It's Friday The 13th - Should You Be Afraid?

Meera Dolasia
2011-05-13T14:16:06-07:00

The number 13 has a bad reputation to begin with - But when it falls on a Friday, it suddenly takes on a dire connotation of giant proportions. The phobia is so real and widespread that people suffering from it even have a name - friggatriskaidekaphobiacs. So how did this date and day of the week acquire such bad reputations? While nobody knows for sure, here are a few theories.