History of Friday the 13th: Paraskevidekatriaphobia or Friggatriskaidekaphobia?
5 min readMay 13, 2022
If you’re reading this article to learn the history of Friday the 13th, you’re in luck.
Or perhaps bad luck.
No one knows, with any certainty, when it began or why it’s to be feared. However, there are lots of entertaining speculative theories about the topic.