Special Day - Friday the 13th

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Stay in bed and hide under the covers - it's Friday the 13th.

What am I talking about?  What's so scary about Friday the 13th?

I'm glad you asked.  In the United States Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day.  Some people think more bad things happen on Friday the 13th than any other day of the year.  In fact, some people are so scared they do not want to leave their house. 

Of course, all countries and cultures have things they consider lucky and unlucky.  We call this superstition.  A superstition is defined as a belief in the good or bad significance of a particular thing or occurrence.  I am paraphrasing the definition from dictionary.com if you would like to read the definition of superstititon for yourself  click here.
 
Although most Americans say they are not superstitious, it is part of our culture and we grow up hearing stories about things that are lucky or unlucky. 

For example, there is a movie called  Friday the 13th.  You've probably heard about it - a crazy guy in a hockey mask kills a bunch of people at an old summer camp.  It's very scary.  Watch this trailer for the movie if you dare.  



Of course, I'm not superstitious but I think I'm going to stay home today, just in case.

Thanks for listening.  This has been Cassie Brenn for fastfoodenglish.blogspot.com