Mythical Monday: The HMS Friday, by Mae Clair

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Mythical Monday. I’m still in a nautical frame of mind.:)

Last week, I shared a number of seafaring superstitions. Today, I want to focus on a single belief that spurned an entire urban legend.

Anyone remotely familiar with maritime folklore will tell you it’s considered bad luck to begin a voyage on a Friday. Why? Because bad things happen on a Friday.

Jesus was crucified onFriday, and biblical disasters such as the Great Flood and Adam biting the apple i...