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Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is seen as an unlucky day in many cultures. English and French speaking countries, Portuguese speaking countries, and several European countries I’ll see this as a good day to stay in bed. Greece and Romania worry about Tuesday the 13th, while Italians dread Friday the 17th. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia. It is based on triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. Over the years, both Friday and the number 13 have been seen as unlucky, giving Friday the 13th at double dose of bad luck. If Friday the 13th makes you want to hide under the bed covers, you’re not alone. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina estimates that over 67 million people suffer from this phobia. Some are so terrified that they refuse to go to work, take a flight, or get out of bed. Despite this accusation, the airlines don’t see any appreciable loss of business on any Friday the 13th. However, a British medical journal study has shown that traffic accidents increase significantly on Friday the 13th. Both Christian and Norse tradition identify the number 13 and his evil, showing the optimum number of guests … Continue reading Friday the 13th →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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