Property sales that complete on this day have a lower median price. Air fares are cheaper. Weddings are non-existent. And motor collisions increase. How did it become so mired in superstition?“I have only worked one Friday 13th wedding in my 14 years in business,” says Caroline Smyth, a photographer and celebrant based in Larne, Northern Ireland. “I definitely think it is down to the fact that it’s a date surrounded by superstition. People are maybe afraid it’s a bad omen for their marriage.”Smyth’s sole Friday 13th wedding, in September 2013, was the first she ever photographed – and it kickstarted her career. But for many businesses, the date is not so auspicious. From weddings to flights, job interviews to elective surgeries, many people avoid booking anything of significance on this date, believing it to be bad luck. Continue reading…