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Spooky season is officially here. Scorching summers have finally cooled off, a yassified jack-o-lantern has taken over Tik Tok, and people are uniting over a hatred of candy corn.

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spooky
으스스한, 귀신이 나올 것 같은
scorching
모든 걸 태워버릴 듯이 더운
yassify
알아보기 힘들 정도로 예쁘게 만들다
hatred
증오, 혐오감

But nothing is quite as spooky as a Friday the 13th that falls in October, and this is one of those years. The 13th day of the month falls on a Friday one to three times a year. This is the second Friday the 13th this year (the most recent one was in January), and the next one won't be until September 2024.

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Fear for Friday the 13th may have been amplified by the slasher-movie series, but where did the superstition originate?

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amplify
증폭시키다
slasher-movie
정체 모를 인물이 많은 살인을 저지르는 끔찍한 내용을 담은 영화

Dr. Phil Stevens, retired anthropology professor from the University at Buffalo and author of an upcoming book "Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft: Inherently Human", spoke with USA TODAY about the holiday and why it is an example of "magical thinking."

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retired
은퇴한, 퇴직한
inherently
선천적으로

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Stevens said that he likes to think of the superstition around Friday the 13th as an example of magical thinking. He says that magical thinking is when someone believes is there is a causal relationship between two things that are otherwise unrelated. For example, Friday and 13 together take on a different quality when they fall on the same day.

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otherwise
달리, 그 외에는

He also thinks of it as a taboo, as superstition has a negative connotation, even when someone uses it to describe their own belief.

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connotation
함축

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Friday the 13th combines two taboos that come from the bible, accord to Stevens. Based on the story of the Last Supper of Jesus, 13 people were seated at the table and it happened on a Thursday. He was arrested that evening, and crucified the next day, on a Friday.

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crucifiy
십자가에 매달아 죽이다

"So 13 is associated with that terrible event. And Friday, the 13th you get a double whammy. You get both of these elements coming together: the taboo against 13, and the crucifixion, which was on a Friday," Stevens said.

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whammy
재수 없는 일
crucifixion
십자가에 매달아 죽이는 것

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"I suggest that some form of superstitious behavior will be eternal," Stevens said. "Some form of magical thinking will also be evident, because it gives us some measure of control. The world is vast, complex, impersonal, unpredictable and the sense that one has little bit of control over things is comforting."

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impersonal
인간미 없는, 비인격적인

So whether avoiding black cats, cracks on the sidewalk or looking over your shoulder on Friday the 13th, Stevens says it all makes you perfectly human.

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