Why is Friday 13th considered as unlucky day?
832112
Wow, its amazing he number of misconceptions regarding Friday the 13th.\n\nit was on Friday the 13th when the Roman Catholic Church destroyed the Knights Templars.  The KT was a powerful group within the Church and was responsible for opening up trade routes from Europe to the Middle East.  They also developed the first true banking system to aid travelers, so that travelers did not have to carry large sums of money across Europe, thus avoiding robbery.  The KT became so rich and influential that the Catholic Pope decided they were a threat, and conspired to destroy them. The plot was carried out on Friday the 13th. Thus, Friday the 13th became an unlucky day.
214273
It's just a coincidence.  Unfortunately, things like that happen to people all over the world, every day.  Nothing you say or do can make that more or less likely to happen to anyone.\nIt's a shame that it happened, but it is NOT your fault.
1059075
That is a worldwide superstition involving the believed unlucky number 13
1060126
Maximum 3 days, but usually 2 days a year. There are only two possibilities for having the three days (maximum):\n\n1. In a normal, non-leap year, if Feb-13 is a Friday then Mar-13 & Nov-13 are also Fridays.\n\n2. In a Leap year, if Jan-13 is a Friday then Apr-13 & Jul-13 are also Fridays.
449919
never... i think i am the most unlucky person in the world, my boyfriends dad always says... if we didnt have bad luck we would have no luck at all.
194067
Friday the 13 totally
971333
Good or bad luck is the result of good or bad choices.\n\nCurses? people make them but they cannot affect you unless you allow it. It is all a psychological thing.
975963
That depends entirely upon what type of answer you are looking for. For many people in the United States, it is just a holiday for people to buy candy and distribute it to the children who dress up as their favorite ghoul, hero or otherwise.\n\nFor others, it is known as All Hallow's Eve. This is a day in which supernatural energies are at their most and sightings of demons, ghosts and other supernatural beings increase. Spells cast upon this day are supposed to never fail as long as the heart of the one casting it has intentions of good.\n\nIt also started as a way to keep demons out in another country. People would put treats onto their doorsteps to ward off the demons and those that did not offer the treats would be subject to the tricks of the demon. Trick or treat....
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Origins\nThe origin of the Friday the 13th superstition has been linked to the belief that there were 13 people at The Last Supper of Jesus, who was crucified on Good Friday, but it probably originated in medieval times. It has also been linked to the fact that a lunisolar calendar must have 13 months in some years, while the solar Gregorian calendar and lunar Islamic calendar always have 12 months in a year. Another suggestion is that the belief originated in a Norse myth about twelve gods having a feast in Valhalla. The mischievous Loki gate-crashed the party as an uninvited 13th guest and arranged for Hod, the blind god of darkness, to throw a branch of mistletoe at Balder, the god of joy and gladness. Balder was killed instantly and the Earth was plunged into darkness and mourning as a result. Both the first and last explanations, however, seem more relevant to the superstition linked to having 13 people at the same table during a meal.\n\nEffects\nStrangely, there is evidence to suggest that Friday the 13th is actually unlucky for some. Psychologists have found that some people are especially likely to have accidents or fall ill on Friday the 13th. This has been attributed to such people feeling a heightened state of anxiety on that day. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina estimates that in the United States alone, $800 or $900 million is lost in business each Friday the 13th because some people will not travel or go to work. [1]\n\nThe date is also well-known in the motorcycle (biker) community: since 1981, motorcycle enthusiasts and vendors gather every Friday the 13th in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. This tradition started on November 13, 1981 by Chris Simons as a gathering of approximately 25 friends. The event has grown substantially, with an estimated 100,000 people attending in August 2004, as well as music bands, vendors, a bike show, etc. [2]\n\nIn the Spanish-speaking world, it is Tuesday the 13th (as well as Tuesdays in general) that brings bad luck; a proverb runs En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques (on Tuesday, neither get married nor start a journey).
531998
im not sure of anything that cant be backed up with good solid evidence. in a world of cause and effect its hard to believe simply walking under a ladder will result in an unlucky outcome. i believe that if you focus on something like that then you will have the outcome of bad luck. in my opinion it's like ghosts if you believe in them youll see them if you dont you wont
526313
used 2 be friday because i always went on nights out on friday but its switched 2 thursdays now - plus i was born on a thursday so wat can possibly be bad about it! :p
93199
13. and its my unlucky number, too..:-(
272005
It's nice to have an outlet of some kind, whether it's something social (an evening out with friends) or a personal hobby that gives you time and space alone (preferably outdoors). It could be as elaborate as a big party with lots of people (and alcohol too) or as simple as an evening home alone curled up with a good book or movie (and perhaps some comfort food). Obviously a holiday (or vacation) is ideal, but most of us can't afford to do that every time we have a bad week. Anyway, these are all examples of planned breaks.\n\nWhat I find more intriguing, however, is more along the lines of what you referred to in your anecdote. The unplanned break, or more accurately, the unplanned event. This usually consists of a kind gesture, whether it's you doing something nice for someone else or someone else doing something nice for you. Random acts of kindness or spontaneous good deeds are always welcome and often turn a bad day (even a bad week) around on a dime. Feels great, too, doesn't it? Nice.
1001116
I dunno why its bad luck but surely its obvious there is a small chance the ladder could fall on your head.
418056
I don't think anything major is going to happen to me tomorrow,but i guess we always tend to think that if we don't have any plans. Life's weird,anything can happen anytime.. we never know.\nSunday is probably the day i dislike the most,for some reason. It reminds me of being hungover ,like i used to be on sundays,before.
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I researched this question for you, I discovered more than I expected too. I hope this helps:\n\n\nOrigins\nThe origin of the Friday the 13th superstition has been linked to the belief that there were 13 people at The Last Supper of Jesus, who was crucified on Good Friday, but no evidence has been found that Friday 13th was considered especially unlucky until the 19th century. The number 13, however, has a long history of association with ill-luck. It has been linked to the fact that a lunisolar calendar must have 13 months in some years, while the solar Gregorian calendar and lunar Islamic calendar always have 12 months in a year. Another suggestion is that the belief originated in a Norse myth about twelve gods having a feast in Valhalla. The mischievous Loki gate-crashed the party as an uninvited 13th guest and arranged for Hod, the blind god of darkness, to throw a branch of mistletoe at Balder, the god of joy and gladness. Balder was killed instantly and the Earth was plunged into darkness and mourning as a result. Both the first and last explanations, however, seem more relevant to the superstition linked to having 13 people at the same table during a meal. There is also another theory that Friday the 13th of October 1307 was the day that Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the French Knights Templar to get their money for the French treasury. One other note which predates all of the aforementioned is that the first Passover seems to have occurred on Friday the 13th. The death of the firstborns of Egypt occurred on a Shabbat on the 14th of Nisan in the evening. But the Jewish calendar counts days from sunset to sunset so this would have been Friday the 13th in terms of the gentile reckoning of the days. (Exodus 12:6) Feminists have argued that because of the lunar year and Friday being named after a goddess in most European pagan calendars, the fear of Friday the 13th is a patriarchal invention, associating femininity with bad luck.\nhttp://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/ma...\n\nSo what is some of the facts behind these superstitions? Well, first of all, let’s distinguish between two fears: \n\n1) Tridecaphobia – fear of the number 13\n\n2) Paraskevidekatriaphobia – fear of Friday the Thirteenth \n\nThe first one, Tridecaphobia, stems from people who just plain hate the number 13. Period. They will go to all extents to avoid the number. I know a few of these people, and sometimes it gets to be quite annoying. One person in particular that I know is unbelievably superstitious. He won’t write a check out if it has the number 13 on it. He purposely avoids being thirteenth in anything. 13 does not exist for him. 12 then 14 does, but not 13. It’s not part of his vocabulary. Extreme, yes, but he has a phobia, after all. \n\nParaskevidekatriaphobia—don’t even ask me to pronounce it, but it’s quite real. People who have this fear will not go out of their house on that day (Friday the 13th), avoid sharp objects on that day—just avoid it all together. The whole day just doesn’t exist on their calendar.
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Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13. It is usually considered to be a superstition. A specific fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.