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Unlucky for some

Are you superstitious? I’m not really that troubled by various myths that have floated around for centuries. One that I remember my grandmother (nan) saying in the 1970s – “it’s Friday the 13th this month and I won’t be going out that day.” Weird, I thought, but it did stick in my mind and others reading this may have a similar view on Friday the 13th.

The reason I mention this superstition, is because it is considered that Friday 13th of any month is an unlucky day. Up to three occasions of

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