2 popular superstitions in modern times that are talked about are, Friday the 13th and the black cat. Nowadays when people think of Friday the 13th they think of bad luck or a horror movie. The orgin of Friday the 13th was in the 19th century when a man named William Fowler a U.S army captain founded the Thirteen club which had 13 members who were trying to prove superstitions were false. On firday the 13th 1881 they tried to prove certain superstitions wrong such as walking under a ladder or breaking mirrors. Another source of historic events regarding the number 13 was mentioned in Nordic mythology which tells a tale of 12 gods who gathered for a party and a 13 th guest came uninvited who was Loki a trickster god.
A black cat is considered bad luck if it crosses your path but there arent many reasons as to why that is. The only article I found on black cats was in the middle ages when woman who were thought of being witches used to feed alley cats which made people suggest that black cats are also guilty of witchery which is related to bad luck.
Heres an interesting video I found on youtube that is a conversation between a few people talking about the black cat superstition.
http://youtu.be/bnHWsY3Rffg
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