Friday the 13th, and other superstitions

The 13th falls on a friday, only twice in a year, sometimes it does three times
When Sunday is the 1st of a month, the 13th will be a Friday
The majority of U.S. Skyscrapers, doe not have a 13th floor
Fridays have always been considered to be unlucky, also the number 13 when combined it's a double whammy.
Fridays have always been considered unlucky, according to christians Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

2. Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you will have good luck. Finding money is always lucky, but it probably caame from the old "ditty" see a pin pick it up, lay it lay and your luck will go away.

3. Don't walk under a ladder. Besides being a practical suggestion, you never know when it will fall, or you might knock somebody off, it is said to arise from another christian belief - the ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle, breaking the triangle was blasphemous. The third suggestion - it's resemblance to a gallows.

4. If a Black Cat crosses your path it is bad luck. The superstition is said to come from the old beliefs of witches keeping cats - most of which were black. I once had a black cat, and it was not bad luck.

5. Talismans and amulets, including a Rabbits foot, are said to fend off evil and some bring good luck. The superstition arises from the Celtics in Britain, African-American folk magic, and blends of American Indian and European traditions, that go back centuries. I would not bet my life on them.

6. Don't break that mirror. Superstition believes that mirrors hold, not only one image, but also part of their soul, breaking one is sure way to doom oneself to seven years of bad luck. In the old days in the south, people covered mirrors, in the house, when someone died, so their souls
would not be trapped in them.

7. Three sixes in a row 666 harks back to the "Book of Revelation" and is the number given for the beast. It is often used as a mark of Satan. It is also said to be the numeric equivalent of the Hebrew letters for the first-century Roman Emperor "Nero", and we know how evil he was.

8. Knock on Wood, to ward off bad luck. This superstition can be associated with the myths about good spirits in trees, or from it's association with the christian cross.

would not be trapped in them.

9. Make a wish on a wishbone. Legend says that the Romans used to fight over dried wishbones, believing they brought good luck. Whoever got the largest part of the broken wishbone, got their wish. Boones are also associated with soothsayers, who thre the bones to

10. Cross your finger. Another superstition dating back to the Christians. Two people would cross their index fingers, when making a symbol of support from one to the other. The tradition gradually became something people did on their ownm and has evolved into, just saying the words "cross your fingers" is enough to bring luck.

11. Don't open an umbrella inside a house. This is a bad luck bringer, which sgtems from different versions - one says an ancient roman woman opened her umbrella inside her house, just moments before it collapsed; the other says a British prince accepted two umbrells from a visiting king and died a few months later. Apart from all this, just opening an umbrella inside a house can cause all kinds of mishaps, poking someone in the eye with it, knocking over objects in the house causing damages, it's safer to do it outside.

12. Bad luck comes in threes. You have often heard this referred to when soe disastger takes place, such as an earthquake, a plane crashing, a celebrity dying. Once a couple of things go wrong, people begin looking for the next thing to happen, always saying - "bad luck comes in threes".

13. The numbers 3 and 7. In Chinese culture certain numbers are associated with luck, the number three sounds similar to the character for birth, and is considered lucky. Using the same reasoning the number 7 symbolizes togetherness, and is considered to be a lucky number.