It is also Friday the Thirteenth, which makes me feel tense. I got to thinking about the superstitions surrounding the thirteenth day of the month which happens to fall on Friday.
According to Wikipedia, the fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví(Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobia (φοβία) (meaning fear).
Folks apparently did not start worrying about this ominous day until sometime during the nineteenth century. "There are conflicting studies about the risk of accidents on Friday the 13th. The Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) on June 12, 2008, stated that "fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays, because people are more careful or just stay home; but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th."
Many people hate Valentine's Day. I love the colors, the prettiness of the occasion. I love the tradition of sending notes telling people they are important to you and that you love them. I love that chocolate is involved and that flowers are almost obligatory.
So, here's wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day, and saying "be mine!"
3 comments:
Oh Meggie, what a great post. I am glad that you found some time to express yourself. I worry that there might be too much pink on the blog now.
My favorite part of Valentines Day is the part when you rappel off 100 foot cliffs. So romantic/terrifying.
You must hate that i am a Valentine's day 'Hater.'
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