People who fear Friday the 13th suffer from Paraskavedekatriaphobia

People who fear Friday the 13th suffer from Paraskavedekatriaphobia (I am one of them...I am very superstitious). The word is made up of three Greek words, Paraskeví ( Friday), dekatreís (thirteen), and phobía (fear). An individual who is unhappy with today's date may also suffer from triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13.


This Friday the 13th has already gotten off to a bad start, (we got lost three times on the way home from the Bacon Brothers concert at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square -- how is that even possible?) making my case of paraskavedekatriaphobia even worse.

The next Friday the 13th will occur on November 13, 2009. For those who suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia, 2009 is a terrible year with three occurances of the unlucky day. Never fear, there is only one Friday the 13th in August of 2010, so rest easy till then.

Thanks to Katie for bringing this information to my attention.