The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #81102   Message #1484384
Posted By: frogprince
13-May-05 - 03:54 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: paraskevidekatriaphobia
Subject: RE: BS: Paraskevidekatriaphobia
I definitely remember when I first became aware of Friday the 13th. I was in early grade school, and it was winter. Got up for breakfast and one or the other of the family mentioned the date; I asked what that meant, and was told about the bad luck thing. Moments afterward I stepped out on the front porch, stepped on a spot of ice, turned a near somersault and damn near killed myself.