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This superstition is the root of the well-known urban legend of HMS Friday. Sailors are often reluctant to set sail on Candlemas Day, believing that any voyage begun then will end in disaster. [citation needed] This may be related to the superstition to remove all Christmas decorations by Candlemas, a practice done well into Victorian times. [8]
HMS Friday is an urban myth concerning a disastrous attempt by the Royal Navy to dispel the superstition against sailing on a Friday. While widely circulated, the story is in fact untrue; [1] moreover, there was never even a ship named HMS Friday. [2] The details of the story vary, but it usually follows this form:
Friday is considered unlucky in some cultures. This is particularly so in maritime circles; perhaps the most enduring sailing superstition is that it is unlucky to begin a voyage on a Friday. [9] [10] In the 19th century, Admiral William Henry Smyth described Friday in his nautical lexicon The Sailor's Word-Book as:
When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Like crossing paths with a black cat and breaking a mirror, the notion of a day ...
7 Friday the 13th superstitions to either avoid or pursue Avoid: Breaking a mirror: Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck, so handle glass carefully today.
When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Here’s why.
Spooky season gets extra scary with the 13th of October falling on an unlucky Friday this year. Although the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday one to three times a year, and already occurred ...
Sunderland departed from Cape Town on Friday, May 21, 2010, defying the superstition against starting a sailing voyage on a Friday, [26] and saying, "I will stop again if I need to." [27] By this time, it became likely her arrival in Cabo San Lucas or direct to Marina del Rey would be in August or possibly September.