Modesto tattoo shops see lines on Friday the 13th. How did the tradition start?

Some people get tattoos to memorialize a significant moment in their life, and some get them simply because they got “the itch.” Then there’s those who wait with anticipation for Friday the 13th, whenever one may fall.

It’s been a tradition for some time, people waiting in line for sometimes hours to get a themed tattoo, golf ball size or smaller, at a discounted rate.

“Why” can likely be attributed in part to the statement above: The tattoos are cheaper. But how did the tradition begin?…

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