Overview
- Coverage published on Nov 13, 2026 centers on new official checks and calendar analysis that question the idea that Friday the 13th is unusually dangerous.
- The Gregorian calendar repeats every 400 years, producing 4,800 monthly 13ths in that cycle and 688 that fall on a Friday, which explains why Fridays show the 13th slightly more often.
- Germany’s ADAC reports no increase in accidents on Fridays that fall on the 13th and even finds slightly fewer crashes on those days compared with other Fridays.
- A Statistisches Landesamt Baden‑Württemberg review of 2012–2024 data found an average of 166 crashes on Friday the 13th versus 152 on ordinary Fridays but no change in accident severity, and statisticians say higher baseline Friday traffic can explain small count differences.
- The fear of Friday the 13th mixes number and religious lore—labelled paraskavedekatriaphobia—and was amplified by films, while other cultures fear different date‑weekday pairings such as Tuesday the 13th or Friday the 17th.