Friday 13th? What's so SCARY about Friday 13th actually?!? Any Witches or Wizards to explain...?

Question

Is there any relationship with the Halloween tradition itself?
Or is there any direct relationship with Witchcraft or Wizardry if there any...?

Answer 1

There's a lot of good answers here, and some not so good (when I have more time I'll explain the real difference between a witch and a wizard....)

Here's one possibility not yet mentioned: the Death card in a Tarot deck bears the roman numeral XIII. Thirteen.

Just a suggestion.

Answer 2

A) 13 is unlucky in the Christian tradition because 13 people sat down to the Last Supper and one of them was Judas, the betrayer, so 13 of anything meant betrayal.

B) Friday is unlucky because this is the day of the week on which Christ was crucified.

They have no relation to Halloween per se.

C) Witches are either: followers of the nature religion Wicca or people who have sold their souls to Satan in return for certain powers.

D) Wizards are people who are supposed to have certain powers over aspects of nature. They are usually considered to obtain these abilities from their lineage. Anyone can be a witch, but only by being a descendant of certain bloodlines can one be a wizard. Both can be either male or female.

E) The term warlock is a recent invention. Probably because guys don't like to be called what is traditionally thought to be a female title, ie witch.

F) Sorcerers, however, are those who use the supposed powers of the dead to do their work. They are generally considered to be less than good people.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The superstition of Friday the 13th was a Christian creation. The basis is that Christ was Crusified on Friday and that there was 13 at the last supper. There is actually no correlation to Halloween with the number. Halloween or what we witches call samhain (sow-ane). Is our most holy celebration. It is the last harvest and the day we pay reverance to those who died within the year and in the past. It has nothing to do with sacrifice (unless you count the cow that is slaughtered for the feast in the old days). It is a great day of feasting and solemnety. No masks, no candy, no trick or treating.

Answer 4

Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in much of Western Europe, North America, and Australia. Many people avoid travel and avoid signing contracts on Friday the 13th. Floors in tall buildings often skip from 12 to 14. And while the superstition is believed to be fading, it nonetheless has deep roots in both Christian and pagan culture.


The Day Jesus Was Crucified?


Many Christians have long believed that Friday was unlucky because it was the day of the week when Jesus was crucified. The number 13 was believed to bring bad luck because there were 13 people at The Last Supper. Since there were 12 tribes of Israel, that number was considered lucky.


Roots in Norse Mythology


Thirteen was also a sinister number in Norse mythology. Loki, one of the most evil of the Norse gods, went uninvited to a party for 12 at Valhalla, a banquet hall of the gods. As a result, he caused the death of Balder, the god of light, joy, and reconciliation. Loki tricked Balder's blind brother, Hod, into throwing a sprig of mistletoe at Balder's chest. Since mistletoe was the only thing on Earth fatal to Balder, the beloved god fell dead.
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Literature and Folk Wisdom


During the Middle Ages, the superstition against Friday the 13th grew. On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrests of Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars and sixty of his senior knights in Paris. Thousands of others were arrested elsewhere in the country. After employing torture techniques to compel the Templars to "confess" to wrongdoing, most were eventually executed and sympathizers of the Templars condemned Friday the 13th as an evil day. Over time a large body of literature and folk wisdom have reinforced the belief. In the 18th century, the HMS Friday was launched on Friday the 13th. It was never heard from again. Since then, ships are not usually launched on that date. (Click here for other mysterious ship disappearances.)


Dinner With 13


It is considered especially unlucky to have 13 people at the table during a meal, such as in Agatha Christie's mystery novel, Thirteen at Dinner. During the 1880s, a men's group that felt superstition was an unhealthy influence on public life held Thirteen Club dinners. Those diners would have doubtless deplored Triskaidekaphobia, which is a fear of the number 13. They would also have looked askance at Triskaidekamania, which is an excessive enthusiasm for the number 13.

Answer 5

When I was younger, I assumed it had to do with superstition based on the movie, but when I got older I realized the movie was based on a pre-existing superstition. I recently saw a History chanel program that said in it that on Friday the 13th, in the year 1317, the pope of the time (?), had all the Knights Templar rounded up, accused of witchcraft, and executed. I think rumor says it's b/c the church had grown jealous of their fortune and fame.
Anyway, ever since then, Friday the 13th has had a 'bad luck' tie to it.

Answer 6

No, there is no relation to Hallows Eve... And no there is no connection to the Pagan religion.. It's just a silly myth.. I was born on Friday the 13, and if you think about it, Friday the 13 falls differently every year.. So how could there be any ties to it?? It's just something someone real smart started a long time ago to frighten people, only because it's kinda fun and spooky... Same thing about the myth that all crazy people come out on a full moon.. Nonsense...

Answer 7

There is no direct connection to the witches and wizards, acutally quite the opposite. Friday the 13 is actually the day that some European king (I wanna say the king of France) had the vast majority of the Knights of Templar rounded up and executed because they had grown too powerful.

Answer 8

Some people are afraid of Friday The 13th, is so scary is because that the day that people believe is, when you step on a crack broke your mother's back, a black cat that crosses path, will bring you bad luck. Walking under a ladder or broking will bring you 7 horrorful years of badluck, no matter if it's not Friday the 13th.

Answer 9

Friday the 13th got its bad luck after a Pope sent his forces to destroy all of the Knights of the Templar. That day in ancient history was friday the 13th, thus the bad luck reference. By the way a few survived and hide the holy grail.

Answer 10

Friday the 13th doesn't bother me. I do not have Trictadectifobia, fear of the number 13. I was born on the 13th and it's always been lucky for me. I also have an all black cat that just turned 16! How's that for not being supersticious?!