Beware of Friday the Thirteenth. Those who know about these things, inform us that Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Noah’s flood started on a Friday, and Christ was crucified on a Friday. Christians also noted that twelve witches plus one devil are present at Satanic ceremonies so Friday and 13 make a deadly combination. And today is none other than the dreaded viernes trece.
Cultural Superstitions Affect Behavior
By Yolanda L. Gonzalez, Maria Herlinda Chavez and Monica Mora
Step on a crack and break your mother’s back,” children can be heard chanting as they carefully jump over every crack on the sidewalk. Adults tend to think of superstitions as childish or even uneducated beliefs–and they may be. However, superstitions abound all over the world, each influenced by the cultures of different people. Here on the border things are no different.
