Why on  Friday the 13th black cats are bad luck?
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I am not certain the two are linked, but if so, were probably done so by Christians, who had already made black cats bad luck through the creation of the witch, in order to stamp out all Pagan beliefs, which actually never fully occurred in Europe, especially in the northern European cultures.\nHowever, it is believed that Friday the 13 became unlucky, because that is the day the French King, (Philip, I believe) in need of money, swooped in and arrested the head of the Knights of Templar, who had, although they were monks, grown very wealthy and therefore were sitting ducks. Although reluctant, the Pope agreed and they were tortured until confessing to what some believe may have been actual worship of Sophia, the goddess of wisdom among other Roman Catholic nos nos. Of course if you are old enough to understand world events, you must realize torture does not get answers, it gets people to just answer whatever so as not to be tortured, so it is unlikely they were actually really guilty of anything other than having money desired by the King. And, as our current White House resident has just signed, returning us to the dark ages again, no writ of habeas corpus, I believe, but could be wrong, since I don't have dates in front of me, existed either.\nAt the time it was the equivalent to the government rounding up the business leaders of every corporation in the world. That's how big it was. And it occurred on Friday the 13, which is believed to be the origins of why this date is unlucky, because it was among the first although not the last time Christians would turn on their own.
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It is only the 13th day of the month that falls on a Friday, the arrest of Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and 60 of his senior knights on Friday, October 13, 1307 by King Philip IV of France is the origin of this superstition. That day thousands of Templars were arrested and subsequently tortured. They then 'confessed' and were executed. From that day on, Friday the 13th was considered by followers of the Templars as an evil and unlucky day.
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Bad things happen to every one occasionally, but if you are supersticious like me, try this.  Find a horseshoe, and "Nail it up so that the ends of the horseshoe are pointing downward.  Don't let anybody tell you that when the points are up, your luck is caught within as in a corncopia."  The horseshoe is a great good luck charm that recieves it's energy from the cresent moon.  Hang it over the door.
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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
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Friday the 13th the series
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This is superstition, there is nothing like bad luck or good luck, whatever happens, good or bad is from God and in all cases , it is for the good of all.
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Not bad luck. Just an "evil" number created by superstitious humans who don't know the first thing of real evil. Did anything bad happen on June 6 1906? what about June 6 1806? and June 6 1706? no no and no.
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The belief is real. Not the actual superstition. C'mon. how many times has a black cat crossed your path? Or something similar?
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I think a family can bring the bad luck gene to you based on karma or good luck. Take a look at the Kennedy family. enuf said...  Balance life and create your own or let life create it for you. There is no answer Grasshopper. Happy Trails my new friend!
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Dear Shrimp,\n\nBeware! Is it not written that "a bloody destiny awaits all ye who taste the yuletide chocolate before the day alloted, starting with an interminible plague of boils, and ending in stark insanity"? Throughout history many have tempted fate by breaking into advent calendars a day before they ought to - oedipus, nero, corey haim - and all have faced a fate worse than death.\n\nAlso, you'll have nothing to eat on Christmas Eve.
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I don't think it's bad luck.  Check this out....\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia\n\nPlus in old times witches covens were said to have 13 members.
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I don't think its bad luck at all.\nThe question would be, would it remind you to much of the person that died, if you had to say the name 20 times a day,\nIf not than i think its very nice
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because the odds of winning are TERRIBLE.
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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.
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The "powers" often assigned to numbers come from old superstitions and folklore. \n\nThirteen is supposedly unlucky because there are thirteen witches in a coven, Judas was the thirteenth Apostle, etc.\n\nSeven is supposedly lucky because it appears frequently in the Bible, seven heavens, seven seals, etc.
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Trust me on this one. There were 13 Roman gods. The thirteenth was known for his tricks and bad deeds. That is why 13 is beleaved to bad luck.\n\nP.S.\nGiggly Giraffe is correct if you count Jesus, but that has nothing to do with 13 being unlucky.
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Of course, they happen every day. \n\nJust read this story:(found at the link below)\n\nMilwaukee-Emily the cat has racked up some major frequent flyer miles, and perhaps no longer has nine lives. But the stowaway cat is finally home in Wisconsin after being mistakenly shipped to France. \nEmily's odyssey began more than two months ago, when she snuck out and didn't return to her Appleton home.\n"At one point we had given up,"said Donny McElhiney, Emily's owner, "and just prayed that she was okay and being loved." But Emily was actually on her own, after she crawled into a nearby cargo container full of paper bales, which was trucked to New York and then shipped overseas. She survived without food and water for three weeks until that container was opened in France. When the company called the phone number on her tag, Emily's family was flabbergasted.\nHer family waited as the one-year-old tabby spent a month quarantined in France. Then Continental Airlines offered to fly Emily home free. Emily's owners say the ordeal has transformed their mischievous, skinny cat into a heavier, calmer pet.