Editing Friday the 13th (section)

=== Friday the 17th in Italy===
[[File:Alitalia-17.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|An [[Alitalia]] airplane without the row 17]]
In Italian popular culture, Friday the 17th (and not the 13th) is considered a bad luck day.<ref>
{{cite news
 |first=Carlo |last=Grande
 |date=17 February 2012
 |title=Venerdì 17 porta davvero sfortuna?
 |newspaper=[[La Stampa]]
 |url=http://www3.lastampa.it/domande-risposte/articolo/lstp/442871/
 |access-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead |language=it
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818234142/http://www3.lastampa.it/domande-risposte/articolo/lstp/442871/
 |archive-date=18 August 2012
}}
</ref>
The origin of this belief could be traced in the writing of the number&nbsp;17, in [[Roman numerals]]: XVII. By shuffling the digits of the number one can get the [[Latin]] ''[[wikt:vixi|vīxī]]'' ("I have lived", implying death at present), an omen of bad luck.<ref>
{{cite web
 |title=Bad omen for Italy as their unlucky number comes up
 |author=Nick Harris
 |date=15 November 2007
 |website=[[The Independent]]
 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/bad-omen-for-italy-as-their-unlucky-number-comes-up-400380.html
 |access-date=15 February 2015
}}
</ref>
In fact, in Italy, 13 is generally considered a lucky number,<ref>
{{cite web
 |title=Venerdì 13 porta (s)fortuna? Non in Italia
 |website=cafebabel.com
 |url=http://www.cafebabel.it/article/24987/venerdi-13-17-fortuna-sfortuna-italia.html
 |access-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead |language=it
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608183526/http://www.cafebabel.it/article/24987/venerdi-13-17-fortuna-sfortuna-italia.html
 |archive-date=8 June 2013
}}</ref> although some people may consider 13 an unlucky number as well due to Americanization.

The 2000 parody film ''[[Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth]]'' was released in Italy with the title ''Shriek – Hai impegni per venerdì 17?'' ("''Shriek – Do You Have Something to Do on Friday the 17th?''").{{cn|date=September 2024}}

There is a Friday the 17th in months that begin on a Wednesday.