Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. For example, 2015 had a Friday the 13th in February, March, and November; 2017 through 2020 had two Friday the 13ths each; and the years 2021 and 2022 will both have just one occurrence each. Friday the 13th occurs in any month that begins on a Sunday.
About Friday the 13th
The first film in the Friday the 13th franchise about a group of young camp counselors who are hunted down and murdered by an unknown slasher.
Achievement of Friday the 13th
The movie was filmed in New Jersey at Camp Nobebosco. Several years after the film was released, Simon Hawke adapted the story into a novel of the same name.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Friday the 13th
Solar cycle (calendar) - The solar cycle is a 28-year cycle of the Julian calendar, and 400-year cycle of the Gregorian calendar with respect to the week. It occurs because leap years occur every 4 years and there are 7 possible days to start a leap year, making a 28-year sequence.. Tycho Brahe days - In the folklore of Scandinavia, Tycho Brahe days are days judged to be especially unlucky, especially for magical work, and important business transactions. Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist and as such achieved some acclaim in popular folklore as a sage and magician.. St. Brice's Day massacre - St. Brice's Day massacre was the killing of Danes in the Kingdom of England on Friday, the 13th of November 1002, ordered by King Æthelred the Unready. In response to the frequent Danish raids, King Æthelred ordered the execution of all Danes living in England.. Superstitions about numbers.. Superstitions of the Americas.. Triskaidekaphobia.. Superstitions of Europe.. Luck.. Unofficial observances.
Latest information about Friday the 13th updated on July 28 2021.
