But if 13 disciples plus death on a Friday seems like a stretch to you, you’re not alone.
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“It would be hard to find someone in the USA that doesn’t know about Friday the 13th”, Vyse said.
He told Newstalk Breakfast it depends where you are in the world that makes the day unlucky. Has anything bad ever happened to you on this day before? Also, he was crucified on Friday the 13th.
Avoidance of the number 13 is visible in daily life.
The fear of Friday the 13th is also called “Friggatriskaidekaphobia” or “Paraskevidekatriaphobia”.
According to legend, 12 gods were at a banquet at Valhalla when Loke, the demi god of mischief who was not invited, turned up, bringing the total number of guests to 13.
If you break a mirror on Friday the 13th, you will have seven years of bad luck.
Do you consider Friday the 13th unlucky, HollywoodLifers? It was a Friday. The popular theory is that it arose from the fact that there were 13 people who sat around the table during the Last Supper, before Jesus’ crucifixion on a Friday.
Well, all these can be a coincidence too because, to the surprise of many, a lot of good things have happened on the day as well. However, one of modern connections made to the date, the arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday the 13th, are not historical.
“In the Mayan religion 13 was unlucky, in Iran and in Persia 13 was unlucky.but it’s a very powerful phobia”. The day is lucky for heartthrob singer Taylor Swift. And she explains why: “I was born on the 13th”. For instance, in 1993 a British Medical Journal study said there was a “significant” increase in accidents on a Friday the 13.
Of course, it is not all bad news – on Friday 13th August 2004 the opening ceremony was held for the Athens Olympic Games, in which Team GB went on to win 30 medals. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro.
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-Many tall buildings and hotels omit the 13th floor, going right from 12 to 14. “Every time I’ve won an award I’ve been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter”. Dr. Simon Bronner, distinguished professor of American studies and folklore at Pennsylvania State University, believes that the date is just a convenient marker for people to blame their bad luck on.
