Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day

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• Friday the thirteenth — noun A particular date combination that occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, and which is considered unlucky in some cultures …   Wiktionary

• unlucky day — Synonyms and related words: Friday, Friday the thirteenth, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, bad time, book of fate, constellation, contretemps, cup, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, end, evil hour, fatality, fate, foredoom,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Friday the 13th — is superstitiously considered a day of bad luck in English , French and German speaking countries, as well as in other countries around the world.Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece, Romania and Spanish speaking… …   Wikipedia

• Friday —    The belief that Friday is an unlucky day goes back to the Middle Ages, and is widely attested. As early as 1390 Chaucer wrote And on a Friday fell all this mischance , and throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries there are ample… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• handwriting on the wall — Synonyms and related words: Friday, Friday the thirteenth, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, book of fate, constellation, cup, danger sign, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, early symptom, end, falling barometer, fatality,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• superstitions —    Some recent folklorists shun the term superstition as being too pejorative, preferring the less value laden belief . This, however, is too broad a term and, for convenience, we have kept the older word, emboldened by the fact that it is… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Пятница, 13 — Пятница 13 го числа любого месяца  распространённая примета, по к …   Википедия

• fishing industry —    Two of the main reasons usually cited as favourable to the growth of superstition are dangerous working conditions and the degree on which success/failure is affected by luck rather than skill. Fishing has clearly fulfilled both these criteria …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Triscaidecafobia — La triscaidecafobia es el miedo irracional al número 13. Se considera normalmente una superstición. La fobia específica al viernes 13 se llama paraskavedekatriafobia o friggatriscaidecafobia o tocaidecamestafobia mientras que la fobia al martes… …   Wikipedia Español

• List of Urusei Yatsura characters — Urusei Yatsura, a manga (1978–1987) and anime (1981–1986) series created by Rumiko Takahashi, has a large ensemble cast which includes many cameo appearances from Japanese mythology and history. Names of some of the characters are below. They are …   Wikipedia

• doom — Synonyms and related words: Day of Judgment, Friday, Friday the thirteenth, Judgment Day, Z, abuse, act on, action, afflict, aggrieve, anathematize, anathematizing, annihilation, apodosis, appoint, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology,… …   Moby Thesaurus