There are two Friday the 13ths on the calendar this year, and the first of them is today.
But never fear, triskaidekaphobiacs, IUP’s psychology professor Dr. David LaPorte says superstitions are a basic human characteristic.
Actually, triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13. The fear of Friday the 13th is friggatriskaidekaphobia. Today’s comes with a harvest moon, too, the first time that’s happened since 2000.
The next Friday the 13th is in December.
