via GIPHY Friday the 13 th is upon us! Across the nation, there are people avoiding black cats, spilled salt, ladders, and broken mirrors. Not everyone, however, is scared of 13 because they have other numbers to fear. In honor of today, here are 6 unlucky numbers from around the world. 4 - China In China , the number 4 is considered unlucky because it is homophonous to the word "death." Similar to how the 13 th floor is absent in many buildings in the West, the 4 th floor is often left out in China. 9 - Japan Just like the number 4 in China, the number 9 is a bad omen in Japan because it sounds similar to the Japanese word for “torture.” 17 - Italy The Roman numeral for 17 is XVII, and an anagram for XVII is "VIXI.” This translates to “I lived," aka “my life is over." 26 - India For India, tragedies and disasters have the pattern of striking on the 26 th ( the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake,...
