The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LUCK WITH 13

TO VILLAGERS IN A PROVINCE NEAR ROME, ITALY
THE NUMBER 13 IS A GOOD LUCK SIGN.

Submitter comment: THIS IS SUCH AN OPPOSITE USE OF 13 FROM THE USUAL
THAT I THOUGHT THIS WORTH RECORDING.
THE INFORMANT, WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, RECEIVED A GOOD LUCK
MEDAL WITH THE NUMBER 13 ON IT FROM HER
ITALIAN GRANDMOTHER WHO SAID 13 WAS A LUCKY NUMBER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; TOLD IN ; CLASS

Date learned: 04-01-1970