Friday the 13th

[Fake Messiah]

So today is the dreaded Friday the 13th.

From what I understand, Friday the 13th is unlucky because Christians considered Friday to be an unlucky day (Jesus died on Friday), and because they consider the number 13 to be unlucky, so combine these two "dreadful" things and you get something very unlucky. Although I guess that there is no possible way to say with certainty why this is considered to be the unlucky day since there are other hypotheses, just like with the origin of the word "OK".

Also, do you notice people still doing rituals to avoid curses? Like I still see people sometimes spitting three times when a black cat crosses their path.

[vulcanlogician]

My winrate increased by 2% on an online game I play. So it must have been Friday the 13th for my opponents and not for me.

On a side note: why did Christians consider the number 13 unlucky? Seems a bit arbitrary.... but I'm sure there's some reason... (too lazy to google)....

[arewethereyet]

I took the garbage out through the garage this morning and when I came back in, the door wouldn't close. I checked to make sure nothing was in the way of the safety sensors and that wasn't the problem. I just manually closed it and chalked it up to Friday the 13th.

Husband came home from work and promptly spilled the glass of tea he had just poured...said that's the way his whole day has gone.

It'll be over in a few hours. sigh

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

My winrate increased by 2% on an online game I play. So it must have been Friday the 13th for my opponents and not for me.

On a side note: why did Christians consider the number 13 unlucky? Seems a bit arbitrary.... but I'm sure there's some reason... (too lazy to google)....

I’ve read that it’s because Judas Iscariot was last to the table at the Last Supper - 13th. A more plausible explanation may be that a year with thirteen full moons was a headache for monks who were supposed to produce liturgical calendars.

Boru

[Jehanne]

The trial & executions of the Templars has also been suggested.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The trial & executions of the Templars has also been suggested.

The superstition pre-dates that by a good while. Also, the Knights Templar had pretty much fallen out of favour, to the extent that it probably would have made Friday the 13th a lucky day.

Boru

[Brian37]

And just like we mix the Easter Bunny with Jesus, and Santa with Jesus. Now humanity can mix a  serial killer with Jesus too.

[Angrboda]

[Brian37]

Every society throughout human history has had some level of superstition and similar too, just like the west thinks of Friday  13th . if I am remembering what my x wife said when we were in an elevator in Japan, I noticed the number 4 button was not there. 

And according wikipedia, the number 4 is pronounced "shi" but the word "shi" meaning "death", is also pronounced "shi". So other numbers are considered bad luck besides 13.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_s...llbirth%22.