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Happy (?) Friday the 13th! 🍀

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Happy (?) Friday the 13th! 🍀

Are you a triskaidekaphobe?

We aren’t…neither is Taylor Swift…in fact, it’s her lucky number!

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13…and it’s also a Friday!

Don’t worry, though…today is the only Friday the 13th of the year.

Should you be wary…or is it just another day?

A new YouGov poll found one in five of us DO believe it’s an unlucky day.

How about:

  • Walking under a ladder?  21% of us think it causes bad luck
  • Stepping on a crack?  12%
  • Breaking a mirror?  21% (Dave broke a wine glass today! 🍷😱)
  • Black cats?  15%
  • Seeing an owl?  10%
  • Opening an umbrella indoors?  19%
  • The number 6-6-6?  21%
  • Being on the 13th floor of a building?  Ironically, 13%!
  • Passing a cemetery without holding your breath?  8% (and another 6% say the same about tunnels!)

So what brings you good luck?

The survey also asked about things that bring GOOD luck.  Here are ten lucky things we’re superstitious about . . .

  • Knocking on wood
  • Throwing salt over your shoulder
  • Finding a penny heads up
  • Saying “bless you” when someone sneezes
  • Crossing your fingers
  • Ladybugs
  • Seeing a shooting star
  • Finding a four-leaf clover
  • Seeing a rainbow
  • Making a wish at 11:11
  • Getting the big half of a wishbone

One in three of us have some sort of lucky charm…what’s yours?

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