Friggatriskaidekaphobia? Scared of the 13th being on a Friday

The 13th day of a month landing on a Friday can be a pretty rare circumstance. It doesn't really mean anything, but people get spooked about it all the same, and this fear is known as Friggatriskaidekaphobia. Granted, most black cats won't do anything more harmful than shed or do that annoying thing with their paws. Regardless, people do indulge in their superstitions. You are a Friggatriskaidekaphobia if you have a fear of the 13th on a Friday. Jason Voorhees won't appear, even if you say the word in the mirror three times.

What is that word again?

It's pronounced "fri-gah-tri-sk-eye-de-kah-fo-bia." Portmanteau means being afraid of Friday the 13th. With friggaphobia as the fear of Friday and Triskaidekaphobia being a fear of thirteen, they make a deadly combination. That's why Friggatriskaidekaphobia is what you call someone scared of Friday the thirteenth. Witches and Friday go together. The German/Norse goddess Frigga, or Freya, got the day of the week named for her, as Freya-day. Ancient world sexism isn't really our topic for today although the day was named, as argued by others, after a female deity, making it have an association with witches. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. The come together because "tri" means 3 and "deka" means the number 10.

Does anything happen on Friday the 13th?

There isn't anything really when keeping it short. No would be the long answer too. Nothing has ever been seen happening on Friday the thirteenth that was out of place, besides all the friggatriskaidekaphobia, or people getting the "heebie-jeebies". If anything were really to happen on Friday the thirteenth, somebody would have noticed by now and written it down. Even if there were more accidents happening Friday the thirteenth, more factors would have to be accounted for besides the day like the fact that more individuals like to drink on Fridays.

Making the day with no meaning have just a little bit of fun

Friggatriskaidekaphobia and other superstitions won't hurt a fly. You will find still superstitions that exist as tradition today. Because theaters don't want to be cursed, they refer to "MacBeth" as "the Scottish play" since it is intended to be a cursed play. Watch a scary movie with your family or friends, and use this as an excuse to have some fun. Just don't go to Crystal Lake.