Homz Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Ya Got-a love Fridays. According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century. The earliest known documented reference in English occurs in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini: [Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died. However, some folklore is passed on through oral traditions. In addition, "determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork." Consequently, several theories have been proposed about the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition. One theory states that it is a modern amalgamation of two older superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 paraskavedekatriaphobia I thought that was like a fear of getting sick from undercooked Indian food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 paraskavedekatriaphobia I thought that was like a fear of getting sick from undercooked Indian food. I thought it was the fear of Ska and Ska-like music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I always insisted on wearing the number 13 for any sports team I was on during high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdclmn7 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Who to believe? Supposedly it was that one French King that confiscated Templar assets, ca. 1307. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 In the language of the street gangs, "13" stands for the 13th letter of the alphabet, "M" for "Murder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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