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13 things not to do on Friday the 13th
Are you superstitious? Then you probably prefer to stay in your bed all day today. Fine if you're your own boss, but some of us really do need to get out the door today. Want to know how you are going to survive? Here the 13 points you should definitely not do:
1. First things first: do you have a date planned tonight? Ring off.
Do you sincerely hope it's going to work out with that boy you agreed to meet? Do yourself a favour and schedule a date on another day, because they say a date today will make it will never work out between you.
2. Dropping a mirror to pieces
Brings seven years of unhappiness, of course.
3. Opening an umbrella inside
Perhaps the oldest form of superstition in existence. Never open your umbrella inside. Why? It is said to bring a lot of bad luck. Where the idea ever came from is unknown, but just take heart and don't do it.
4. If you have to yawn, hand in front of your mouth
Above all, always do this, is the neat thing to do, but especially on Friday the 13th. If not, they say there is a good chance a demon will take over your body. And nobody likes exorcist-like scenes.
5. Placing your cutlery on the table in an X shape
Another case of actually you should never do this, but especially not today. After all, it is inviting unhappiness and symbolises a difficult time ahead. So plate empty? Put cutlery neatly side by side on your plate.
6. Eating out with 13 people
Also brings a mountain of bad luck. This is linked to the story in the Bible in which Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas, the thirteenth guest at his dinner table. There are also those who believe that when you are in one room with 13 people, one of the 13 dies within a year.
“So just call your boss, say you are sick and stay in your bed.”
7. Avoiding boats
If you are a woman then. This type of superstition comes from the navy; in fact, they used to think that a woman on board could be the culprit in sinking a ship.
8. And if you do end up on that boat...
Apart from making sure you have a good life jacket with you, there is one word you should banish from your vocabulary: salmon (salmon). Salmon is the ‘fish that shall not be named’. No idea why, but just in case.
9. See someone drowning? Go against all your principles and don't save that person.
Don't say I didn't warn you. Maybe the ship is not sinking, but there is someone overboard who cannot swim, let them. It is said that if you try to save the person, you are going against the will of nature, which means more people will die.
10. Avoiding the feeling of shock
So then just hope you don't receive shocking news from someone that day. After all, they say that if you experience this on Friday the 13th, your goes grey at a young age.
11. Get out of bed on the same side as you went in
Also actually counts for any day. Is anyone cranky? Got out of bed on the wrong foot.
12. Do not walk under a ladder
You may say you are not superstitious, but you still avoid that ladder every time, don't you? Brings bad luck, after all. This superstition dates back to the Middle Ages, when people often linked a ladder to a gallows. Did you used to walk under a ladder? Sure enough, you were hanging from a gallows in no time.
13. Not encountering black cats
Cats are pure evil. Is because they are descended from witches. Ha, am I glad for a moment that I am a dog person.
So give your boss a call, say you are ill And stay in your bed. At least you'll be heartily safe.
