friday the 13th superstitions - Why all the fear - 2
Written on 6:50 AM by Admin
But do terrible events really occur on Black Fridays?
Several natural disasters have occurred on this day, including Hurricane Charley in 2004, the unexpected snow storm in Buffalo in 2006, the Andes flight disaster of 1972 and a large-scale ship disappearance in 1773.
The arrest of Al Capone occurred on a Black Friday, as did the death of Tupac Shakur. Friday the 13th has also been associated with the stock market crashes, and Henry Ford would never do business on Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th occurs at least once a year but no more than three times - the next one is not until August 2010.
Statisticians have researched the day's events, and it has been proven that car accidents increase 60 percent every Black Friday. However, studies have also shown that, due to alcohol, every Friday generally has an increased number of crimes, murders and accidents on the road.
Oddly enough, studies have shown that crime and accidents somewhat decrease on Friday the 13th because people are alert.
Cambridge University physiologist Richard Wiseman has theorized that people who consider themselves to be unlucky are more likely to believe in superstitions like Friday the 13th.
More than 80 percent of highrises do not have a 13th floor. Many hotels and hospitals will not have a room 13, and in Florence, Italy, the house number between 12 and 14 is 12 1/2.
In some places in America, Friday the 13th Clubs were formed, in which the members only gather on Black Friday and decided to defy society's views by smashing mirrors, scattering salt, opening umbrellas inside and letting black cats out.
Friday the 13th is today. Stay in or go out, but realize those with superstitions may be the unlucky few.
Several natural disasters have occurred on this day, including Hurricane Charley in 2004, the unexpected snow storm in Buffalo in 2006, the Andes flight disaster of 1972 and a large-scale ship disappearance in 1773.
The arrest of Al Capone occurred on a Black Friday, as did the death of Tupac Shakur. Friday the 13th has also been associated with the stock market crashes, and Henry Ford would never do business on Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th occurs at least once a year but no more than three times - the next one is not until August 2010.
Statisticians have researched the day's events, and it has been proven that car accidents increase 60 percent every Black Friday. However, studies have also shown that, due to alcohol, every Friday generally has an increased number of crimes, murders and accidents on the road.
Oddly enough, studies have shown that crime and accidents somewhat decrease on Friday the 13th because people are alert.
Cambridge University physiologist Richard Wiseman has theorized that people who consider themselves to be unlucky are more likely to believe in superstitions like Friday the 13th.
More than 80 percent of highrises do not have a 13th floor. Many hotels and hospitals will not have a room 13, and in Florence, Italy, the house number between 12 and 14 is 12 1/2.
In some places in America, Friday the 13th Clubs were formed, in which the members only gather on Black Friday and decided to defy society's views by smashing mirrors, scattering salt, opening umbrellas inside and letting black cats out.
Friday the 13th is today. Stay in or go out, but realize those with superstitions may be the unlucky few.
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