the 13th? 

Random Incomplete List of Superstitions

1. If you spill salt you pick it up and through it over your left shoulder. 

2. If you break a mirror you will have bad luck for 7 years. 

3. Walking under a ladder gives you bad luck.

4. Putting a hat on a bed is considered bad luck.

5. As is opening an umbrella inside. 

6. A bee visiting your house is a sign a visitor will come soon. 

Hallie Marie gave me many of these ideas and a link to a helpful website that you can visit here

3 comments:

Serafina said...

Haha, I walk under ladders and such as often as possible to irritate my friends.

Snowflake said...

I don't believe in superstitions or Friday the 13th, but I will admit that some strange things have happened on that day. Most recently, the school's heating system got out of whack and we had to leave morning prayers (I go to a Jewish school) early, coughing through the smoke. Not that we minded much that we were missing it... :)

Emma said...

Serafina- I used to do that too because I had one friend who was really superstitious.

That is really really weird snowflake, I mean the fact that it just sort of started smoking. One the coldest day of the year our schools pipes broke setting of the fire alarm so we all had to evacuate into the freezing cold.