Friday the thirteenth

Unlucky calendar day

Friday the thirteenth is a date considered unlucky in Western superstition—when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday.

The superstition combines longstanding unease about the number thirteen with Friday's association with bad luck.

Some people avoid travel or major decisions on these dates: I'm not signing the contract on Friday the thirteenth.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG