Editing Triskaidekaphobia (section)

==Lucky 13==
[[File:Marino HOF jersey.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Dan Marino's 13 jersey in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]]]
[[File:Taylor Swift (6820736052).jpg|thumb|right|220px|Taylor Swift [[Speak Now World Tour|performing]] with the number 13 written on her hand]]
[[File:Friendship Bracelets.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Taylor Swift fans]] write the number 13 on their hands to emulate her]]
In some regions, 13 is or has been considered a lucky number. For example, prior to the First World War, 13 was considered to be a lucky number in France, even being featured on postcards and charms.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Owen |title=A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith During the First World War |date=2018 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=9780198794554 |page=136}}</ref> In more modern times, 13 is lucky in [[Italy]] except in some contexts, such as sitting at the dinner table.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.diciboealtrestorie.com/2012/01/13/aggiungi-un-posto-a-tavola-siamo-in-13/|title=Aggiungi un posto a tavola, siamo in 13! |trans-title=Add a seat at the table, we are 13! |work=Di cibo e altre storie |trans-work=Of food and other stories |date=13 January 2012 |language=it}}</ref> In Cantonese-speaking areas, including Hong Kong and Macau, the number 13 is considered lucky because it sounds similar to the Cantonese words meaning "sure to live" (as opposed to the unlucky number 14 which in Cantonese sounds like the words meaning "sure to die"). [[Colgate University]] was started by 13 men with $13 and 13 prayers, so 13 is considered a lucky number. Friday the 13th is the luckiest day at Colgate.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Colgate University |title=Lucky 13 |url=http://www.colgate.edu/about/past-present-and-future/lucky-13 |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>

A number of sportspeople are known for wearing the number 13 jersey and performing successfully. On November 23, 2003, the [[Miami Dolphins]] retired the number 13 for [[Dan Marino]], who played quarterback for the Dolphins from 1983 to 1999. [[Kurt Warner]], St. Louis Rams quarterback (NFL MVP, 1999 & 2001, and [[Super Bowl XXXIV]] MVP) also wore number 13. [[Wilt Chamberlain]], 13-time NBA All-Star, has had his No. 13 Jersey retired by the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Harlem Globetrotters, and Kansas University Jayhawks, all of which he played for. In 1966, the [[Portugal national football team]] achieved their best-ever result at the World Cup final tournaments by finishing third, thanks to a Mozambican-born striker, [[Eusebio]], who has scored nine goals at World Cup – four of them in a 5-3 quarterfinal win over [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] – and won the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot award]] as the tournament's top scorer while wearing the number 13. In the [[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|1954]] and [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|1974]] World Cup finals, Germany's [[Max Morlock]] and [[Gerd Müller]], respectively, played and scored in the final, wearing the number 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Unlucky-13-unless-your-name-is-Mueller/article16181065.ece |title=Unlucky 13, unless your name is Mueller |last=Dpa |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=5 November 2017 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> More recent footballers playing successfully while wearing number 13, include [[Michael Ballack]], [[Alessandro Nesta]], and [[Rafinha (footballer, born 1985)|Rafinha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefootballnation.co.uk/football-nation-news-boots-blogfootball-facts-who-wears-number-13/ |title=Football Facts: Who Wears Number 13? |website=Thefootballnation.co.uk |date=March 2015 |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> Among other sportspeople who have chosen 13 as their number, are [[Venezuela]]ns [[Dave Concepción]], [[Omar Vizquel]], [[Oswaldo Guillén]] and [[Pastor Maldonado]] due to the number being considered lucky in Venezuelan culture. Swedish-born hockey player [[Mats Sundin]], who played 14 of his 18 NHL seasons for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], setting team records for goals and points, had his number 13 retired by the team on 15 October 2016.

Outside of the sporting industry, 13 is used as a lucky number by other individuals, including [[Taylor Swift]] who has made prominent use of the number 13 throughout her career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Orlando |first1=Joyce |title=No triskaidekaphobia for Taylor Swift: What's the pop star's connection to 13 |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2023/06/13/taylor-swift-number-13-why-the-unlucky-digit-is-lucky-to-her/70277707007/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=The Tennessean |date=13 June 2023}}</ref>