2007-01-12 23:03:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Withdragon is on the right track.
The origins of Friday the 13th come from the arrest of the Knight's Templar.
They were arrested on Friday the 13th after the king of France and the Pope had invited all the heads of the Order to a meeting.
They were arrested, tortured and forced to sign false confessions before being punished as heretics.
in his last living act the Grand master of the Templar's cursed the King and the pope for their treachery. with in a few month's both the king and the pope were dead.
so many believed the day became a day the Templar's had cursed.
2007-01-13 00:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by Stone K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See wikipedia--Friday 13--for:
1 History of Friday the 13th
2 Effects in people and cultures
3 Occurrence
4 Trivia
5 Notable births and deaths on Friday the 13th
6 References
7 External links
Thank you for asking.
2007-01-13 07:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason it is considered an unlucky is that according to research adam and eve were ordered out of the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Christ was crucified on a Friday and the Great Flood, Noahs Arc started on a Friday. Christians also believed that there were twelve witches and one devil present at Satanic ceremonies so Friday and 13 make a very dangerous and unlucky combination
2007-01-13 07:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Digger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its considered unlucky because on Friday the 13th of October in the year 1307 the King of France named Phillip the Fair sent out an order to have the order of the Knights Templar arrested and many of them were killed after being tortured or burned at the stake.
2007-01-13 08:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by withdragonsdancing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some historians propose that the origin of the "Black Friday" was the simultaneous arrest of hundreds of Knights Templars on October 13, 1307 (Friday), to be later tortured into admitting heresy. This was done by the Vatican.
Jack the Ripper- 13 letters John Wayne Gacy- 13 letters Charles Manson- 13 letters Jeffrey Dahmer- 13 letters Theodore ( Ted ) Bundy- 13 letters This latest bad press is bound to give the self-respecting normal 13s in the world an even worse time of it.
2007-01-14 00:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, this myth is inspired by the death of the Great Knight Templar. He was executed on a Friday 13 because the king of France at that time wanted the Templar order's legendary fortune. It is also said that the Temples never really disappeared and they are the ancestors of the masons today
2007-01-13 17:22:02 · answer #6 · answered by ♫Pavic♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a myth.theres nothing in the bible that says anything about friday the 13th being an unlucky day.
2007-01-13 07:13:05 · answer #7 · answered by jennifer r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not for me I was born on Fri9day 13 and one of my kids was too. Why do some think it is unlucky 12 apostles and Jesus sat at the Last Supper
2007-01-13 07:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several stories about this. I don't think anyone knows for sure. One of them has to do with the fact that there were 13 people present at the Last Supper, I think.
2007-01-13 07:18:58 · answer #9 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always thot people thot that fri. 13 was bad because if you reverse the number it´s 31 which is the day of halloween but that sounds stupid and i dont believe in it being an unlucky number...
2007-01-13 10:47:46 · answer #10 · answered by Luna Winter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋