Paraskevidekatriphobia is the word for fear of Friday the 13th also known as Black Friday. Good "luck" to all of the teams out there competing today in whatever sport. If you lose, the good news is that you can blame it on Friday the 13th. LOL As for me, it is the number that almost everything about me is based on; right down to my 13th birthday was Friday the 13th. My Mom bought me a horseshoe shaped gold ring with 13 diamonds in it. Which I promptly lost being that young. My first and last names have 13 letters as do my Mom's, Dad's, and Grandparents' names. My birthplace has 13 letters. The first letter of my last name is the 13th letter of the alphabet. I could go on for hours with stats about this. But, I have always felt blessed and lucky. Such as, my 13th birthday was the very last number drawn for my draft year which kept me out of Vietnam.
For some fun reading...The Great Seal of the United States has 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 feathers in the Eagle's left wing, 13 feathers in the Eagle's right wing, 13 feathers in the tail, 13 arrows in the Eagles left talon, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 olives on that branch, 13 clouds in the sky above the Eagle and 13 letters in the motto e-pluribus-unum. On the back side there are 13 steps or layers on the pyramid base, 13 plants in front of the pyramid and finally 13 letters on the motto Annuit Coeptis. That count is 13 13's. Good luck today especially if you read this and have Paraskevidekatriphobia.
For some fun reading...The Great Seal of the United States has 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 feathers in the Eagle's left wing, 13 feathers in the Eagle's right wing, 13 feathers in the tail, 13 arrows in the Eagles left talon, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 olives on that branch, 13 clouds in the sky above the Eagle and 13 letters in the motto e-pluribus-unum. On the back side there are 13 steps or layers on the pyramid base, 13 plants in front of the pyramid and finally 13 letters on the motto Annuit Coeptis. That count is 13 13's. Good luck today especially if you read this and have Paraskevidekatriphobia.
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