What is Friggatriskaidekaphobia, and why people should
be cured?
Frigga-triska-ideka-phobia
is an unreasonable fear of Friday-the-Thirteenth.
For
Friggatriskaidekaphobes, Friday-the-Thirteenth is
an anxiety-filled day. Friggatriskaidekaphobes can’t
help but wonder what the "dark" day will
have in store for them.
In
2006, Friday the thirteenth occurs twice: January
and October.
Astrology,
belief in alien abductions, and faith in so-called
“Fortune Tellers” are all evidence that
superstition is still a powerful force in America.
The billion-dollar-a-year economic impact of plane
and train reservation cancellations, absenteeism,
and reduced commerce on Friday-the-Thirteenth shows
us that the influence of superstition is far from
harmless. Indeed, merely the personal anxiety and
inconvenience of these ancient superstitions can ruin
any Friday-the-Thirteenth for millions of Americans.
At the
Friggatriskaidekaphobia Treatment Center, the Treatment
Nurse will thoughtfully guide Friggatriskaidekaphobes
through an obstacle course that includes walking under
a ladder, stepping on a crack, trashing zodiac signs,
throwing darts at photographs, dancing inside with
an open umbrella, and breaking a mirror.
You will
find clever games, costumed hosts, exhibits of silly
superstitions, anti-superstition music and free educational
literature at the Friggatriskaidekaphobia Treatment
Centers, hosted by the
Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia and/or
the Friggatriskaidekaphobia Treatment Nurse.
What
Are The Treatments?