Abeg, make we run amikcds for this Friday 13th gist wey don dey waka come! Friday 13th na correct day wey plenty people dey fear pass, and e get beta wahala wey dey follow am. You sabi say triskaidekaphobia na wetin dem call fear of number 13? Dem sef get another wahala wey dey call paraskevidekatriaphobia – na fear of Friday the 13th. Wetin we go do now? Make we jive inside this gist.
Number 13 don carry bad luck since the days of old, bros! E be like say na since dem start to dey record history for Western culture, bad luck just dey follow that number like shadows. E fit shock you say up to 80% of high-rise buildings no get 13th floor? Na so serious e be! Hotels dey ignore Room 13, and some airports no even want hear anything about Gate 13. My people, wetin dey cause all this palava?
As we dey talk, e no be say dis fear no get basis. According to some well-researched people wey sabi folklore, like Donald Dossey, about 17 to 21 million people dey gree say dem dey fear this number wey some people dey shout “no, no, no” for. Na even the Biblical story of Judas wey betray Jesus, plus the all levels of calamity wey happen for Fridays, raise the alarm on top this day. Wetin you wan make I talk? Na die-hard superstitions we dey look, my guy!
In many tongues, e get plenty dates wey dey bloomed for Friday the 13th! For this year, you go see at least three times: February, March, and November. This na wah! Last time chat, na 2015 wey dem show us three Friday the 13th. You fit also note say na the same year wey dem predict doomsday because of Mayan calendar. And who no remember Camp Crystal Lake? Jason — the big man wey dey terrorize everybody! If dem dey craze for films, na him dey run am!
Dem don even dey do research wey show say sometimes e go sweet for better luck when Friday dey 13th. One 2008 study even yan say accidents dey reduce because everybody dey carry eye like hawk. So, wetin I dey try talk be say, e no always bad, but na your mind go fit change the whole narrative. No be small thing!
Now, make we talk about how your lucky charm fit save you for this Friday the 13th. Plenty people dey try carry items wey dey signify blessings: four-leaf clovers, horseshoes, and rabbits foot dey hot! No blame people wey dey fear, e no dey wrong to prepare sha. And for some folks, tattoo parlors dey open shop on this day offering Flat rate tattoo deals. If you fit face your fear, oya, go get your number 13 tattoo!
And for the lovebirds wey wan sign paper for this day, reach Fort Wayne, Indiana — dem dey offer free marriage officiation. You fit just find love amidst all this fear! So, dis Friday the 13th, if dem talk make you no move palli, just move how you fit vibe. Catch some scary movies make we enjoy together while e dey rain
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