If you are avoiding doing something today due to the unfavourable date, you are not alone.
There is even a word to describe how you are feeling – paraskavedekatriaphobia. Derived from the Greek word for Friday, it means fear of Friday the 13th.
Nearly three-quarters of adults in the UK say they have suffered from bad luck on a previous Friday 13th, according to research carried out by hotel chain Travelodge.
Big business isn’t immune to the superstition either, with hotels routinely skipping floor 13.
In 2013 the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) introduced a bi-annual system amid fears that a ’13’ registration number would hit car sales.