Today na Friday, but no be everybody dey celebrate end of workweek. Di reason na di old superstition around Friday the 13th, a day wey history, culture and media don tie to bad luck.
Susan Albers, PsyD, na psychologist for Cleveland Clinic. She explain say superstitions get power to change how person dey think and behave. According to her, studies show say on Friday the 13th, people dey avoid travel, stay at home and delay important decisions.
Dr Albers talk say people dey uneasy about di day because history, culture and media don connect am to bad luck. When misfortune happen, person fit blame am on di superstition, and that one dey reinforce di fear.
She warn say if person expect say bad day go happen just because na Friday the 13th, e fit make that bad day more likely. Her advice: stick to your normal routine and treat di day like any other day.
If you start to feel overwhelmed, she say make you find ways to de-stress. ‘Superstitions are the loudest when we feel stressed,’ Dr Albers talk. Simple things like good nutrition, proper sleep, movement and getting outside fit help calm di nervous system and make person feel better on days wey brain dey sound alarm.
No be every superstition dey bad. Dr Albers talk say some fit give positive feeling. Example, knocking on wood fit give person reassurance say things go go well, and e fit even boost mood.
Di fear of number 13 get name, triskaidekaphobia. One explanation link am to superstition and di Last Supper, where Judas, di disciple wey betray Jesus Christ, sit for di table. Numerology also get different reading: some people see 13 as master number wey stand for transformation and personal growth, no be only bad luck. When you add 1 and 3, you get 4, a number wey dem link to ambition, obligation and responsibility.
For date 11/13, numerology add 1+1+1+3 to get 6. Number 6 dey linked to Venus, and e dey describe empathetic and romantic nature.
