Friday 13 it’s an unlucky day. But why?
According to Catholic belief the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place on 13th of Friday, the day after the Last Supper – involving thirteen participants – on Thursday.
Leonardo da Vinci’s paint: The last supper, it shows 13 people around the table.
Chaucer made reference to the apparent unluckiness of the day, recording in his Canterbury Tales that it was bad luck to start a journey or a project on a Friday.
One of the most popularised myths attempting to explain the origin of the Friday 13 superstition stems from events on Friday 13 October 1307, when hundreds of Knights Templar were arrested and burnt across France.
In Hungary there are different bad luck superstitions:
- Fekete macska átmegy előtted – black cat is crossing your path
- Törött tükör - Broken mirror
- Törött szemüveg - Broken glasses
- Kiömlött a só – Spilled salt
- Átmegy a létra alatt – Walk under the ladder
Synonims for unlucky:
Balszerencsés, szerencsétlen, peches, nyomorult, végzetes, balsorsú, balfácán
Hiszel a babonákban? Do you believe in the superstitions?
