Why Is 13 an Unlucky Number?
There are many explanations. One explanation is that the number 13 brings bad luck because there were 13 people present at “The Last Supper” in the Bible. Another story comes from Norse mythology. One of the nastiest Norse gods, “Loki”, crashed a party at “Valhalla.” Valhalla was the “banquet hall of the gods.” There were 12 guests present at the hall until Loki arrived. With the mean-spirited Norse god as the 13th guest, the affair turned grim. The story goes that “Balder”, “the god of light, joy, and reconciliation”, died when Loki tricked Balder’s sightless brother Hod into throwing mistletoe at him. Just like Kryptonite to Superman, Mistletoe, you see, was the only thing on earth that could kill Balder. The famous mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) actually capitalized on the superstition that surrounds the number 13 when she penned 13 short stories and put them in a book titled, “The Thirteen Problems” in 1933. Each story featured her busybody sleuth, “Miss Jane Marple.” C
Many people believe that a Friday that falls on the thirteenth day of the month is an unlucky day. Have you ever wondered why? It’s easy, both Friday and the number 13 are considered unlucky. The number 13 may be considered unlucky because there were 13 people, Christ and the 12 Apostles, present at the Last Supper. In some coun
Holy Moly! Hope your not expecting to get the right answer from any of these idiots….. Here’s why 13 is unlucky. In the beginning of the 14th century, around 1309, King Philip the Fair of France owed so much money to the Order of Knights Templar, that he decided it would be easier to kill them all than to repay the debt. He organized a slaughter of the Knights Templar, which began on Friday, October 13, 1309, and continued for years, until all the Knights that could be found had been killed! The final coup de grace was when he had Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, burned at the stake. So, the number 13 became unlucky. (Triskadecaphobia.) Got that?