2007-04-12 18:46:46 · 25 answers · asked by Troy Girl 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
don't go under a ladder
don't break a mirror
don't touch black cats nor get near them'
~~~LOL~ ^_^~~~
2007-04-12 18:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by stickman romance.<3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Combination of bad luck - 12 was a lucky a number but as others have mentioned in relation to Jesus there were 13 all told at the Last Supper and one betrayed Him - Jesus. Friday was the day Jesus was crucified. Fridays have long been considered unlucky days - long before the 5 day work week apparently. Friday was also known as the hangman's day when public executions were carried out. Sailors refused to set out on Fridays because of this.
2016-05-19 15:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friday the thirteenth is considered the unluckiest of days in many superstitions, unless you were born on Friday the thirteenth in which case it is your lucky day.
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia, a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen.
Origins
The origins of Friday superstitions are many. One of the best known is that Eve tempted Adam with the apple on a Friday. Tradition also has it that the Flood in the Bible, the confusion at the Tower of Babel.
The origins of the Friday the 13th superstition have also been linked to the fact there were 13 people at the last supper of Jesus, who was traditionally crucified on Good Friday, but it probably originated only in medieval times.
It has also been linked to the fact that a lunisolar calendar must have 13 months in some years, while the solar Gregorian calendar and lunar Islamic calendar always have 12 months in a year.
From the early 19th century onward, examples abound of Friday's being considered a bad day for all sorts of ordinary tasks, from writing letters to conducting business and receiving medical treatment.
Friday was also said to be a particularly unlucky day on which to undertake anything that represented a beginning or the start of a new venture, thus we find references to all of the following activities as endeavors best avoided on Fridays:
Needleworking: "I knew an old lady who, if she had nearly completed a piece of needlework on a Thursday, would put it aside unfinished, and set a few stitches in her next undertaking, that she might not be obliged either to begin the new task on Friday or to remain idle for a day." (1883)
Harvesting: "My father once decided to start harvest on a Friday, and men went out on the Thursday evening, and, unpaid, cut along one side of the first field with their scythes, in order to dodge the malign fates which a Friday start would begin." (1933)
Laying the keel of, or launching, a ship: "Fisherman would have great misgivings about laying the keel of a new boat on Friday, as well as launching one on that day." (1885)
Beginning a sea voyage: "Sailors are many of them superstitious . . . A voyage begun [on a Friday] is sure to be an unfortunate one." (1823)
Beginning a journey: "I knew another poor woman, who . . . made it a rule never to . . . set out on a journey on a Friday." (1804)
Giving birth: "A child born on a Friday is doomed to misfortune." (1846)
Getting married: "As to Friday, a couple married on that day are doomed to a cat-and-dog life." (1879)
Recovering from illness: "If you have been ill, don't get up for the first time on a Friday." (1923)
Hearing news: "If you hear anything new on a Friday, it gives you another wrinkle on your face, and adds a year to your age." (1883)
Moving: "Don't move on a Friday, or you won't stay there very long." (1982)
Starting a new job: "Servants who go into their situations on Friday, never go to stay." (1923)
2007-04-12 18:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by pretty smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the major things people think of when hearing are:
seeing a black cat
walking under a ladder
breaking a mirror
but i dont know
seems wierd. nother really mysteriour happens. well i never experienced it yet. but who knows. there is a chance that i might get trapped inside a room with nothing in sight.
im looking forward to Friday the 13th. see you then. or maybe...
2007-04-12 18:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by prettygoddessgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 is you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. Other than that Friday the 13th has always been a good day for me.
2007-04-12 19:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by PartyTime 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didmt even know it was Friday the thirteenth until I read your question. Ive actually had a fairly good day today.
2007-04-12 18:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, My birthday was on friday the 13th in October, nothing bad happens.
2007-04-12 18:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by Robin W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh its the friday the 13th guess I should stay home.ha ha oh Nooo Im working alone..supersticious
2007-04-12 18:52:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
13 and 7 have always been my lucky numbers
and #7 on my speed dial..should be number #13, too-that is how lucky I am.
you know who...
Have a great day! Be optimistic and smile..it will make people wonder what you've been up to...
2007-04-13 01:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by fancyfelines87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk under ladders
See black cats walk by and past you.
tip over the salt
break a mirror
step on the cracks of side walks
and....... I think that's it...all the things you aren't supposed to do!!!
2007-04-12 18:54:17 · answer #10 · answered by Choir~Geek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look out for guys wearing hockey masks!
2007-04-12 18:51:29 · answer #11 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋