October 13, 2017 falls on Friday. And, as you know, friday the 13th- a special day, on which various troubles can happen. Friday the 13th it is usually called "Black Friday". This date has frightened people since ancient times, so since ancient times Friday the 13th many signs and prohibitions are connected.
Who's afraid of Friday the 13th
There are people who are so afraid of this date that it is even considered a mental illness, or at least a peculiarity. This phobia has the difficult name "paraskevedecatriaphobia" or "friggatriskaidekaphobia" (fear Friday 13th) and is considered a special case of another similar disease - triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).
What happened on Friday the 13th
The number 13 was considered unlucky in the ancient world, and if this date fell on Friday, then the unpleasant effect, according to people, was seriously increasing. So, the ancient Jews believed that it was in Friday 13th progenitor Eve tasted the forbidden fruit, knocking on it Adama, which had serious consequences for the entire human race.
In the Middle Ages, it was in Friday 13th- October 13, 1307 - by order of the French king Philip IV the Order of the Knights Templar was defeated, and its members were cruelly tortured and executed.
And here are some more tragic events that happened in Friday 13th:
December 13, 1907 - the death of a British schooner Thomas Lawson, named after the author of the book “ Friday the 13th"(That is why this date is so disliked by the English sailors).
November 13, 1942 - the crushing defeat of the allies in the naval battle with Japan at Guadalcanal, which was even called the "Battle of Friday 13th».
October 13, 1972 - an Il-62 passenger plane crashed near Moscow, then 174 people died, which became the largest plane crash in the world at that time in terms of the number of victims. The causes of the tragedy were never established.
January 13, 2012 - the crash of the Costa Concordia liner, on board of which there were 4,200 people, about forty of them died.
Friday the 13th: folk signs and prohibitions
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that it was in Friday 13th 12 witches flock to the Sabbath, to whom Satan himself joins on the night of the thirteenth full moon. This superstition is still alive.
Friday the 13th Doctors, especially surgeons, are very disliked, therefore, on this date they try not to prescribe planned operations.
Due to the possibility of hacker attacks Friday the 13th computer scientists do not like it either.
Generally friday the 13th It is considered a bad day to start various important affairs, financial transactions, travel and especially - weddings. It is believed that all beginnings on this day end in fiasco, and the family union concluded in Friday 13th, will surely fall apart, and with a scandal.
What else can't you do on Friday the 13th
According to superstitious people, on this day it is not worth doing the following things unless absolutely necessary.
You should not go on a long journey without extreme need.
It is better not to drive on this day, since the danger of an accident is great, and pedestrians need to be extremely careful.
You should not plant indoor or garden plants on this day, it is believed that they will not take root well.
It is believed that on this day you should not wash, cut your nails and dye your hair (regarding the first point, we think that it can be performed only if you are not going to leave the house that day).
You shouldn't be looking for a new job or going to interviews on this day.
You should not do complex medical manipulations on this day if they are of a planned nature.
On Friday 13th better not to plan a wedding.
On this day, you should not conclude important transactions, as well as borrow or lend money.
Leaving work in Friday 13th, you better not look back.
But in fact - more positive, a sense of humor, and friday the 13th will pass like clockwork.
Why such a Friday is terrible and how many times it falls out throughout the year is a question that worries quite a lot of people, especially superstitious ones.
According to some, this combination of number and day of the week is unfortunate. There are several such days during the year. What determines their number? How many unlucky Fridays can there be in a year and why is everyone afraid of them?
The combination of the day of the week and the date occurs at least once a year, and a maximum of three times. There is no such possibility that throughout the year, such a tandem will be absent from the calendar.
What determines the number of Fridays the 13th in a year?
It all depends on whether the year is a regular or a leap year. In order to calculate how many Fridays the thirteenth will be during the year, one must take into account what day of the week the first day of the year falls on. For example. If the first day of the year is Monday and the year is normal, then Friday the 13th will be in April and July. But if it is a leap year, it will be in September and December. Depending on the first day of the year and the type of year (regular or leap year), using the appropriate mathematical formula, you can calculate in which month the "ominous" combination will be.
Genesis of the thirteenth
Apparently, the fear of the number thirteen stems from ancient Babylon. According to Babylonian laws, order in the world is based on the number of twelve: 12 months in a year, 12 noon and night, and 12 zodiac signs representing harmony. The appearance of the number thirteen ruined everything. This figure means chaos. It shifts the balance of the universe. Even the ancient Egyptians felt fear of the number thirteen. Thirteen steps on the staircase leading to eternity, the thirteenth step symbolized death.
The popularity of the date reached ancient Rome, because in the Ides of March ("ID" in the Roman calendar meant the thirteenth day of the month), one of the most famous Roman leaders, Julius Caesar, was stabbed to death. Whether the number 13 is random, and what day it is, is up to you to decide.
Friday the 13th - Superstition or Reality?
The spread of the dormant evil forces among the thirteen is largely due to the development of Christianity. We can say that the number is responsible for all the misfortunes that Christians have encountered.
It all started with the ill-fated, last supper of Jesus Christ, in which thirteen people took part, including the well-known traitor Judas. Also, Christ was crucified on Friday. People brought Friday and number together to create a deadly duo that heralds the apocalypse.
On Friday, October 13, 1307, the Templars were assassinated, in collaboration between Christians and the then Pope Clement V.
Why is Friday the 13th dangerous?
This is indeed a hellish number associated with Satan himself. No wonder the thirteenth chapter of the Apocalypse refers to the Antichrist and the Beast. According to beliefs, Satan was the thirteenth member of the coven, in which twelve witches took part. Thirteen did not bring happiness to the head of the Roman Catholic Church. On May 13, 1981, there was an attempt on the life of John Paul II. It's a good thing it's not Friday, as it probably would have ended tragically in the end. The sum of the digits of the date of his death, the sum of the digits of the time of his death, and the sum of the digits of his age when he died is thirteen.
Friday 13 - what does this day mean?
The number 13 has both destructive power and great power of unification and harmonization.
Friday the thirteenth, in accordance with pre-Christian beliefs, was the day of feminine energy and combined all the faces of the goddess - the virgin, mother and destroyer.
The recognition of her as an unlucky day was caused by the fear of performing in honor of the goddess, through which, it was believed, were to restore the old matriarchal mode. Women on this day do not need to be afraid of failure, the goddess will help them to reveal their capabilities.
Phobias and reality
All phobias against Friday the 13th seem absurd. In the end, Karol Wojtyla was elected pope at the age of 58 (5 + 8 = 13).
In the Old Testament, thirteen is indicated as the number of salvation. To this day, it brings good luck to South American Indians and Chinese. And yet people go crazy just thinking about the number 13, let alone Friday the 13th. Sailors are afraid to go to sea on the thirteenth day of the month, in some hotels there are no rooms with this number. The day became the starting point of the horror film of the same name. This is the day Jason started the bloodshed on Crystal Lake ...
On this day, apparently, you should not start new business, sneeze or swim. It is best to stay at home and not get out of bed. But do not succumb to this superstition, because to believe means to unconsciously provoke the expected failure. Four walls don't always provide security. Because even in a wooden church, a brick can fall on your head.
In fact, Friday the 13th is the most common day of the month, for some the happiest, for others not very, which, according to many coincidences and superstition, has acquired such a surreal meaning.
When it comes to Friday the 13th, many people experience fear and incomprehensible anxiety. The reason for this is the well-established superstition, according to which the risk of something bad happening is much higher on this day, so you should beware and be careful. In psychology, they even coined the term "paraskavedecatriaphobia", which describes the phobia of Friday the 13th in humans. More often in this case, the word triskaidekaphobia is used. However, where did this superstition come from, and how does it affect the lives of some citizens?
This year, Friday the 13th fell in April, although in general this date does not often coincide with the specified day of the week. Superstition takes its origin from the period of existence of Ancient Rome, when 12 was perceived as the number of death, misfortune and destruction. Theologians even have a version according to which it was on this date that Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Others claim that on this day Cain dealt with his brother Abel.
The most popular is the story associated with the Order of the Knights Templar. In particular, it was on Friday the 13th in the distant 1307 that the then head of France, Philip IV, ordered to arrest all members of the organization. They were charged with blasphemy, as well as heresy, after which the order was disbanded. Most of the Templars were tortured and sent to execution by burning.
There are also more ancient versions of the origin of the myth, when it is stated that during the mass Sabbath 13 witches and other evil spirits gathered together. There, with the appearance of the moon, the devil himself allegedly came. It is believed that in the Middle Ages, as a counterweight to the number 12, which stood for a dozen, the dark forces came up with the idea that the "devil's dozen" would be 13.
The British in the 18th century attempted to combat the misconceptions, considering the belief to be absurd. On the 13th, the construction of the ship began, which was named "Friday". On the same date, the ship was launched, however, according to the existing history, the ship disappeared without a trace and was never found. On Friday the 13th there were also several shipwrecks. Meanwhile, on the territory of Portugal and Spain, sailors believe that the specified date is an excellent day to start sailing, since it was on such a Friday that Christopher Colubmus began his journey.
Sociologists were able to establish that many people in Europe are still seriously afraid of Friday the 13th. For example, it is not uncommon for surgeons to postpone their scheduled surgeries on that day because they believe there is an increased risk that the procedure will fail or be accompanied by many risks.
Hackers call Black Friday the day when virus attacks are at their highest. Very few on Friday, which falls on the 13th, dare to tie the knot or enter into a dispute. Religious communities for the purpose of “self-defense” even recommend visiting a church on such a day.
A similar situation is observed in the United States, moreover, the Americans in this matter turned out to be the most superstitious and impressionable. In some places it is not even possible to find 13 floors, when after the 12th immediately goes the 14th. There have indeed been coincidences in history where terrible or simply not very pleasant events happened on Friday the 13th. However, these happen almost every day, it is just on the specified date that they over-focus on this.
"Oil on the fire" added a little and the cinema, where the topic of "horrors" on Friday the 13th was touched upon repeatedly, moreover, not at all in the best light. Especially this day began to catch up with fear after the release of the horror movie of the same name, which tells about Jason Voorhees, pacing around in a hockey mask and brutally killing his victims. In total, during the work on the project, 12 episodes of the story of a serial maniac were released.
Friday, 13: signs and superstitions, interesting facts, poems and humor
Among the huge variety of different signs and superstitions invented by mankind throughout the history of its existence, there are those that are most widespread throughout the world. These include superstitions associated with Friday, which falls on the 13th of the month.
This superstition is known to almost everyone and many people believe in it. Everyone knows the situation when people, frightened by scary stories about Friday the 13th, associate their every fall, every failure and every misfortune with this particular day. Let the car break down, turn off the electricity in the house or be fired from work - it turns out that all this is not without reason.
Some, especially superstitious people, on Friday the 13th, lock themselves at home all day, do not answer phone calls, do not look out the window or open the door for anyone, waiting impatiently for the moment when this day is over.
Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck in many cultures, a damn day. The historical development of this superstition is associated not only with the unfortunate 13th number, the so-called "devil's dozen", but also with Friday - the fifth day of the week - but initially there was no connection between them. Where did this superstition come from?
The combination of Friday and the 13th, which brings fear to many people, originates in ancient times.
If you believe the oldest beliefs, then on this day 12 witches always flocked to the Sabbath, ghouls and other evil spirits gathered, and in the midst of the fun, when the full moon rises, Satan himself appeared thirteenth.
In Christian culture, it is believed that exactly on Friday the 13th, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit;
exactly on this sinister Friday, Cain mercilessly killed his brother Abel.
The crucifixion of Christ happened on Friday.
The thirteenth apostle at the Last Supper was Judas, who betrayed Christ.
Since ancient times, Friday the 13th is called "black".
Another reason for this superstition is real historical fact telling that Friday 13 April 1307 a large number of members of a very wealthy and powerful organization at that time, the Order of the Templars, were caught and arrested.
They were thrown into prison, and after a short time, they were burned on the hot fires of the Holy Inquisition as heretics. Since then, the tension around Friday the 13th, darkened by this story, has intensified and overgrown with many superstitions, mysteries and secrets.
At the end of the 18th century, the superstition about Friday the 13th was so strongly entrenched in the minds of the English people that the authorities decided to publicly prove the absurdity of this terrible omen.
For this, a ship was built under the "black" name "Friday". Its construction began on Friday the 13th. It was launched on the water on Friday the 13th., and in front of the general public again on Friday the 13th the ship went out to sea.
Since then, "Friday" has never been seen again.: the ship, along with the crew, went missing.
Since that time, the old "Black" Friday omen still makes many sailors all over the world to postpone, under any pretext, going out to sea on this day.
Friday the 13th is also associated with one of the most high-profile shipwrecks of the 20th century, which shook the imagination of many Americans.
Friday 13th December 1907 of the year one of the largest ships at that time - the seven-mast schooner "Thomas Laurson" built in 1902 - crashed on the reefs.
The interesting thing is that Spanish and Portuguese sailors, on the contrary, consider Friday the 13th a very auspicious day for sailing.
This is due to the fact that Christopher Columbus on Friday began his historic voyage to the shores of the still unknown America.
In addition to the sailors of Friday the 13th, many surgeons are afraid.
On this day, some doctors do not prescribe operations, and already scheduled operations are postponed to any other day.
English doctors are convinced that the risk of failure of the operation performed on Friday the 13th doubles.
This superstition has not spared computer users who consider "Black Friday" the most dangerous day in terms of virus attacks.
At the dawn of the computer age, many virus program creators established a mechanism for triggering the malicious properties of a virus on this very day.
On Friday the 13th it is not recommended to make deals and celebrate weddings.
It is believed that it is better not to leave the house once again on this day.
According to the laws of the American state of Indiana, on Friday the 13th, all owners of black cats, when letting their pets go for a walk on the street, are required to wear collars with ringing bells on them.
An interesting fact is that The 13th day of the month falls on Friday more often than on any other day of the week.
To avoid the dire consequences of Friday the 13th, according to popular belief, you just need to visit the church that day.
Interesting Facts:
The fear of Friday the 13th is called parascavedicatriaphobia(from the Greek word "Paraskevi" (Παρασκευή), meaning "Friday" and "Decatreis" (δεκατρείς), meaning "Thirteen").
Another name for this phobia is also used - friggatriskaidekaphobia, which comes from the name of the goddess Frigg (Old Norse. Frigg) in Germanic-Scandinavian mythology. Basically, it is a special case of triskaidekaphobia.
In Förester's Doomsday Theory model, calculations predict that the human population will reach infinity, or mathematical singularity, on Friday, November 13, 2026.
October 13, 1066 William the Conqueror invited the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold II, to abdicate. Harold II did not accept this offer and was killed the next day in the Battle of Hastings, which led to the Norman conquest of England.
October 13, 1307 King Philip IV of France, in collusion with Pope Clement V, carried out mass arrests of the "Poor Knights of Christ", putting an end to the influence of the Knights Templar.
August 13, 1965 at 9 am, the famous saint Srila Prabhupada departs for New York on the Jaladuta ship to begin the hugely successful spread of the philosophy of Krishna Consciousness throughout the world.
October 13, 1972 year there was a plane crash in the Andes. The survivors of the crash fought for 72 days.
October 13, 1995 on the day of his sixtieth birthday, Soviet and Russian pop composer Vadim Gamaliya was killed.
September 13, 1996 In Las Vegas, Nevada, rapper Tupac Shakur died in intensive care without regaining consciousness. The car in which Tupac was traveling was shot on September 7, the rapper received seven bullets.
November 13, 2009 a fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Ulyanovsk, leading to casualties and numerous explosions.
And a little bit of anecdotes and gags ...
In a moment of tenderness, the wife asks her husband:
- Kolya, do you remember the day when we met?
- I will not forget to death. It happened on Friday the thirteenth. When I went to visit, a black cat ran across my path. At the door I stumbled on my left foot, and there were thirteen of us at the table. And there I met you!
On Friday the thirteenth, black cats have a day off.
On Friday the 13th, the devils invited the angels to play football.
“We agree,” the angels replied. - Moreover, the best players are with us ...
- Perhaps, - the devils did not argue, - but all our judges ...
If you stood with your left foot on a black cat, which, with a heart-rending meow, rushed at the feet of a woman with empty buckets, and she, turning around in fright, breaks the mirror hanging on the wall with one bucket, and knocks a full salt shaker off the table with the other, on the calendar - 13th, Friday of a leap year, and then it turns out that because of a hangover you overslept at work, and in the evening your mother-in-law comes to stay for a week, then you should know: according to folk signs, the day will not turn out very well.
From the detective: "Nothing foreshadowed trouble. It was an ordinary day - Friday the 13th."
Whatever one may say, but Monday the 13th is much worse than Friday the 13th. Because any Monday is a little zombie apocalypse.
To whom Friday, the 13th is an ordinary day, and to whom it is an ordinary day, like Friday, the 13th.
I don't see how Friday the 13th can be a bad day - It's Friday!
Announcements at the airport: - I wanted to land a plane performing flight number 13 ... - Daddy, why don't I ever have a birthday on Friday the thirteenth ?!
- Yes, because you were born on June 27th, son!
Monday the 13th sounds even more threatening than that Friday.
Friday the 13th. It’s not like that today. Even the bread fell on the carpet upside down with mayonnaise.
Friday the 13th is not the scariest day, because after it always comes the awful morning of Saturday the 14th.
- Yeah, especially terrible Saturday 14th in February, those who survived the 13th, 14th will finish off Valentine.
See what a pattern: this year is 3 Fridays the 13th. January, April, July, we multiply 3x13 = 39, now look -
39 + 627 = 666, I went nuts when I got this number, the devilish year of stsuko!
- 627 is the number from where?
- Well, this is to make 666. It's just that you can't do without him.
Friday the 13th is bullshit, that's Monday .. and even the 13th that's really scary
Two neighbors are talking on Saturday 14th:
- Did you hear? Petrov's wife left yesterday!
- Are you kidding? And how did he get through it?
- Now I have calmed down. But at first I thought that she would go crazy with joy!
Blondes are talking: - This year, New Year falls on Friday! “I hope it’s not Friday the 13th?”
Only working people understand that Friday the 13th is bullshit compared to Monday the 13th.
What could be worse than Friday the 13th?
- Monday.
- 13th?
- Any!
What is Friday the 13th?
- This is when witches, kikimors and mermaids get together and have a sabbath.
- Don't confuse Friday 13th and 8th March
Dude, count it, this month was Friday the 13th!
- Cool! And when?
- Yes, you won't believe if I say
One scientist - ethnogrAf,
collecting your property,
to the island, to the Tumb-Yumba tribe,
set off. Fundamentals of rights,
customs and language
he studied for sure
but apart from the basics especially,
kept notes for the diary:
Eleventh. April.
Wednesday. Such a gimp
happened in the tribe today:
barely leaving the bed,
suddenly lost the daughter of the Leader.
Searched by the tribe. Having found
above it, by the decision of the "gangway",
everyone outraged afterwards ...
The twelfth was Thursday.
I was literally shocked
this incident ... in detail you need,
yes I'm a decent person ...
So, on Thursday, after the rain,
lost the Leader himself,
having found they outraged together,
observing an ancient custom ...
Thirteenth. I can not...
extend the line about friday:
and it was necessary early in the day
I get lost, fool .. "
If it's Friday thirteen
The calendar showed you
Interest in life
You have dropped to zero.
Don't be in a hurry to shake with fear
Who Said Thirteen Is Evil?
By spoiling this date,
Making a zap for all of us?
Well, and even more Friday -
It's just the grace of God
It's not for nothing all week
We are ready to wait for her!
Hello to all fans of interesting facts. Today we will tell you why Friday the 13th is considered a bad day. The population of the whole world is very wary of this black date and is already deliberately waiting for something to happen to them. And what is this date? Why are so many people afraid of her? There are quite a few legends of appearance. Let's figure it out together.
From Paganism to Christianity
You may be surprised, but there are a lot of explanations for this unlucky date. And in different countries they are interpreted in completely different ways. But we can say one thing - all this came from paganism, which then smoothly came to Christianity. And here are the versions:
- According to one legend, on this day 12 witches organized their Sabbath, and the thirteenth was Satan himself.
- According to another version, on this day, Eve tasted the forbidden fruit.
- There is also a version that it was on Friday the 13th that Cain killed Abel's brother, making him the first fratricide.
Norse mythology has its own explanation why Friday the 13th is a bad day. During the time of God Odin, 12 apostles lived with him. When the thirteenth apostle appeared, a real enmity began between the asemi inhabitants. In this enmity, the god Balder, revered by many, perished.
It is also believed that Jesus was crucified on Friday, which is why this day is considered bad and unlucky.
Cultural point of view
Culturologists believe that no misfortunes are associated with a specific date, since after rummaging through the literature, no one found references to this particular date. But for that it was often mentioned that, individually, the number 13 always personified unhappiness, just as the day of the week Friday was associated with troubles for everyone.
Culturologists consider the biography of the famous composer Rossini, dated in 1869, to be the first mention of the coincidence of the date and day of the week. The composer died on November 13, 1868, which just fell on the fifth day of the week. And in this very biography there was the following passage:
Rossini, like many Italians believed. that Friday is the day of bad luck and 13 is the number of bad luck. And it had to happen that his death occurred precisely at the confluence of this day and date. (approximate translation, but the essence is the same).
Legend of the Templars
Yes, there is such a bike. On October 13, 1307, King Philip IV ordered the arrest of all members of the Knights Templar, including the supreme leadership. The Templars were accused of blasphemy. The order was disbanded, and its members were tortured and executed. Also, 7 years later, the Grand Master of the Order, Jacques de Molay, was burned in Paris. While Jacques was burning, he cursed the King who was watching the execution, as well as the entire royal dynasty.
But no matter how interesting it all was written, this version is ignored by almost everyone.
Legend of the sailors
For sailors, this day is associated with another tragic event. On one Friday the 13th, the ship, which was also named "Friday", set off on a free voyage. Nobody has ever seen this ship in Poland.
The most interesting thing is that the ship was also completed on Friday. This event completely strengthened the superstition of the sailors regarding this date.
The actions of superstitious people
The most interesting thing is that among the famous people there were a lot of superstitious personalities who tried by hook or by crook to miss this number.
- Napoleon Bonaparte canceled battles if they fell on Friday the 13th.
- Bismarck did not sign documents under any condition on this unfortunate day.
- Franklin Roosevelt, the president of the United States, also refused to sign any documents or even make minor decisions.
- Mark Zuckerberg made it so that no one could register on Facebook at number 13 (after 12, immediately comes 14). Pavel Durov did the same for his Facebook counterpart, that is, VK. You will not find the user by ID 13 and 666. This is due to superstition, or simply took the whole idea from his mastermind, it is unknown.
- By the way, in many European and American houses there is no 13th floor. After 12, 14 immediately follows or instead of it they write the letter M, since it is the thirteenth in a row in the Latin alphabet.
Friday the 13th - Lucky Number?
If we consider 13 to be a cursed number, then for many peoples, on the contrary, it is happy.
Jews especially laugh at us and still cannot understand why Friday the 13th is a bad day. This day is real happiness for them, like the number itself:
- On this day, the great Messiah descended from heaven.
- Kabbalah has 13 sources
- The State itself is divided into exactly the same number of parts.
- I'm not even talking about thirteen gates.
The Mayan Indians also honored this day and considered it sacred. More precisely, not the day, but the number itself, but it was it that was considered a symbol of the favor of the gods.
Friday the 13th and modernity
Despite all the superstitions, this date has successfully realized itself in commerce. Thus, we can see a whole series of books, films and computer games devoted to this topic. The very first film dedicated to this date is called (no matter how strange it may sound) "Friday the 13th" and tells about the killer in the mask Jason Voorhees. The first part was filmed back in 1980 and spawned many with Freddy Krueger.
Psychology
We will not hide the fact that a lot of people suffer on this day. But this is not at all due to the magic of this number. The thing is that people program themselves that Friday the 13th is a bad day, which means you need to wait for trouble.
Our subconscious mind perceives this as a program that needs to be performed, so you yourself begin to look for trouble at your fifth point. And the most amazing thing is that people find these troubles.
But you can also be convinced that August 7 is a day of trouble and if you think so, then most likely some kind of trouble can happen. It can even be something insignificant, for example, you dropped your phone and broke the glass, or just stumbled. But rest assured, you programmed yourself.
Of course, you can talk about working with the subconscious for a long time, and one article will not be enough for that. But one thing is for sure - don't program yourself to be bad. Friday 13 is the most common day, and you should not be afraid of it.
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