Watch out folks! Today’s Friday the 13th — you know what that means? Time to scare the living he** out of your family, and friends (out of love of course). We’ve rounded up the burning questions,where did it originate? What are the superstitions? Keep reading!

The origin of fears surrounding Friday the 13^th is unclear. There is reportedly no written evidence of Friday the 13^th superstition before the 19^th century, but superstitions surrounding the number 13 date back to at least 1700 BC.

The first recorded reference in English of Friday the 13^th is in Henry Sutherland Edwards’ 1869 biography of Gioachino Rissini, where Edwards writes: “Rossini was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky.”

A few popular myths & superstitions

• If you cut your hair on Friday the 13th, someone in your family will die.
• If a funeral procession passes you on Friday the 13th, you will be the next to die.
• Do not start a trip on Friday or you will encounter misfortune.
• If you break a mirror on Friday the 13^th, you will have seven years of bad luck.
• A child born on Friday the 13th will be unlucky for life.
• Ships that set sail on a Friday will have bad luck.
• If you walk under a ladder or if a black cat crosses you on Friday the 13^th, you will have bad luck.

There isn’t much known about the day — except that it clearly dates back (according to current research) the year 1907. That’s nearly 130 something years, if not more…

Do you believe in Friday The 13th?