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Friday the 13th is the wrong day to plant potatoes for a successful crop, and an unlucky day to go hunting unless you’re wearing a bittern claw amulet.
On the other hand— and there's a lot of that in Friday the 13th superstitions—it’s the right time to identify a future mate by holding a pullet’s white egg in the mouth and then running outside to listen for the first name spoken.
Crawling through a scratchy bramble at high noon on the ominous date is the best way to cure a bad complexion. Date* Of Decbk>nFriday,
June 13, 1498, Columbus first set foot on the North American continent. Friday, Oct. 13, 1792, construction began on the White House, and on Friday, Sept. 13, 1814, The Star Spangled Banner was written. Friday, Aug. 13, 1943, gasoline rationing Was cut from four to three gallons a coupon.
Supposedly, the United States Navy traditionally won’t launch ships on Friday the 13th, and some passengers and crewmen dislike departing for a trip on Friday.
Floors are not marked 13 in many buildings, addresses skip 13 in some European cities, and a 14th diner—sometimes hired for the job—joins guests who are superstitious of breaking bread in numerical imitation of Christ and His 12 disciples at the Last Supper. The
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