Happy Friday The 13th!

Happy Friday the 13th!  Are you at all superstitious?   Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year. Any month's 13th day will fall on a Friday if the month starts on a Sunday.

 Here are some bad luck things for today:

• Begin a new job or a trip
• Leave your hat on the bed
• Cut off both ends of a loaf of bread
• Flip your mattress
• Put new shoes on the table
• Walk under a ladder
• Pour water on a windowsill
• Plant potatoes
• Lean a broom on a bed
• Open an umbrella indoors
• Do housework
• Wear new clothes
• Cut your hair
• Sneeze to your left side
• Have a black cat cross your path

On the other hand, here are some good luck things:

• Cut your finger nails on a Friday to avoid a toothache during the month.
• Take candy to a friend during your first visit of the New Year.
• Make a wish when you see the first robin of spring. If it doesn't fly away before you finish wishing it'll come true. 
• Pick the first violets of spring.
• When you set the table, place the salt down first.
• If you drop a spoon, expect friends to drop by soon.
• If your left hand itches, money will come to you.
• When you move to a new house, take a broom and a loaf of bread with you.
• Put a red bow on a newborn baby.
• Don't sweep dust out the front door or you'll sweep away good luck.