Any idea why this conjunction of day and date causes people to stay at home, cowering in their beds?
Jesus had thirteen around his Last Supper table and that was on Maundy Thursday, the night before Friday (seriously? This has all come about because of a 'night before' the thing? I'm not buying it.)
My favourite theory for the start of the superstition is all down to greed - money, land, power.
Friday, 13 October 1307, Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the Knights Templar.
The Knights Templar were the first to use the cheque (check for those in the USA) - a promissory note enabling crusaders to deposit their wealth in their home country, grab a cheque and bugger-off to lands unexplored, to murder the indigenous people of different religions (of course) all in the name of their religion… Seems legit.
Those wily Templar Knights amassed so much wealth and power that King Philip of France decided he wanted what they had and had them all arrested – on Friday the 13th.
It’s a shame that ‘fact’ wasn’t heard of until the 20th Century…
Spanish and Greeks consider Tuesday 13th unlucky and the Italians think Friday 17th is the black day to be avoided at all costs.
We’re a weird lot, aren’t we… humans?
Black cats are either lucky (UK) or unlucky (USA) and breaking mirrors is bad luck. As is opening an umbrella indoors, stepping on a crack in the pavement and spilling salt. The salt thing is easy to explain, salt used to be REALLY expensive.
Cats were thought of as Witches’ familiars – again, mass-hysteria brought about by ignorance and misinformation.
Breaking a mirror… I suppose… but as mirrors are relatively recent in the great scheme of things, it’s not like it caused plagues of locusts to befall or anything.
Well this is bullshit…
So… Friday October 13th – what are you going to do today? Stay at home in bed?
In 1976, one New Yorker was so afraid of Friday the 13th he decided to stay safe at home in bed. He died when the floor of his apartment block collapsed while he was still in bed.
I think, when your number’s up, it’s up.
Top image is mine, thanks Scott Twells
Bottom image from Google.
Typically this day is lucky for us, more contracts appear etc - it's always a good day
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Awesome!
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Perfect example, of the Friday the 13th just gone - I left my glasses on the roof of Xsara Picasso, and forgot, I then realised after Annabelle had been gone in the car 10 mins - oh dear (slightly more colourful) my glasses were on the car, immediately rang, made Annabelle leave Booths immediately, (this journey is 4.5 miles from home) and check the roof - they were there, they hadn't moved and were sat on the rubber of the sunroof behind the airdam 😃
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So.. lucky then :)
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Friday the 13th love :)
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Haha, humans are so silly, they will find danger where there is none, and where there is they walk straight into it...and they always have an excuse for why bad things happen, it's never about the stupid choices they made.
There are some things that seem to defy logic and explanation, but they are there for a reason beyond normal human understanding, and intuition is the way to deal with these.
13 is one of my lucky numbers and as for it falling on a Friday...it's just another day.
Superstition is a fantastic method of control. It's how religions have become so powerful.
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Absolutely!
There has to be something/someone to blame, otherwise we'd be at fault... and we can't have humans being wrong... ;)
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hi @michelle.gent, nice topic you select for there today. I can't believe that kind of superstitions. i only know when your number's up, its up. thats alll. thanks
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Revelation...
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Friday the 13th is just a myth, it is not really biblical.
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If you read the post, you'll see I never said it was.
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good post
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Copyright @meesterboom
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wow, interesting!
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Thanks for sharing @michelle.gent. .
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I'm not a superstitious person at all, and don't believe in any of those symbols of "bad luck" - or the "good luck" ones, either (rabbits foot, 4-leaf clover, etc.). As you said, when your number's up, it's up.
Having said that, however, I am also a firm believer in sending and receiving positive and/or negative energy which affects our lives and those around us. I believe that every single thing in this universe has it's own energy and soul ... and I definitely believe in Karma (she can be a real bitch sometimes!). LOL.
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I wrote a cracking reply to this... giving examples of 'you get back what you give out' and its gone :(
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Dangit, I would have loved to read that! lol. xox
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Superstition controls the masses of the ignorant...
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Yep... 'fraid so.
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I think it is because people do not like being controlled and that is why 13 is considered by many to be an unlucky number. 12 disciples , and(13th) Jesus. 12 eggs, and (13th) egg carton. 12 zodiac signs, and (13th) Earth moving through them. I had a lot more 12/13 things but you get the idea, Jesus controlling his disciples . An egg carton controlling/holding its eggs.
13 really is just a number, 7th Prime number. Big deal. You can make any number you want to mean something it is not.
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Yep... I like throwing in: "76% of statistics are made up on the spot"
I've had a few "Is that true?"...
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I really enjoy reading, some people equate that with avoiding reality, but then I look at all the people that have all these superstitions, or all the conspiracy theories, and all the "oh that is fake news people, and think to myself who is really avoiding reality? I love that picture gif about Halloween. So many people will see it and think it is real, that it has meaning, and never stop for one second and think "Hey Halloween is on the 31st"
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That's been doing the rounds since at least 2014 (I saw similar pictures with 2014 on it...) So, you're right.
I worship nature... I can at least see that :)
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