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      • For hundreds of years, Friday has been considered the unluckiest day of the week. In Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in the 14th Century, he says "and on a Friday fell all this mischance". In Britain, Friday was once known as Hangman's Day because it was usually when people who had been condemned to death would be hanged.
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  3. www.historyhit.com › why-is-friday-13th-unluckyWhy is Friday 13th Unlucky? The Real Story Behind the ...

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    • What Is Wrong with Friday The 13th?

    It’s possible that the stories around Friday 13th developed on existing beliefs relating to the day of Friday and the number 13. Friday is generally considered the unluckiest day of the week. A practice of executing people by hanging on a Friday may have led to the day being known as hangman’s day. Meanwhile, a line in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury...

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    The fear of the number 13 is known as triskaidekaphobia. The Oxford English Dictionary attributes its use in the 1911 book Abnormal Psychologyby Isador H. Coriat. The folklore writer Donald Dossey attributes the unlucky nature of the cardinal numeral to his interpretation of Norse mythology. Dossey was not a historian but founded a clinic focused o...

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    According to a separate skein of superstition, another famous thirteenth guest was perhaps Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. There were 13 individuals present during the Last Supperthat preceded Jesus’ crucifixion. A story embracing the crucifixion of Jesus has also contributed to modern speculation around Friday 13th. A mathematician at the ...

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    People searching for confirmation of the unluckiness of Friday 13th may find it in the gruesome events of the Trials of the Knights Templar. The secrecy, power and wealth of the Christian order had made it a target of the King of France in the 14th century. On Friday 13 October 1307, the king’s agents in France arrested members of the Templar order...

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    A novel published in 1907 named Friday, the Thirteenthmay have helped to disseminate a superstition that had grown as a result of stories like Giachino Rossini’s. In his 1869 biography of the Italian composer Giachino Rossini, who died on Friday 13th, Henry Sutherland Edwards writes that:

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    A calamity that befell soldiers on the Italian Front of World War Onehas also become associated with Friday 13th. On ‘White Friday’, 13 December 1916, thousands of soldiers died in the Dolomites from avalanches. On Mount Marmolada, 270 soldiers died when an avalanche struck an Austro-Hungarian base. Elsewhere, avalanches struck Austro-Hungarian and...

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    Friday 13th may be regarded as an unlucky day, but there’s no avoiding it. The occasion of the thirteenth day of the month falling on a Friday happens once every year at the very least, but can take place three times in one year. There’s even a word for the fear the day provokes: Friggatriskaidekaphobia. Most people are not genuinely fearful of Fri...

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    Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. For example, 2015 had a Friday the 13th in February, March, and November, which will happen again in ...

  6. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk › entry › why-we-believeThe Strange Reasons Behind Why We Believe Friday The 13th Is ...

    Sep 13, 2024 · “In Britain, Friday was once known as Hangman’s Day because it was usually when people who had been condemned to death would be hanged.” Basically, the combination of an unlucky number and...

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  7. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleWhy is Friday the 13th unlucky? Origins of the superstitious day

    Sep 13, 2024 · Scholars believe the superstition around Friday the 13th may have roots in religious beliefs—but most research has shown that the day isn't any more unlucky than other days on the...

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  8. www.history.com › topics › folkloreFriday the 13th ‑ Origins, History & Superstition

    Oct 10, 2017 · Why is Friday the 13th Unlucky? According to biblical tradition, 13 guests attended the Last Supper, held on Maundy Thursday, including Jesus and his 12 apostles (one of whom, Judas, betrayed...

  9. www.cnn.com › 2021/08/12 › styleWhy is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an ...

    Aug 12, 2021 · When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Here’s why.