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Are you afraid of Friday the 13th?

Did you late at work because you stuck in traffic today? Maybe you are fired? Look at your calendar, today is Friday 13th. If you saw a black cat who crossed your way, definitely your day is ruined.  The legend about Friday 13th is western superstition. Old belief said that Kain killed Abel on that day, and Eve persuaded Adam to bite the apple. Accord Bible, that day is considered as the death of Jesus Christ. In old Rome was a legend about witches circle, which gathers 12 witches, and the 13th member is devil by himself.  What else happened on this fatal day? In the year 1307 was the execution of knights templars, mostly in France, on 13 October. In the year 1927 was bankruptcy on the marketplace and many brokers made suicide. Guess, it was on Friday 13th. About 20 million people in SAD suffer from a special kind of phobia,      paraskevidekatriaphobia. The  Greek word "Paraskevi" means Friday, Dekatreis is thirteen and phobia i