It was considered unlucky to sit 13 people at a table and people actually believed that the 13th person would cause someone to die within a year. The first record of 13 being an unlucky number appeared in the late 1600s. How did the number 13 first begin to appear unlucky? I’ll tell you more about that in a moment, but first, let’s take a look at why so many people fear Friday the 13th. When doing research for this article, I found the above quote and a lot of other interesting stuff as well…įor example, did you know that for most Wiccans, 13 is actually a very powerful number and has a lot to do with fertility and the Goddess?Īnd have you ever thought about why Friday is considered an unlucky day for so many people but not for Wiccans and Pagans? The digits of these numbers add up to 13.” “When I'm reading, I will not stop on page 94, page 193, page 382 at all. Let’s start with a quote from Stephen King: