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Posted: 18 years ago
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Hey guys,

Is any one of you freaked out about friday the 13th? I am not, but it's amusing to know that even 2day in the 21st centruy people can be so superstitious. Here's some reasons why:

In North America and Europe, a significant portion of the population behaves very strangely on Friday the 13th. They won't fly in airplanes, host a party, apply for a job, get married or even start a new project. Some people won't even come into work. In the United States, roughly 8 percent of the population is afraid of Friday the 13th, a condition known as paraskevidekatriaphobia. "Friday the 13th" as we know it has its roots in many traditions and cultures. The superstition surrounding Friday the 13th is actually a combination of two separate fears -- the fear of the number 13, called triskaidekaphobia, and the fear of Fridays. The most familiar source of both these phobias is Christian theology. Thirteen is significant to Christians because it is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper (Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th member of the party to arrive. Christians have traditionally been wary of Fridays because Jesus was crucified on a Friday. In addition to that, some theologians hold that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that the Great Flood began on a Friday. In the past, many Christians would never begin any new project or trip on a Friday, for fear that the endeavor would be doomed from the start.

Some people come to fear Friday the 13th because of misfortune they've experienced on that day in the past. If you get in a car wreck on one Friday the 13th, or lose your wallet, that day is bound to stay with you. But if you think about it, bad things (from spilling your coffee to, well, much more serious problems) happen all the time, so if you're looking for bad luck on Friday the 13th, you'll probably find it.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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no i have lost all d hope in kzk now
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Posted: 18 years ago
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huh? i didn't get that! 😕
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: Manoj_Tina fan

no i have lost all d hope in kzk now


ah....... why is that shruti di? 😭
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Posted: 18 years ago
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shruti di..me tooo...no hope now.... 😭 but stilll i hope there will be some PM scnes today
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Posted: 18 years ago
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well friday the 13th is the wosrt day ever-my skul seton fire 2day bwhile we were all in our classroom-swe were all evacuated-the worst day ever-i hpe nothin bad happens in kzk
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: jennymanoj

well friday the 13th is the wosrt day ever-my skul seton fire 2day bwhile we were all in our classroom-swe were all evacuated-the worst day ever-i hpe nothin bad happens in kzk

oh jennyyy...i m so sorry to hear that....r u ok?????😕

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: FrEnDs8

oh jennyyy...i m so sorry to hear that....r u ok?????😕

yes jaan im appcalutely fyn-we were evacuated immediately-so no worries, after dat we were sent home-infact im happy, dat we got to go home early 2day😆
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: jennymanoj

well friday the 13th is the wosrt day ever-my skul seton fire 2day bwhile we were all in our classroom-swe were all evacuated-the worst day ever-i hpe nothin bad happens in kzk


aww... jenny dear! anything bad turns good! 😊
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: jennymanoj

yes jaan im appcalutely fyn-we were evacuated immediately-so no worries, after dat we were sent home-infact im happy, dat we got to go home early 2day😆


tu kab sudregi? 😆

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