{"id":45020,"date":"2023-01-13T18:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T02:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/?p=45020"},"modified":"2023-01-14T19:48:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T03:48:40","slug":"friday-the-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orderlyrandomness.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/13\/friday-the-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Friyay the 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are a few interesting facts about Friday the 13th<\/sup>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The fear of Friday the 13th<\/sup> is called, \u201cfriggatriskaidekaphobia\u201d \u2013 \u201cFrigga\u201d was the name of the Norse goddess for whom \u2018Friday\u2019 is named and \u201ctriskaidekaphobia\u201d meaning the fear of the number 13 (also known as \u201cparaskavedekatriaphobia\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A theory, recently proclaimed as historical fact in the novel, The Da Vinci Code<\/em>, is that on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307, officers of King Philip IV of France raided hundreds of homes of the Knights Templar, imprisoning them on charges of illegal activities. Though the charges weren\u2019t proven, more than a hundred died from terrible torture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. For a month to have a Friday the 13th, the month must begin on a Sunday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. It was on October 13, 1989 (a Friday) that the US stock exchange suffered one of its most major crashes. The day has since then gone down in history as \u2018Black Friday\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Alfred Hitchcock Connection \u2013 This genius filmmaker has made some of the best suspense films in the history of Hollywood \u2014 And it just so happens he was born on August 13, 1899, which was a Friday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Every year has at least one and at most three Friday the 13ths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The longest period that can occur without a Friday the 13th<\/sup> is fourteen months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. \u201cBased on records of buildings with Otis brand elevators, as many as 85% of the high risers in the world do not have a 13th<\/sup> floor\u201d \u2013 Dilip Rangnekar, Otis Elevator Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. In Spanish-speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th<\/sup>, also called martes trece<\/em> is considered a day of bad luck.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. In Italian pop-culture, Friday the 17th<\/sup> is considered a day of bad luck.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Pagans actually find 13 a lucky number because it parallels the number of full moons in a year.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. According to findings from the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina, it is estimated that 17 to 21 million people in the US are affected by the fear of Friday the 13th<\/sup> (making it the most feared day in history).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. According to the British Medical Journal there is a significant increase in traffic-related accidents when the date is Friday the 13
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    Rando fact, my basketball uniform number was 13 when I played in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Like many superstitions that have evolved over time and across cultures, it is difficult to pinpoint the precise origins of Friday 13th. What we do know, though, is that both Friday and the number 13 have been regarded as unlucky in certain cultures throughout history. In his book “Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Thing<\/a>s,” Charles Panati traces the concept of the cursed back to Norse mythology, when Loki, the god of mischief, gate-crashed a banquet in Valhalla, bringing the number of gods in attendance to 13. Deceived by Loki, the blind god Hodr was tricked into shooting his brother Balder, the god of light, joy and goodness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow, killing him instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From Scandinavia, Panati explains, the superstition then spread south throughout Europe, becoming well established along the Mediterranean by the start of the Christian era. It was here that the unsettling power of the numerals was cemented through the story of the Last Supper, which was attended by Jesus Christ and his disciples on Maundy Thursday. The 13th and most infamous guest to arrive, Judas Iscariot, was the disciple who betrayed Jesus, leading to his crucifixion on Good Friday.”
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