Yes, for some people it was biblical with Judas as the 13th person at the last supper. I also read that 13 has significance to Egyptians because they believe that life has 13 stages and the 13th is the last resulting in death. The fear of Friday religiously stemmed from the fact that this was they day Jesus was crucified. I always find this idea kind of funny because when I was a little kid I used to tell people that 13 was my lucky number just to hear their reaction. My family has always believed in lucky numbers but never unlucky numbers, strictly because my grandpa had numbers that he would always play in the lottery and he always won.
I felt so funny when I first heard that. Since I come from a different culture, 13 has no any special meaning in my cultural and this belief reminds me that how culture could influence people that much. I had not heard of a few of the reasons that you brought up why people are superstitious, the Judas example was a new one for me. Why not beware of Tuesday the 13th?
I mentioned in a previous comment that Friday was the day that Jesus was crucified so those who believe this because of religion might have this reasoning. Ironically, in the Greek world Tuesday is actually said to be unlucky because it was the day the Fall of Constantinople occurred.
I think that if we did enough research we could find cultures and reasons why people believe every day of the week is unlucky. I found this post to be really interesting just because of the fact there are so many people out there who swear by the idea that 13 anything is a cause for alarm.
Friday the 13th is a great example that is brought up all of the time and yes, there might be freak instances where you make a mistake or become unlucky on that day, but how do you compare that to every other day? People make mistakes almost every day. Some mistakes can be very minute and some can be very large, but I think this is all due to the availability heuristic when it comes to performing these mistakes on the 13th day of any month or Friday alike. People like to find other reasons for why they make mistakes ALL the time.
I think movies and other forms of media help as well for bringing this belief into view. Overall I think the idea of being unlucky or lack of performance in general is largely altered depending on the individual. Some people find luck in situations that others might deem unlucky or the opposite! Thank you for this post! The only number I have ever heard is unlucky because it is connected to the bible was the number 6 because 7 is kind of seen as a holy number.
The only negative stigma that I have heard of the number 13 was through movies such as Friday the 13th. I think the only reason people connect bad events to the number 13th is because they already have this built in fear.
So, they just focus on the bad things that happen to them confirmation bias. I liked your topic for your blog post! I have definitely heard of this theory, especially with movies like Friday the 13th! When reading your article, I too thought it must be some coincidence. For example, in , the United Kingdom newspaper The Telegraph analyzed the winning lottery balls dating back to when the UK National Lottery began in They found that the number 13 is the unluckiest ball, since it was drawn a total of times since , compared with the luckiest ball, number 38, which was drawn a total of times.
But, "of course, there is no way of predicting which balls will be luckiest in the future," the article cautions. Luben agrees that studies about statistics surrounding the number 13 should acknowledge how people's superstitions influence how they act. The UK's weird and wonderful customs 9 Jul 9 July Your Comments Join the conversation. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. Wildcat 17 Jul More like good luck day for me!
Aunicornburger 14 Jul Someone broke there arm and we always get SRE on Friday 13th. U 13 Jul I dont belive in this but today i dropped my ice cream on the floor so did my sister and my water bottle leaked.
I don't think it's its unlucky i dont know why i just dont! Pizza Potter Pup 13 Jul If they've got the fear of long words it's called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The boys in my class were even MORE annoying today.
Well I went to a high school taster day and I'm pretty sure we lost the relay :. Official Newsround 13 Jul Across many cultures, the belief that the number 13 is evil and brings bad luck is so strong that many hotels, office and apartment buildings do not have or recognize a 13 th floor, airports usually do not have a 13 th gate and many people stay home on Friday the 13 th. The Chinese and ancient Egyptians believed the number 13 brings good fortune.
The Egyptians believed in 12 stages in life toward spiritual enlightenment. The 13 th stage was the eternal afterlife.
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