MIAMI.– A Friday 13, as today, is considered black friday and especially bad luck in countries with Anglo-Saxon culture, where this day of the calendar is associated with the appearance of a strange disease in people classified as superstitious and with events that ordinarily inspire fear.
In general, the number 13 is considered a “bad omen” due to a mythological event that is not widely known. It is said that at a banquet in Valhalla, the god of deception Loki was the one whothirteenth to arrive and tricked Hoor into unintentionally killing his brother Balder, god of light and goodness, according to reports.
But Friday the 13th is related to historical and cultural events, although there is no specific fact that explains its origin and association with “bad luck” which has another explanation in other countries.
For example, in Iberian and Latin American culture the “bad luck” day is not Friday, but Tuesday the 13th. “Ni te casa ni te embarques” (Neither get married nor embark on a journey) is repeated on that day in Spanish-speaking countries.
Why is Friday the 13th “bad luck”?
First of all, the belief in “bad luck” has been fueled by stories in books and movies, such as Friday the 13tha trailer which still causes terror.
But history points out “catastrophic” events that occurred on Friday the 13th. These are:
*A Friday There were 13 guests at Jesus’ last supper, and Judas was the thirteenth. Also on a Friday Jesus Christ was crucified.
*Friday the 13th October 1307: The fall of the Knights Templar occurred.
*Friday October 13, 1307: King Philip IV of France ordered the capture and execution of the Knights Templar, accused of heresy and sodomy. Thus began a dark persecution and burning of the Templars.
*Friday, December 13, 1939: The so-called “Black Friday” takes place in Victoria (Australia), one of the most devastating forest fires in the history of humanity, and the worst in that country, with a death toll of 71.
*Friday, October 13, 1972:The so-called “miracle of the Andes” occurs. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying the rugby team, crashed in the Andes mountain range.
*Friday, January 13, 2012: Costa Concordia cruise ship accident in which 32 people died.
*Friday, November 13, 2015: terrorist attack in Paris
