Friday the 13th!!
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by Lady Scarlet
Friday the 13th has many legends, folklore and history associated with it. For many Friday the 13th symbolizes evil and death. They consider this day to be unlucky. Check out why.
One of my neighbors was yelling at the security guards. Since they were my immediate neighbors, I asked him what was the matter. He told me that his laptop was missing. He had left it in his living room before going out for a walk in the morning; leaving the entrance door ajar. I also overheard his wife telling one of the neighbors that today is Friday the 13th and things can go wrong today. It is then I realized that the day was Friday and the date was 13th.
Though many believe Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day, there are many groups who defy such thoughts and superstitions. Some activities like cutting your hair or nails, shifting to a new house, commencing a new venture, purchasing a new vehicle, etc. are avoided by many on Fridays or on the 13th day of the month. There are many stories and myths attached with this date.
Do the terms triskaidekaphobia and paraskevidekatriaphobia mean anything to you? Have you come across these terms?
Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.
Dr. Donald Dossey, an American psychotherapist, coined these terms. There are many people who are treated for these phobias. It is believed that some people would completely cancel or postpone their daily activities if they happen to fall on a Friday-the-13th date and reschedule important business meetings and travel plans to another day. A loss of millions of dollars is recorded on this day. Friday the 13th is the day for many to laze around within the premises of one’s home because of the fear of bad luck striking them if they did venture out.
Why is Friday the 13th Considered an Unlucky day - A Historical Fact
Beliefs and superstitions that Friday the 13th brings bad luck saw no bounds in the Middle Ages. The historical records say that Jacques de Molay Grand Master of the Templars was arrested on October 13th, 1307 AD - a Friday. Eventually he was executed in 1314 AD. Hence, Friday the 13th, is considered to be an unlucky day in Europe.
The superstitions about Friday the 13th of any month has been passed over from one generation to another. Hence, even today, many do not dare to venture outside their house, travel and launch new business. They prefer to bear the losses than be a victim of ill luck. The dates for traditional weddings are usually not set on this day, though with the emergence and stronghold of the Goth subculture, a lot of Gothic weddings are, sometimes, scheduled on Friday the 13th dates, just for the ominous effect. Friday the 13th is known as the devil's day. This day symbolizes death and is considered to be unlucky.
To sum up, the luck and ill-luck factor of Friday the 13th solely depends on the beliefs that were inculcated in a person during his growing up days. Even if this date does not actually BRING ill luck, there's no denying the fact that a surprisingly large number of unfortunate events took place on Friday the 13th as presented by the aforementioned historical and mythological facts! Hollywood also did its share in driving the ill-luck association of Friday the 13th deeper into the public psyche with the Friday the 13th movie franchise in which the lead antagonist, Jason Voorhes, a psychotic serial murderer, is mentioned as having been born on this ominous date.
Also, it is said that on Friday, April 13, 2029, the asteroid 2004 MN4 is said to make its close encounter with Earth.
What will this day of superstitution bring forth to us in the near future? I guess only time with tell.
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An article from you after a long time! Btw, i dont believe in superstitions! : D
Voted.
no more 13th, tell me one thing
do you
remember, remember , the 5th of november.....
@ annihilator10>> back with the bang i guess : ) .. we even i don't believe in them.. but just read a friends status saying Thank God! Friday the 13th went well.. So i thought lets do something on it : )
@Sycron >> Thanks there o/
@aovelhanegra>> Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...
Exactly! ; )
Ah awesome, your best article by far I would have to say. Back with a blast, I agree : )
Actually my past hobby being the study of numerology, I would like to add a bit more to this info. The numbers 4, 8 and 13 are considered extremely unlucky in numerology as well. In-fact people associated with 4 (4~13 in numerology) are considered extremely unlucky and prone to accident and over all miserable lives. I remember reading a book on numerology by Cheiro the famous seer of early twentieth century where he had given a whole list of events from the royal family (if memory serves of UK) and there was a whole series of deaths and/or unfortunate even connected with kings having connections to 4 and 13 etc.
That being said and explained and the fact that over the time I have come to believe in the theory that through numerology (I dunno about astrology or palmistry, nor do I care for them) one can guess certain facts about human beings, not the future, there is no way anyone can guess that there are too many variables involved there, but we can guess about human beings.
Yet I believe thats its actually human beings themselves who make their own fortune.
Despite what I said above, I am mostly a believer of logic and hard facts, I just keep my mind open for things that science and humans might not be able to understand just now, for example, God at the moment, is a superstition according to science, yet I am sure both you and annihilator believe in God.
Even science now believes that its actually the effects of something in human brains which actually SHAPE the events of the word. That a belief in the minds of majority of people could actually affect the physical world. May be, in-fact with high probability, thats what actually makes Friday the 13th unlucky and perhaps there is nothing actually wrong with the day or the number. We can't be sure of anything just yet but as you said, time will tell [My God I wrote such a long comment, continued in next comment]
and I actually believe that if humans go on progressing as they are now they would find out the answers to these things.
nice article
vote + sub 🙂
@ av knah
I recommend you the book or the movie "The Secret" if you haven`t watched or read it. It is about the subject of humans shaping the world.
@brave heart
Thanks, will read it.
nice arttcile... however it says 'as presented by the aforementioned historical and mythological facts' - but all I saw was just that one fact (Molay/Templars) Perhaps you missed out listing them?
@ Sora - 4/8 are supposed to be extremes - either extremely unlucky or the reverse - extremely lucky.
and yes, thoughts DO shape your world around you - although only to a certain level (or think of it as a range/area) and why should they not? when the entire world is nothing but sensory inputs for our barin - as they say 'do you KNOW that you are alive? or maybe you are dreaming? ; )
>4/8 are supposed to be extremes - either extremely unlucky or the reverse - extremely lucky.
That is perhaps, the case. I don't remember Cheiro exactly writing this, though true my memory sucks, but I do remember some one else saying or reading this some where and from my own experiences of course its true. Incidentally two of my most favourite people from the past and the present are number 4s 😛 and they are both one of the extremely lucky ones, I would say : )
voted and really good article
@ Ashawedh
So what do you think, are we alive or are we dreaming?
@brave heart
I would think, we are alive : )
@Brave heart_95>> thankyou : )
@Ashwamdeh>> Firstly i was thinking to add little more detail here but then i thought it would prolong the article to I skipped few things from... I didnt know you guys would appreciate it that much... Will add the remaining part in comments.. Thanks for the appreciation though : )
@Abhijit Parx>> Thankyou : )
@Brave heart_95>> pretty much alive i assume but sometimes a state comes when it feels like as if this whole life thing is some sort of a dream.. i dont know if it happens to anyone else or not.. but happens to me alot : )
@av khan>> your reply in the next comment : )
@ av khan >> thankyou very much for the appreciation... i never knew that numbers 4 and 8 are considered unlucky..8 happens to be my lucky number though.. whats the story behind it? would really like to know : ) and i would agree with you that the beliefs in the mind of people affect the world. P.S. i would really like to know the facts about the number that i mentioned in the chat.. Cheers : )