Research shows that people are more superstitious on Fridays the 13^th. This day has been seen as a day of bad luck since the eighteen-hundreds and will occur if the month starts on a Sunday.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia, (I have a fear of pronouncing this word in public) and 17- 21 Million Americas are set to be affected by the fear of this day.

I did a little survey among my collogues and it seems that some of the unconventional folks at Versus has friggatriskaidekaphobia.

A UK  survey found that one in five Britons (21 per cent) are more likely to regularly follow superstitions on Friday 13th: from saluting a single magpie to avoiding cracks in the pavement, due to their fear of risking any bad luck in the current economic climate.

According to the research, over a third (34 per cent) of people will act with caution or look out for omens of good or bad luck this Friday.

According to the research, over a third (34 per cent) of people will act with caution or look out for omens of good or bad luck this Friday.

The research, for Warner Bros, also reveals the nation’s main superstitions.

After breaking a mirror, most people would count walking under a ladder as their main concern.

Other fears include opening an umbrella indoors, spilling salt and putting shoes on a table or bed.

Walking on cracks in the pavement and stepping on three drain covers finish the list.

The UK’s top 10 fears, superstitions and signs of bad luck ranked in order of ‘superstitiousness’

1. Breaking a mirror

2. Walking under a ladder

3. Friday 13th

4. Opening an umbrella indoors

5. A black cat crossing your path

6. The sight of a single magpie

7. Spilling salt

8. Placing shoes on the table or on the bed

9. Treading on cracks in the pavement

10. Walking over three drains

Source: telegraph.co.uk