Friday the 13th occurs at least once a year and sometimes up to three times a year. It only happens once in 2025 — today, June 13 — but there will be three Friday the 13ths in 2026.

Friday the 13th is upon us, but don't let superstition get you down. Instead, embrace the quirky traditions and find ways to turn this so-called unlucky day into a chance for good fortune and fun.

According to History.com, paraskevidekatriaphobia [the fear of Friday the 13th] is estimated to cause more than $800 million losses annually because people avoid doing major activities like going ...

Indeed, Schoenberg did pass away that year, on…wait for it…Friday the 13th of July, 1951. It is interesting to note the contrasting history of the number 12 with the number 13.

There are names for this to: paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. This year, there are two Friday the 13th dates on the calendar; the next one is in December.

Insert horror movie doom music — Friday the 13th is nigh, bringing with it a sense of general unease and some trying astrological transits. Come Friday, we'll be fresh off of a tense opposition ...

It was also the day before Jesus's crucifixion -- Good Friday -- and History.com says this was the beginning of Christian superstition that having 13 guests at a table is a bad omen.

It turns out that the origins of Friday the 13th are as murky as its practices. However, although historians cannot exactly pinpoint the start of this hapless holiday, theories abound.

Jason Voorhees ' most epic battle in Friday the 13th history saw him fighting himself, and I loved every minute of it. There have been a surprising number of crossovers featuring the iconic hockey ...

Indeed, Schoenberg did pass away that year, on…wait for it…Friday the 13th of July, 1951. It is interesting to note the contrasting history of the number 12 with the number 13.