Friday the 13th
The evidence behind Friday the 13th, why it is feared, and how we get our history from it. And why some people think Friday the 13th is a lucky day, instead of an unlucky day.
Friday the 13th has always been a day believed to have either good luck, or bad luck. Its superstitions come from ancient Greek beliefs. The Ancient Greeks actually feared the number 13. It might sound strange but the Ancient Greeks have always had a nutcase.
The Greek word for fear of Friday the 13th is paraskavedekatriaphobia, Try saying that five times fast. The reason for the word paraskavedekatriaphobia is because this is what happens when you break it up. The greek word paraskave means Friday, the Greek word dekatria means 13, and phobia means fear.
There is no evidence of there being superstitions before the 19th century. The earliest is from a guy named Gioachino Rossini. Italians have actually feared the number 13 like the greeks, and they also feared the day Friday. So Gioachino Rossini passed his tales orally to his friends, who told their friends, who told their friends, who told their friends, and so on. Surprisingly enough, Gioachino Rossini died on Friday the 13th, and that put even more evidence to the day.
The Italians and the Greeks weren’t the only ones who believed Friday was an unlucky day. Tons of people from tons of countries believed Friday was an unlucky day since the early 14th century.
Twelve was the number of completion, twelve hours on a clock, twelve Zodiac symbols, Twelve tribes of Israel, Twelve apostles of Jesus, Twelve Olympian major gods, etc. Whilst thirteen surpasses twelve, as an irregular number. An ancient Norse myth states that when thirteen people are dining at a table one person would die.
Friday was almost always an unlucky day, considering that Friday is the same day as Black Friday Created from the 1800s. Friday was also the day when Jesus was crucified on the Cross, giving even more support to the theory of Fridays unluckiness.
Some people may think Friday the 13th is a lucky day, because in the Netherlands, there is little traffic and the least case of accidents or thieving or anything bad happen that day. The reason for that is because on Friday the 13th most people tend to drive more carefully than normal, or they would just stay inside. This rule also applies with most of Europe.
Below is a list of Months and years that have Friday the 13th.
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