Whats the reason
2006-10-13 16:05:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thirteen is generally considered to be unlucky in Christian folklore, primarily because it equaled the number at the Last Supper. Christianity is the dominant religion in the west, so the thirteenth floor is usually left out. Most Christians do not know why thirteen is unlucky, but it is a widely held belief. Other cultures, including Russian Judaism, believe it is a lucky number.
2006-10-13 16:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mountain B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In some buildings with 13 or more floors the numbering system will skip the number 13 because of the widespread superstition about 13 being unlucky. (Same idea as Friday the 13th bothering some people.)
2006-10-13 16:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by theantecedent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while there is a 13th floor - it's not labeled as such. this is a superstition. in a book pubilshed in 1965 here's some additional information on the fear of 13.
it's world wide
in france you can never live in a house with that number - ot doesn't exist.
italian lotteries never use the number either
American skyscrapersskip that floor
airlines often omit that line of seats
in france some people are paid to be a guest - to round outparty numbers to 14
the supersitsion is found in Norse mythology, it stems from the banquet at valhalla to which 12 gods had been invited but loki the spirit of strife and evil gate crashed making the number 13 and as a result balder - the favorite of the gods, was killed.
2006-10-13 16:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're right. Most buildings skip #13 in their floor numbering. However, I did live in a high-rise in Chicago on the 13th floor. It is rare, though.
2006-10-13 16:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean? I work in a building that has 20 floors and there is a 13th floor. It's superstition.
2006-10-13 16:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because some people are scared of the number 13... there are other numbers in some places of the world that are not included as well for the same reasons... And also the # 13 is considered unlucky.
2006-10-13 16:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by atreadia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any building with 13 or more floors has a 13th floor.
2006-10-13 16:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by Jenna A 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All buildings with 13 or more floors have a 13th floor. I've even lived on one for awhile.
It's unfortunate that some people who design elevators just can't count. That doesn't inspire much confidence in their elevators, does it?
2006-10-13 16:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think one of the early buildings with a thirteenth floor burned, That floor alone was destroyed, and the people on it killed. Superstition did the rest.
2006-10-13 16:15:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HIGHLY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
It takes a special key to get the elevator to stop on the thirteenth floor of a building. The thirteenth floor is where THEY live. THEY...THEM... The Men In Black.... Big Brother. You know sometimes you could just SWEAR you're being watched?
It's the people on the THIRTEENTH FLOOR.
2006-10-13 16:25:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋