If you are the kind of person who avoids crossing paths with black cats, walks out of the way to avoid going beneath a ladder and stays in bed for seven years after a mirror gets broken, then seeing today’s date on the calendar is probably like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard to you.

Friday, Jan. 13. Yes, It’s Friday the 13th and around the world people who are superstitious avoid making big decisions and doing risky tasks on this day.