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By THERESA REYNOLDS
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According to an informal survey taken by the Rappahannock News, most local people will not be staying home, avoiding black cats or otherwise taking measures to protect themselves against the misfortunes traditionally associated with Friday the 13th. People interviewed by the News thought of the day in a humorous way, and expressed no fear of what tomorrow would bring.
In this respect, county people differ from populations studied in several different surveys taken throughout the country to determine the kinds of superstitious beliefs widely held. By far the strongest and most oft e n - men t ioned superstition was that Friday the 13th is a very unlucky day.
From all accounts, this superstition began, not because something bad happened on a Friday the 13th, but because both Fridays and the number 13 are considered unlucky. The concept of Friday as a day to be dreaded comes from the
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