Friday the 13th may be seen as unlucky by many, but not by Italians. Here's why this ominous date isn't a cause for concern in the country – but Friday the 17th is.

In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. One anagram of the Roman numeral XVII is VIXI, which in Latin translates as "I have lived", with the implication "My life is over" or "I'm dead". Some ...

Being someone that can barely do basic math I have always been fascinated and frustrated by numbers. I got into a discussion with someone in irc about lucky/unlucky numbers and ended up going to ...

In Italy, 13 is actually an auspicious number, "particularly when gambling," according to TuscanTraveler.com. Italy's version of the oft-feared 13 is the number 17.

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And 12 is a perfect number in numerology … which basically makes 13 the worst number ever. I could go on and on with the horrors, but here’s the bottom line: 13 is a very terrifying, very unlucky ...

Friday 17th is considered an unlucky date in Italy. But that's not the only surprising Italian superstition you'll need to know about.

1. No one wants to be the 13th guest. The most common theory that explains why the number 13 is deemed unlucky is actually based on Biblical Christianity.

10. 12 IS A PERFECT NUMBER, SO 13 MUST BE UNLUCKY. In some schools of numerology, the number 12 is considered to be the representation of perfection and completion.