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Anyone know why the number thirteen is unlucky in some cultures and lucky in others...Likewise black cats and white cats?:madeyes:
Unfair to Judas, I read somewhere in FT that he was a good bloke realy.:blah:James Whitehead said:Nobody knows but the commonest explanation is that there were
thirteen at the Last Supper.
My own superstition is to avoid being kissed by lads called Judas.
p.younger said:Unfair to Judas, I read somewhere in FT that he was a good bloke realy.:blah:
I have heard that the Romans started the rumor about black cats being bad luck because the egyptians worshiped the goddesslucydru said:The black cat thing always confuses me. To many it is unlucky for one to cross your path, but I have heard the opposite.
rynner said:According to a FT article I saw once, a French king got really fed up with the Knights Templar (mainly, I think, because they kept telling him "We're considerably richer than you!" - LOL) so he organised a swoop on them which resulted in murder, torture and other general unpleasantness (and the transfer of some Templar funds to the king - although some Templars escaped with the rest by ship, possibly to Scotland).
All this was pretty bad luck for the Templars, and it happened on the 13th of some month, in - um - some year. Could it also have been a Frday?
Is that the date by the Gregorian calender or the Julian calender?Hermes said:Quite right. The date was Friday 13th October 1307.
Annasdottir said:Is that the date by the Gregorian calender or the Julian calender?
Pietro_Mercurios said:And, why were there twelve days of Christmas?
gncxx said:I suppose we do have the word "dozen" for twelve, and no alternative word for thirteen. So twelve was special to somebody.
Anonymous said:By some fluke of our calender, Friday is the day of the week most likely to be on the 13th of the month.
Let's see... (Gets out Diary)CarlosTheDJ said:Please, please somebody tell me this is rubbish or my head might explode! Surely it can't be true? :shock:Anonymous said:By some fluke of our calender, Friday is the day of the week most likely to be on the 13th of the month.
Because it's the 12 days to Epiphany.Pietro_Mercurios said:Jesus and the 12 disciples, at the last supper. One betrays him, the thirteenth guest, Judas. That's why people try to avoid thirteen guests at a dinner party, etc. I suspect there's a bit of Lunar year folklore in there, as well, though. The twelve knights and one King of the Old Year, 'Golden Bough' stuff probably tied up with it, from way back. Unlucky to find the sixpence in the pudding, too. And, why were there twelve days of Christmas?