why is no. 13 considered mysterious and bad by many people in world?

Answer 1

There are quite a lot of reasons but ... you can read what is below...
Thirteen is regarded as an unlucky number in many cultures. Thirteen may be considered a "bad" number simply because it is one more than 12, which is a popularly used number in many cultures (possibly due to it being a highly composite number). When a group of 13 objects or persons is divided into two, three, four or six equal groups, there is always one leftover, "unlucky" object or person.

Unreasoned fear of the number 13 is termed triskaidekaphobia. Due to this fear, some tall buildings have resorted to skipping the "thirteenth floor", either by numbering it "14" (though it's really still the thirteenth floor) or by designating the floor as "12a" or something similar. Similarly, some streets do not contain a house number 13. The thirteenth of a month is likewise ominous, particularly when it falls on a Friday (see Friday the 13th), a Tuesday in the Greek and Spanish-speaking world, or a Monday in Russia. Months with a Friday the 13th always begin on a Sunday.

Some Christian traditions have it that at the Last Supper Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table, and that for this reason 13 is considered to carry a curse of sorts. According to another interpretation, the number 13 is unlucky because it is the number of full moons in a year. Women living in a natural environment tend to have their period during a full moon. A woman typically has 13 periods in a year. In the past, a woman who "bled" during a full moon was seen as a witch. The fear of women's connection to the moon, as well as the association of the full moon with mental disorders has, according to this theory, caused the number to be seen as bad luck, and connected to supernatural forces.

In the Persian culture, 13 is also considered an unlucky number. On the 13th day of the Persian new year (Norouz), people consider staying at home unlucky, and go outside for a picnic in order to ward off the bad luck.

In Sikhism, the number 13 is considered a special number since 13 is tera in Punjabi, which also means "yours" (as in, "I am yours, O Lord"). The legend goes that when Guru Nanak Dev was taking stock of items as part of his employment with a village merchant, he counted from 1 to 13 (in Punjabi) as one does normally; and thereafter he would just repeat "tera", since all items were God's creation. The merchant confronted Guru Nanak about this, but found everything to be in order after the inventory was checked.

Legendary NBA superstar Wilt Chamberlain wore the number 13 on his jersey throughout his career. It signified that the number 13 was not unlucky for him, but unlucky for his opponents. Another legendary athlete who wore the number 13 was Dan Marino, who passed for more yards than any other quarterback in NFL history, but has never won a Super Bowl. Most race car drivers consider 13 a very unlucky number, as a car carrying that number has never won the Indianapolis 500 or a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, and most all Formula 1 teams opt out of carring the number 13 when car numbers are given out to teams on basis of points.
PS This is not an astrology-related question,

Answer 2

Matthew H covered a lot of it - including the name for the phobia I was going to check the spelling for.

But, it really was 'universal'. There were Norse 13 gods at the feast in Valhalla where Loki - the "Trickster' - conned the blind god into shooting Baldur, god of light, with an arrow made of the one substance he was vulnerable.

There were only (traditionally) Jesus and 12 Disciples at the Last Supper - and Judas left to betray Jesus.

3, 4 + 7, along with 12, were 'magical' numbers. 3 + 4 = 7.
3 x 4 = 12. As Matthew H points out, it was a completeness.

And, to be blunt, the calendar was done in solar years of 12 months, but the moon worked in 13 month sequences. Women were (and, so to speak, 'are') 'governed' by the Moon. They relied on the 13 months - not the 12.
There is also the point that, in general terms, you are unlikely to have more than 12 people at a table - 13 becomes difficult, but 12 and under can be worked through.

[The Queen - Elizabeth II, by the way, refuses to eat at a table of 13. If someone due at a dinner for 14 can't make it - the tables are split into two, one of 6, one of 7, or a staff member is called in to make up 14, if there is only the one table and it cannot be made into two!]

Answer 3

The number 13 seems to have been regarded as unlucky throughout recorded history. There's even a word for the fear of the number 13, "triskaidekaphobia".

13 suffers from its position after 12, which numerologists consider a complete number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel and 12 apostles of Jesus. (etc.)

Some Christians regard 13 as unlucky as that was the number of people at the Last Supper.

Answer 4

No. 13 is my lucky no. i was born on 13th.
as far as ,myth about no.13 is considered, ------ since very long time ago, no.13 was represented by a picture,,, with a human skeleton in knee high grass,,, with a chopper in its hand and its rippping a female body into two halves from the bodies head,,, in the background there are lots of human carcass lying down with their heads ripped off and blood spilled over...
lots of people misintepretted it to be a bad sign,,, representing destruction,,,,, thus no.13 was consisdered disastrous !!!!

in fact >> what that picture meant was :-
the skeleton was a reformer (or a rebel) and the woman body was old customes and beliefs,,, and the human carcasses meant the death of old beliefes and fears,, the whole picture narated that,,, >>>> the one who posses the power ,,, of this no.13,,,,will have the ultimate power, but he must use it for welfare and not for evil purpose,, or else there will be disaster..

also this myth about no.13 is connected to the last supper.

still in china there are some tall buildings without the 13th floor,, Strange ,,, but true....

Answer 5

The Egyptians were the first to develop a superstition for the number thirteen, but for them the number brought good luck. They believed that there were twelve steps on the ladder to eternal life and knowledge and to take the thirteenth step meant going through death into everlasting life. Thirteen, for the Egyptians, was associated with immortality.

THIRTEEN

13 = 1 + 4 = 4th Dimension=Time

Cultural References

Christianity there are thirteen Tenebrae or Lenten-hearse, candles which are extinguished one by one symbolizing the darkness on earth at Christ's death. Thirteen is considered to be unlucky and its origin is found in the idea being Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. He was considered to be disciple number 13.

FOUR

Four is the 4th dimension = time which is illusion.
Four is seen as the first solid number. Spatial in scheme or order in manifestation.
Static as opposed to the circular and the dynamic
Wholeness; totality; completion; solid
Earth; order
Rational - relativity and justice
Symbol of measurement
Foundation

The are four cardinal points; four seasons; four winds; four directions (as in North, South, East, West); four elements (Fire, Water, Air, Earth) in the western culture.

There are four sides to a square; four arms to a cross. There are four rivers to Paradise, that formed a cross (the Garden of Eden was said to be within the four rivers). Within Paradise were four infernal regions, seas, and sacred mountains. There are four watches of the night and day, quarters of the moon. There are four quarters to the earth. There are four tetramorphs. The Divine Quaternity is in direct contrast to the Trinity. Four is a symbolic number used throughout in the Old Testament. The quaternary can be depicted as the quatrefoil as well as the square and the cross.

In the short of it means Balance

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I think it has to do with the last supper. There were 13 people at the table, not inlcluding one of the Marys. legend hold that it was Judas that was the thirteenth peson to sit there, and he is where all the bad luck comes from.

Answer 8

Because in 1307 on friday the 13th the knights Templar were massacred by king philip the fourth. be well, Jack

Answer 9

i don't know why either, cuz I'm 13 going 14 and at 13, be careful, you might have seizures like me.

Answer 10

May be but as far as my memory goes I always do better if start something on 13Th and this is my lucky no.too.