For today is Friday the Thirteenth!
You know what that means; superstition is abound. People on the streets of Wellington will be yelling 'the end is nigh!' and 'repent your sins, for today is the day of the black cat!'
To be honest, I'm not sure where this Friday the 13th business actually comes from.
I imagine it has something to do with all these things related to Twelve (apostles, zodiac, tribes of Israel, gods of Olympus etc) and that thirteen was a very irregular number.
Friday's have usually been hailed as bad luck days. Black Friday has something to do with stock market crashes and other bad events.
Probably doesn't help that Jesus was crucified on Friday (hence, Easter Friday, one of the many, many days that have been commercialized by big, heartless corporations to fatten our children).
That last sentance was a little histerical, yes, but it needed to be said.
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