![]() ![]() Fittingly, Alfred Hitchcock Was Born on the 13th Notice something interesting? Yes, it is the 28-year cycle again! 8. And in the 21st century, this will happen four times in 2012, 2040, 2068, and 2096. In the 20th century, this happened in 1928, 1956, and 1984. If January 1 of a leap year falls on a Sunday, the months of January, April, and July will each have a Friday the 13th. Three Friday the 13ths can occur in a leap year as well. This pattern will repeat itself starting 2043, 6 years after 2037. This won't happen for 11 more years until 2026, and we'll have to wait again for 11 years until 2037 to see the February, March, and November trilogy. In 2015, 6 years later, Friday the 13th occurred in February, March, and November. In the 21st century, the period began in 2009. The February-March-November pattern repeats in a 28-year cycle. This will happen 11 times in the 21st century. Whenever a common year begins on a Thursday, the months of February, March, and November will have a Friday the 13th. There is a calendrical method to the madness of Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th Patterns Repeat in the Calendar Don't believe us? Check out our Calendars and test it for yourself.Ģ021 had one Friday the 13th-in August. Blame Sundayįor a month to have a Friday the 13th, the month must begin on a Sunday. The longest one can go without seeing a Friday the 13th is 14 months. The good news is that there cannot be more than three Friday the 13ths in any given calendar year. ![]() Friday the 13th Can Come in ThreesĪ bit of bad news for all of you who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia-all years will have at least one Friday the 13th. In many parts of the world, having 13 people at the dinner table is considered bad luck. So much so that many high-rise buildings, hotels, and hospitals skip the 13th floor, and many airports do not have gates numbered 13. Triskaidekaphobia, or the fear of the number 13, is even more widespread. 3.And Very Common!Įxperts say that friggatriskaidekaphobia affects millions of people and estimate that businesses, especially airlines, suffer from severe losses on Friday the 13th. ![]() Paraskevidekatriaphobia is also derived from Greek: paraskeví translates as Friday, and dekatria is another way of saying 13. Now say that 10 times really fast!įriggatriskaidekaphobia comes from Frigg, the Norse goddess of wisdom after whom Friday is named, and the Greek words triskaideka, meaning 13, and phobia, meaning fear. The fear of Friday the 13th is also called friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia. So real that one scientific name wasn't enough. Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and there were 13 guests at the Last Supper the night before his crucifixion.Īnother account suggests that the day has been associated with misfortune since 1307 when on a Friday the 13th, the French king gave the orders to arrest hundreds of Knights Templar in France. Others believe that the myth has Biblical origins. A 1907 book, Friday the Thirteenth, by American businessman Thomas Lawson, may have further perpetuated the superstition. The first documented mention of the day can be found in a biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who died on a Friday the 13th. Some historians believe that the superstitions surrounding it arose in the late 19th century. Very little is known about the origins of the day's notoriety. Business Date to Date (exclude holidays)įriday the 13th is considered to be an unlucky day by some and lucky by others. ![]()
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