Today is Friday 13th. The one and only of 2022, a standard calendar year will have at least one, and up to three Friday the 13ths in the same year. Considered unlucky according to Western superstition, the day has become famous for scary, out of the ordinary and not so awesome things predicted or bound to happen on this day! A quick Google search brings up just this – telling one about the background of the number 13 and it’s associations with unluckiness, and somehow being linked to a Friday. From Norse mythology, to Christian connotations to even 13th century French history, the origins surrounding the beliefs of this day are endless.

So today I did something many would consider a bit crazy… I woke up at the crack of dawn, and met a group of fellow awesome humans and at 7.15am, we all immersed ourselves in the 8.9 deg Celcius Atlantic Ocean for a full 20 minutes! (Take into account that here in almost wintery Cape Town (CT), the sun only rises at 7.25am!)… So why would we do this to ourselves and what’s the end goal you may ask?

So I had to take advantage of this May the 4th day to share something maybe a bit different out there to what others are doing or talking about today… As a common part of today’s culture, Star Wars Day or May the 4th Day has become a popular event after the infamous line from the blockbuster movie “May the Force be with you” … From May the 4th sales to Star Wars fan celebrations, the day has become popular over recent years.