12/13/2024
IT'S FRIDAY 13th Y'all
Today is the ONLY Friday of 2024 that coincides with the 13th day of the month. It has been considered an "unlucky" day since the Middle Ages. And the number 13 has been associated with negative karma for as long.
- In some cultures, it's considered unlucky to have 13 people seated at the dinner table.
- Some Hotels have no "room 13"
- Some tall buildings don't have a 13th floor.
- Some airlines refuse to have a 13th row on their planes.
In Norse Mythology, Loki, the 13th god brought chaos and death. The most common association with bad luck has to do with the Last Supper and the crucifixion. Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper table (12 apostles plus the Virgin Mary), and Christ was crucified on a Friday.
This negative karma was renewed - in fact cemented - when there was a mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13, 1307. The Knights were the guardians of the Holy Land.
But perhaps the most famous of all reminders that Friday 13th is a day of bad karma and all things terrible is the American horror Franchise of twelve slasher films that brought us "Jason" in his hockey mask.
People love to be scared. Do you have an "unlucky story" about Friday the 13th?
Have a scary day!
~ Mindie Burgoyne
