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Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. Triskaidekaphobia, from the Greek word tris, which means "3", kai meaning and deka which means "10" and phobia meaning fear or morbid fear, and fear of the number 13, and this superstition which is related to the specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. However, in most Spanish-speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th (martes trece) is considered a day of bad luck. The Greeks also consider Tuesday (and especially the 13th) to be an unlucky day.Friday the 17th in Italian popular culture, (and not the 13th) is considered a day of bad luck. In fact, in Italy, 13 is generally considered a lucky number, but due to influence of the Anglo-Saxon influence, young people consider Friday the 13th to be unlucky as well.

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