what is the legend behind number 13 ????

Question

some love it...many hate it...whats wrong with 13 ???

Answer 1

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.

A 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. Another legendary athlete Wilt Chamberlain wore the number 13 on his jersey throughout his NBA career. It signified that the number 13 was not unlucky for him, but unlucky for his opponents
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.

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.

Answer 2

The reason people have a problem with the number thirteen stems back centuries. The fear of the number 13 came from the Puritans back in the late 1600's. It is simple really they were trying to get everyone to conform to the church and denounce witchcraft as the called it even herbalists and healers were accused of witchcraft. There are 13 witches in a Coven and 13 Pagan holidays (esbats and sabbats) The puritans were the first to start it and it grew from there as a way to make society conform to thier beliefs so they claimed the number 7 was the holy number and 13 was the number of the devil.

Answer 3

Triskadeccaphobia in Greek!

6 is the number of unfettered passion.
12 is the number of balanced passions.
13 is the number of unfettered and unbalanced passions.
Therefore, 13 was considered 'dangerous' to social order.

Ironically, 13 is the number of persons needed to equal the wisdom of an oracle, the proverbial 'Baker's Dozen.'

Jesus Christ challenged the social order with 12 + 1 = 13, the romantic rebel with his band of 12 Disciples.

13 is the number representing connection the Divine. But the Divine is fickle and risky, like the mischief of Krishna or Locki or Vulcan or Mercury.

So societies have always held irrational love-hate relationships to this mystical number.

Personally, I embrace it, but my familiars both comfort and torment my crazy old wizened head, so what can I say?

Persian, Greek, Scythian and Roman cultures all avoided this number in everyday life, but worshipped in on special holidays.

Uneven-ness, which is epitomized by 13, is the symbol of growth and change and inevitable FATE.

Answer 4

It is found in the Book of Revelations. It speaks of the coming of the Anti Christ and his number is 666.

Answer 5

Josh Trent Won 13,000,000 Euros on The Lottery Last Week.
[I Guess That Was Pretty Unlucky Too ?]

Answer 6

Friday the 13th was when the Knights Templar were attacked and destroyed by the King of France and the Catholic Pope.

Answer 7

13 steps were made for hangings

Answer 8

legend has it that it follows 12 and precedes 14. prolly just legend though.

Answer 9

Marvin R correctly answered this question! :)