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Friday, March 13, 2020

Friday the 13th (2020)



We didn't have class on Friday even though it was originally scheduled to be a school day.  Were you relieved?  Are you superstitious?  What superstitions are common in your family?


I have happy memories of finding 4-leaf clovers in my lawn when I was a child.   I had a ballet teacher that never divided our 26 member class into two equal groups because he didn't like the number 13.  We often had two groups -- 12 and 14 people. 

My family always picks up pennies because "find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck" even though my mother is a scientist.  Mama always picked up pennies;  she really loved to find them.

I also had "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue" for my wedding.   Do you know of any wedding tradition that is supposed to give the couple and happier marriage?



Do you know any superstitious people?  What superstitions do they believe?  Do you know anyone who refuses to be superstitious? 

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