Friday the 13th: Myths and other details of the 'unlucky day of the world'

Friday 13th is usually considered to be an extremely unlucky or an inauspicious day. re are several disappointing historical events which have rendered Friday 13th unlucky.

Friday 13th Myths

Friday 13th Myths: What is Friday 13th meaning? 

Friday 13th is considered to be a doomsday that carries with it some heavy bad luck. Even though it is a superstition, fear that comes with Friday 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia. Friday 13th is basically a myth that has been followed and believed in for a long time. 

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Friday 13th Myths: Why is Friday 13th unlucky? 

Friday 13th is considered to be unlucky because history has seen a lot of bad things happen on this day. Even today, fear surrounding this date is considered to be valid because reportedly, a lot of companies, especially airlines, have suffered from heavy losses on this day. Interestingly, publication of Friday, Thirteenth, a vel by Thomas W. Lawson has also contributed to creating this fear. In vel, an unscrupulous broker takes advant of superstition and causes a panic of Friday 13th on Wall Street.

fear is so widespread that many hospitals and hotels often skip entire thirteenth floor. In some parts of world, having 13 people at a table is also considered to be unlucky. Despite  fear being so widespread, it is still unclear why it is exactly feared. Interestingly, in Spanish countries, Tuesday 13th is considered to be unlucky. 

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Friday 13th Myths: Friday 13th history

myth surrounding Friday 13th history is mainly considered to originate from Last Supper. Jesus Christ supposedly sat down with 12 of his disciples for supper, night before his crucifixion by Roman soldiers on Good Friday. union of this day and date is also traced back to King Philip IV of France arresting hundreds of Knights Templar. It has also been predicted that an asteroid will hit Earth on Friday 13th in 2029. 

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