2007-07-13 11:50:25 · 16 answers · asked by jason l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Christian Tradition
The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears -- the fear of the number 13 and the fear of Fridays. Both fears have deep roots in Western culture, most notably in Christian theology
2007-07-13 12:28:35 · update #1
Makes no difference to me, I've never had a problem with it.
2007-07-13 11:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Friday the thirteenth in its self isn't unlucky. Friday is assumed to be unlucky as a results of fact Jesus replaced into crucified and died on a Friday. 13 is assumed to be unlucky as a results of fact there have been 13 people on the final supper. as a result Friday the thirteenth is however to be extra unlucky that different dates via the superstitious.
2016-11-09 06:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a Biblical belief. Back in the middle ages and even a little beyond, there were certain arbitrary things people could do to unintentionally become harassed by evil angels. Some examples are, walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella in a house, stirring a bowl counterclockwise(or clockwise..I forget) and things associated with the number 13. Evil angels would actually cause bad things to happen to them, and do other spooky things as well. Satan however perceived that man was growing in knowledge and ordered his demons to stop this sort of activity. He knew that within a few generations, the truth of these sorts of things would be forgotten and instead simple ignorance would be attributed to our forefathers. It served his purposes immensely because it would place his very existence in the realm of superstition along with those mysterious events. A lot people in third world countries will tell you that these sorts of events still occur, and that they have witnessed supernatural things occurring. Why is it that every culture believes or believed in some sort of superstition? Spirits, witchdoctors, ghosts, possessions, voodoo all have have one main thing in common, the devil is pulling the strings. And this, is the truth.
2007-07-13 12:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by The GMC 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that the Friday the 13th thing is 'Christian', it's usually a mariners interdiction, and it has it's origin in a most un-'Christian' set of acts.
In 1307, Philip the 'Fair' decided to seize all of the Knights Templar's vast wealth. They were probably the most poweful and influential group in Europe and the Middle East at that time, with over 15,000 knights in France alone. They were a law unto themselves and answered to no-one. Thus Philip had to act in secrecy and stealth. The order to arrest all of the Templars in France at dawn on the morning of Friday, October the 13th 1307, went out in sealed form a few days before, with instructions to be opened the night before.
This was all carried out using trumped up charges of all sorts of mayhem, including accusations of heresy and so on, and the Pope was roped in to put the 'seal' of papal blessing on this terrible injustice.
The arrests were to include the Templar Fleet, the largest battle-fleet in Europe at the time, which was at anchor in La Rochelle. Apparently some word of warning must have got out to the Captains of this fleet and at dawn on the appointed day, as the sun rose, the marischals and their men looked out on an empty anchorage.
The legend grew out of the fact that they sailed on the morning of that day, and were never seen in France again.
The Templar battle standard was a black flag, with the skull and cross bones in white in the centre. A flag that became very well known over the next few centuries.
2007-07-13 12:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't beleive that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, I know semeone who was BORN on Friday the 13th, it's just superstition.
2007-07-13 11:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by Emmy Rachelle 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True Christians wouldn't. This stems from superstition, which is based on making up stories for things you don't understand. Where the superstition came from is up for debate.
2007-07-13 11:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because somebody who is superstitious is stupid and is ignoring the fact that if they are experiencing this Friday the 13th that they've made it though one every year since they've been alive, and that if they made it through that it's bullshit. Also, they forget that they've had bad experiences on Wednesdays the 15th and Monday's the 21st ect, ect, ect.
2007-07-13 11:55:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christians don't. Idiots do.
Here's a link that explains some of the retardedness behind it.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth1.htm
2007-07-13 11:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by piano_kath 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We don't. Superstitious people believe it's an unlucky day. It has no meaning in Christianity.
2007-07-13 11:53:04 · answer #9 · answered by William W 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm Christian and I just think it's another day
2007-07-13 11:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋