I’m a huge fan of superstition but this negative connotation of Friday the 13th has got my head spinning. So just wanted to lay out some super basic facts and do my little piece in dispelling this bogusness.

The name of the day, Friday, was taken from the Norse goddess of love, Frigga or Frig. She’s rad.

She had a son, Baldr, that kept having these apocalyptic dreams; so Frigga went out and demanded an oath from every THING she could- poison, disease, insect, bullet, sword, human, object, animal, element and so on and so forth, that none of them would ever hurt or maim her dear son. However, being not nearly thorough enough, she failed to ask the young mistletoe growing west of Valhalla for such an oath.

She reveals this slight oversight to Loki, this sneaky little insecure twerp, after he had shape-shifted into a chick. Jealous of Baldr’s invincibility, Loki casts darts fashioned out of mistletoe at Baldr and he dies. Frigga arrives and weeps over her son’s body. She curses the mistletoe and small white berries form from her tears. Baldr comes back to life and she’s so overjoyed she reverses the curse she placed on the mistletoe and makes it the international symbol of love and peace. Oh also, she weaves the skies, married a straight up wizard, and is a huge fan of bogs.

Friday is the day to celebrate Mother Earth.

Friday is the beginning of the Sabbath for Jews and in Islam.

Now with regards to thirteen, let’s just take a look at what a powerhouse of a number that thing is.

13 is the approximate number of moon cycles a year.

Many Native Americans use turtles to teach children about these cycles. There are 13 bumps on a turtle’s back and 28 small bumps circling around them that they use to represent the days of the month.

13 is the power number of blood, fertility and lunar potency.

When Chinese women make moon cakes, they always make sure to have 13 on the platter.

In Judaism, you enter into adulthood at age 13.

In Wicca there are typically 13 people in a coven.

Egyptians believed there were 13 phases in life. The last being death, and of course rebirth or the induction into the eternal life.

So whatever. I’m sure there’s equally bad things to be said about the number 13. But really?  Why make a day unlucky? Isn’t it way more awesome to just change your perception a bit and make it lucky instead?