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11 Spooky Friday the 13th Superstitions To Be Aware of Today

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A more commonly heard susperstiton is that knocking over the salt could lead to bad luck on any day, but ESPECIALLY today.

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Today is Friday the 13th and if that gives you the heebie jeebies, then you might suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia.

What is that you ask? It's a persistent, irrational fear of Friday the 13th. The superstitious say if you can pronounce the term, you will be cured of the phobia so here is exactly how to pronounce it: para-skev-EE-dek-a-tri-a-pho-bia.

Now that we got that out of the way, here are 11 superstitions to be aware of today:

(Note: We couldn't share 13 superstitions with you because well, that number is just bad luck.)

To fit the occasion, enjoy "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder:

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