why is friday the 13th unlucky???

Question

madness dunno why its not for me!!!

Answer 1

No historical date has been verifiably identified as the origin of the superstition. Before the 20th century, although there is evidence that the number 13 was considered unlucky, and Friday was considered unlucky, there was no link between them. The first documented mention of a "Friday the 13th" is generally listed as occurring in the early 1900s.

However, many popular stories exist about the origin of the concept:

* The popular painting of the Last Supper, with stories that Judas numbered among the thirteen guests (Jesus plus his 12 apostles), and that the Crucifixion of Jesus occurred Friday. However, Judas was not actually present for the latter part of the Last Supper according to the Bible Canon because he had left in order to bring Jesus' betrayal to a conclusion later that night (John 13:27-30 and previous context). Therefore, for the majority of The Last Supper, there were only 11 faithful apostles along with Jesus making the total number of those present 12.
* That the biblical Eve offered the fruit to Adam on a Friday, and that the slaying of Abel happened on a Friday (though the Bible does not identify the days of the week when these events occurred).
* Friday 13th October 1066 was the last day of the reign of the Saxon King Harold II. On this day, William, Duke of Normandy offered Harold the option of ceding the crown; Harold declined the offer. The Battle of Hastings took place the following day (Saturday 14th October 1066). Harold was slain and William took control of England.
* Many modern stories (including The Da Vinci Code) claim that when King Philip IV had many Knights Templar simultaneously arrested on Friday, October 13, 1307, that started the legend of the unlucky Friday the 13th.
* Friday and 13 were both sacred to the Norse goddess Freyja, so Friday 13th was especially sacred. Christians who wished to suppress her worship said the day was unlucky.

In the case of Greece, Tuesday, April 13, 1204 was the date on which Constantinople was sacked by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade. The first-ever fall of what was then the richest Christian city, and the looting that followed, allegedly gave Tuesday 13 its bad meaning. Coincidentally, Constantinople fell for the second time, to the Ottoman Turks, on Tuesday, May 29, 1453, a date that marked the end of the Byzantine empire, and to Greek sovereignty for several centuries, and therefore reinforcing Tuesday as an unlucky day in the Greek world.

Answer 2

check out the site in the sources... It goes into a little history of the date.

It is a totally MODERN myth... any reference to Ancient reasons is bull.... see last page of source document....
direct quote:
>>>Going back a hundred years, Friday the 13th doesn't even merit a mention in E. Cobham Brewer's voluminous 1898 edition of the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, though one does find entries for "Friday, an Unlucky Day" and "Thirteen Unlucky." When the date of ill fate finally does make an appearance in later editions of the text, it is without extravagant claims as to the superstition's historicity or longevity. The very brevity of the entry is instructive: "A particularly unlucky Friday. See Thirteen" — implying that the extra dollop of misfortune attributed to Friday the 13th can be accounted for in terms of an accrual, so to speak, of bad omens:

Unlucky Friday + Unlucky 13 = Unluckier Friday. If that's the case, we are guilty of perpetuating a misnomer by labeling Friday the 13th "the unluckiest day of all," a designation perhaps better reserved for, say, a Friday the 13th on which one breaks a mirror, walks under a ladder, spills the salt, and spies a black cat crossing one's path — a day, if there ever was one, best spent in the safety of one's own home with doors locked, shutters closed and fingers crossed. <<<<<

hope this helps

Answer 3

Friday the Thirteenth - The Scandinavian's believed that the number 13 was unlucky due to the mythological 12 demigods being joined by a 13th, an evil one, who brought misfortune upon humans. It was also said that Christ was crucified on Friday and the number of guests at the party of the Last Supper was 13, with the 13th guest being Judas, the traitor.

Answer 4

A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English, German, Polish and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe.[citation needed] Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece or Spain, for example, Tuesday the 13th takes the same role. In Russia, the unlucky day is Monday[citation needed]. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia alternative spellings include paraskevodekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) or friggatriskaidekaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen.

# Friday 13th October 1066 was the last day of the reign of the Saxon King Harold II. On this day, William, Duke of Normandy offered Harold the option of ceding the crown; Harold declined the offer. The Battle of Hastings took place the following day (Saturday 14th October 1066). Harold was slain and William took control of England.
# Many modern stories (including The Da Vinci Code) claim that when King Philip IV had many Knights Templar simultaneously arrested on Friday, October 13, 1307, that started the legend of the unlucky Friday the 13th.
# Friday and 13 were both sacred to the Norse goddess Freyja, so Friday 13th was especially sacred. Christians who wished to suppress her worship said the day was unlucky.

Answer 5

Because the Vatican sent out secret orders that the Knights Templar were heretics, and were to be killed.

This masacre happened on Friday October 13th, 1307.

Sine then; Friday the 13th has been considered to be unlucky.

Answer 6

one of two reasons Christ was crucified if i am correct on that date. The Templar Knights or Knights Templar were burned at the stake on that date centuries later or were said to have been. there is an historical record that they were declared heretics and burned. this is also mentioned in the Da Vinci Code by Dave Brown and in the movie of the same name starring Tom Hanks . for fun try watching Friday The Thirteenth on that day. or reading any book with Friday in the title maybe write a story entitled Good 13TH. did you know there is a film based on Michael Crichton book called The Thirteenth Warrior where an arab man has to travel with Bulviye a variant of Baowulf to fight Grendal a whole cavalry comprised of bear clad types. book is called Eaters OF THE DEAD. could consider number lucky now as thirteen warriors were said to be needed one to be no norseman

Answer 7

the number is considered unlocky as well as unholy because back in the dark ages the knights known as knights templar who were ment to guard the holy grail were hunted down by the church and burned at the stake the church killed a large mass of the templars on a friday the 13th
the church thot they had to kill the templars so they could find the holy grail and destroy it. because if people knew the holy grail existed at the body of mary magdaline the world would discover the greatest story ever told was actually a Lie and the church could not let that happen or they would lose all there power
so there you have it the reason for friday the 13th

Answer 8

The truth about this matter is that the Knights Templar were condemned by the King of France and the Pope and ordered to be arrested on Friday, October 13, 1307 tortured until confession and then burned at the stake.

Answer 9

Friday is considered an unlucky day, and 13 is an unlucky number, or so it's said.

Answer 10

Jesus was crucified on Friday, and there were 13 apostles counting Jesus as a member of the group.
Interestingly, in Spain which is officially a Catholic country, Tuesday is the "bad luck day". They say "never travel or marry on a Tuesday" and it's Tuesday 13th that people act scared of.
To me, a day is a day is a day--the calendar's full of them. You make your own "luck".