Friday the 13th :O

[Kita]

On this day some people will be so paralyzed with fear they simply won't get out of bed. Others will steadfastly refuse to fly on an airplane, buy a house, or act on a hot stock tip. It's Friday the 13th, and they're freaked out.  But why?

Fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities ultimately combined to make one super unlucky day.

- In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve recognized signs of the zodiac, the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve Apostles of Jesus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness.[2] There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.

- Friday, as the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified, has been viewed both positively and negatively among Christians. The actual day of Crucifixion was the 14th day of Nisan in the Hebrew Lunar calendar which does not correspond to "Friday" in the solar calendar of Rome. The 15th day of Nissan (beginning at Sundown) is celebration of Passover.

Friday the 13th superstitions originated in a Norse myth about twelve gods having a feast in Valhalla. The mischievous Loki crashed the party as an uninvited 13th guest and arranged for Hod, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Baldur, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Baldur was killed and the Earth was plunged into darkness and mourning as a result.

Later she was confused with the goddess of love, Freya, who in turn became identified with Friday. When the Norsemen and Germanic tribes became Christians, Freya was supposed to have been banished to the mountains as a witch. Friday came to be called 'witches' Sabbath. It was believed that on this day, each week, twelve witches and the Devil met - thirteen evil spirits in all.

In the end though it's just another day.  Nothing to fear :P

[SkyMyl]

I've been searching for how Friday the 13th came to be, and I found my answer. Thanks!

Friday the 13th poses a sad day in my family's history. Simple put, one of my relatives died on Firday the 13th. It always makes everyone depressed for the day, except me, as I wasn't around to witness his death.

[PsychoYoshi]

More importantly, it's my birthday.

[SkyMyl]

More importantly, it's my birthday.

And it still makes perfect sense.

Happy birthday! ;D

I just remembered that The Incredible Hulk came out today too...

[Riosan]

Oh, so it is.

I was almost born on a Friday the 13th.

[Kita]

Oh, so it is.

I was almost born on a Friday the 13th.

Would have been a GREAT day in history then :P

[Snowden]

I'm not going anywhere....but that's cause I'm a lazy little punk.  I'm just sitting back and counting days.......6 more XD

[Jono2]

More importantly, it's my birthday.

dang... beat me by two days...

and two years.

apparently Hulk is just as bad as the last one

[extraz]

it's a good movie series also

[Zovistograt]

It was my uncle's birthday too...too bad he died 12 years ago...

[Tupin]

13 is my lucky number.  :)

[Friendly Hostile]

I've always loved Friday the 13th.

[SkyMyl]

I have 777 Messages in my Inbox. On Friday the 13th!
Awesome coincidence. XD

[Lotos]

It's all the same to me.  Just a normal day.

[ChaosEmeralds7]

I have 777 Messages in my Inbox. On Friday the 13th!
Awesome coincidence. XD

Screenshot that. NOW!

Anyway, I always seem to have bad luck on Tuesday the 30th. Dunno why. O_o