Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) It comes after Maundy Thursday, which is the commemoration of the Last Supper, and ahead of Easter ...

A North Country folklorist says the day is an example of the ways we connect with each other about our beliefs, traditions, faith and rituals.

Today is Friday the 13th, an occurrence that happens only a couple of times a year. The day has come to be associated with superstition, luck and magic, though it has some surprising origins.

Beware, Friday the 13th is upon us. Some consider it an extremely unlucky day, which can land as often as three times a year on the calendar. Why is it unlucky? Some point references in the Bible. A ...

View the original article to see embedded media. Is putting your hat on a bed bad luck? Similar to believing religious teachings, or practicing good karma actions, believing in bad luck and avoiding ...

Sports and superstition often go hand in hand. But when that superstition becomes so strong that athletes begin blaming ...

Today is Friday the 13th, an occurrence that happens only a couple of times a year. The day has come to be associated with superstition, luck and magic, though it has some surprising origins.

Dr. Telia Cunningham presented a program on superstitions to members of the John B. Gordon 383 chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.