See the economic loss due to this belief:
"Some 1 in 15 Americans associates the day with ill luck. Apparently enough people call in sick, postpone trips or delay major purchases that the economy loses almost a billion dollars. Henry Ford, for one, declined to do business on Friday the 13th."
More about the article: Who's Afraid Of Friday The 13th? by Paul Hoffman, at NPR
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