Friday the 13th

[jockdom]

Hope everybody had a frightfree 13th! Nothing bad happened to me.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Oh.

It was Friday the 13th, wasn't it? Dang... I didn't even get to indulge my paraskavedekatriaphobia, because I forgot about it. I'm so disappointed.

 

[jockdom]

Oh.

It was Friday the 13th, wasn't it? Dang... I didn't even get to indulge my triskaidekaphobia, because I forgot about it. I'm so disappointed.

Twas quite a good day!

 

[FurryFury]

Well, hell, I didn't even notice!

 

[Bi_Kitty]

Yes, yes the dreadful Friday the 13th! OOOOOOHHHH! They are playing all the Friday the 13th movies on TV hence me being online.

 

[greeneyed_Lady]

Friday the 13th is always been a lucky day for me. Today I ended up calling in sick 'cause my pelvis is locked up and I can't take more then 3 steps without stopping for 5 min. Went for xrays and am now curled up in bed on some wicked meds. All in all was a good day... got to spend some extra time with my spawn today, which I always enjoy.

 

[jockdom]

Yes, yes the dreadful Friday the 13th! OOOOOOHHHH! They are playing all the Friday the 13th movies on TV hence me being online.

Most Horrors don't bother me. What you don't see is far scarier than that what you do.
Any body know the origin of fri 13th being unlucky?

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Any body know the origin of fri 13th being unlucky?

According to Wiki:

"Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, as well as in Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Philippines.

Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece, Romania and Spanish-speaking countries, for example, it is Tuesday the 13th that is considered unlucky. In Italy, it is Friday the 17th.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). The term is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen appearing in any case.

History
Both the number thirteen and Friday have been considered unlucky:

In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve recognized signs of the zodiac, the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve Apostles of Jesus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.

Friday, as the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified, has been viewed both positively and negatively among Christians. The actual day of Crucifixion was the 14th day of Nisan in the Hebrew Lunar calendar which does not correspond to "Friday" in the solar calendar of Rome. The 15th day of Nissan (beginning at Sundown) is celebration of Passover.

Despite the reputation of the two separated elements, there is no evidence for a link between the two before the 19th century. The earliest known reference in English occurs in a 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini:

[Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died.

However, only in the 20th century did the superstition receive greater audience, as

Friday the 13th doesn't even merit a mention in E. Cobham Brewer's voluminous 1898 edition of the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, though one does find entries for "Friday, an Unlucky Day" and "Thirteen Unlucky." When the date of ill fate finally does make an appearance in later editions of the text, it is without extravagant claims as to the superstition's historicity or longevity.​

Though the superstition developed relatively recently, much older origins are often claimed for it, most notably in the novel The Da Vinci Code (and later the film), which traced the belief to the arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday October 13, 1307."​

 

[jockdom]

According to Wiki:

"Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, as well as in Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and the Philippines.

Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece, Romania and Spanish-speaking countries, for example, it is Tuesday the 13th that is considered unlucky. In Italy, it is Friday the 17th.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). The term is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen appearing in any case.

History
Both the number thirteen and Friday have been considered unlucky:

In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve recognized signs of the zodiac, the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve Apostles of Jesus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.

Friday, as the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified, has been viewed both positively and negatively among Christians. The actual day of Crucifixion was the 14th day of Nisan in the Hebrew Lunar calendar which does not correspond to "Friday" in the solar calendar of Rome. The 15th day of Nissan (beginning at Sundown) is celebration of Passover.

Despite the reputation of the two separated elements, there is no evidence for a link between the two before the 19th century. The earliest known reference in English occurs in a 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini:

[Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died.

However, only in the 20th century did the superstition receive greater audience, as

Friday the 13th doesn't even merit a mention in E. Cobham Brewer's voluminous 1898 edition of the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, though one does find entries for "Friday, an Unlucky Day" and "Thirteen Unlucky." When the date of ill fate finally does make an appearance in later editions of the text, it is without extravagant claims as to the superstition's historicity or longevity.​

Though the superstition developed relatively recently, much older origins are often claimed for it, most notably in the novel The Da Vinci Code (and later the film), which traced the belief to the arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday October 13, 1307."​

Thanks pal that answers that!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Thanks pal that answers that!

Google and Wikipedia are wonderful things.

 

[graceanne]

Well, hell, I didn't even notice!

Me, either. But their's still 5 and half hours of it to go for me.

 

[jockdom]

Me, either. But their's still 5 and half hours of it to go for me.

It's sat here allready! the weekend and I've got it offf halleluja!

 

[A Desert Rose]

Hope everybody had a frightfree 13th! Nothing bad happened to me.

I tried to take an elevator to the 13th floor... it was only a 5 story building so I was quite disappointed.

 

[Tyr51]

My Father was born on Friday the 13th, so we've always considered it a rather auspicious day.

Nothing phenominal happened... but nothing untoward.
I did a brilliant job parallel parking....
Found out I dont necessarily need surgery on my shoulder for a work injury....
Only went to work for 3 hours....
And now I am home with a glass of wine with my name on it and a video game that really needs playing.



All in all?
Not too shabby.

 

[Tyr51]

Also, I JUST figured out how to add my avatar!





Good day. ^^

 

[jockdom]

I tried to take an elevator to the 13th floor... it was only a 5 story building so I was quite disappointed.

lol doll! Where you been hiding rose?

 

[A Desert Rose]

lol doll! Where you been hiding rose?

Always right behind you... Guess I'll start whispering in your ear so you'll know I'm there.

 

[jockdom]

Always right behind you... Guess I'll start whispering in your ear so you'll know I'm there.

MMMhhhh! Not long to go until your trip! getting excited yet?

 

[A Desert Rose]

MMMhhhh! Not long to go until your trip! getting excited yet?

1 month and 2 days... Can't wait!!! But I'm not ready. LOL

 

[graceanne]

My dad broke his wrist on Friday the 13th. Had to get pins in it, several surgeries, etc.

 

[jockdom]

1 month and 2 days... Can't wait!!! But I'm not ready. LOL

Being a woman it will take you at least a month to get ready!

 

[myinnerslut]

i didnt even notice it was friday the thirteenth. i havnt written the date all day

 

[cherokee_dove]

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Oh.

It was Friday the 13th, wasn't it? Dang... I didn't even get to indulge my paraskavedekatriaphobia, because I forgot about it. I'm so disappointed.

Say that word three times fast..lol

 

[PublicAffection]

Today was a great day - and the first truly good day I've had in about a month. Long live the 13th!!

 

[BiYeti]

I knew it was the thirteeneth but I totally forgot to pay homage to the horror gods and break out the scary movies. Also explains why the Strangers was packed.