Why do people 'shy' on Friday 13th

Friday the 13th according to the Western concept is an extremely unlucky and unlucky day. A lot of people have to avoid it because there are so many unpleasant things happening on this day that they are frightened and scared.

It was even set for the sixth fear syndrome on the 13th, the name " paraskevidekatriaphobia ", in which " paraskevi " is the sixth, " dekatria " is the 13th and "phobo" is the fear (according to the Greek language).

The history of the 6th day of the 13th comes from religion

Friday

The 6th day also " suffered a bad reputation" when appearing in many legends. Adam and Eva were expelled from the paradise garden on the 6th day, after tasting the Forbidden Fruit. The Great Flood of God used to punish mankind occurred on Friday, the Solomon temple was destroyed on Friday, and it is impossible not to mention, the day of Jesus' crucifixion is the same day. 6th.

13th

The number 13 also originated from a Norwegian legend of 12 banquets at Valhalla . Then a 13th uninvited guest appeared, the mischievous god Loki. There, Loki was implicitly associated with Hoder, the god of darkness, shooting the beautiful god Balder, the god who brought joy and happiness, with a poisoned mistletoe arrow. Balder dies and the whole earth is in darkness and mourning. It was a unlucky day.

Fear of number 13 is evident in today's modern world. More than 80% of high-rise buildings do not have the 13th floor. Many airports overlook the 13th gate. Hospitals and hotels often do not have room 13.

With such bad luck and bad luck, when these two things come together, Friday 13th created a great fear.

The phenomenon of the third Friday of the 13th year only appears once every 11 years. That's the statement of mathematician Thomas Fernsler of the University of Delaware (USA), who studied the number 13 for more than 20 years.

One of the reasons 13 suffered from the scandal was because it was behind number 12. Math experts always considered 12 as the full number: 12 months of the year, 12 gods at the top of Olympus, 12 signs of the zodiac , 12 armor, 12 apostles of Jesus.

On Friday, September 13, 1940, five German Nazi bombs hit Buckingham Palace and destroyed the church in the palace.

Some stories involve 'famous days'

The Royal Navy once built a ship called Friday the 13 (Friday 13th). The ship set sail for the first time on a Friday, the 13th, and never returned.

The Apollo 13 was launched on April 13, 1970, at 1313, to carry out the mission to land on the Moon for the third time. The sum of the last two numbers in its departure date, month and year (4-11-70) is 13 (4 + 1 + 1 + 7 + 0 = 13). The ship suffered an explosion on April 13, 1970 (not Friday) and the crew was forced to return to Earth.

Butch Cassidy , one of America's most notorious bank robbers and trainers, was born on Friday 13 April 1866.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt never went anywhere on the 13th of every month and never met 13 guests in a party. Military genius Napoleon Bonaparte and President Herbert Hoover (USA) are also afraid of the number 13.

Napoleon Bonaparte is also afraid of the number 13

Writer Mark Twain used to be the 13th guest at a party. A friend advised him not to go. Mark Twain followed and then explained to his friends: ' Unfortunately, they only have enough food for 12 people'.

Woodrow Wilson , the president who led the United States in World War I, considers 13 his lucky number despite the fact proving the opposite. He went to Normandy (France) on December 13, 1918, to negotiate peace and then return to a treaty that Congress did not approve. Earlier the crew advised him to step back to France but he did not agree. Woodrow Wilson then traveled throughout the United States to call on people to support the treaty, but nearly lost his life due to a stroke on the way.

Buckingham Palace was bombed on Friday 13 September 1940, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth almost died. One person did not escape and the palace's chapel was destroyed.

A Chilean plane " disappeared" in the Andes on Friday October 13, 1972.

The rap singer Tupac Shakur died on Friday September 13, 1996 after being shot six days earlier.Costa Concordia yacht crashed on the west coast of Italy on Friday 13 September 1996, killing 30 people.

In 1976, Daz Baxter (New York, USA) decided to stay indoors on Friday the 13th to avoid bad luck. However, he was killed by the apartment floor collapsing on this day. In 2010, a 13-year-old boy was struck by lightning on Friday the 13th, at 13:13.

The pictures on the 1 USD sheet include 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 stars on the eagle's head, 13 leaves on the olive branch. But there is no scientific evidence that these images cause the current economic recession.

Scientific basis

Research by scientists at the University of Connecticut in New London said that overconfidence leads to superstition in old-fashioned beliefs that many people have gradually developed a "default " fear of fear. named Friday 13th.

"If no one told us about negative superstitions and taboos on Friday 13, many people don't feel anxious and still do well," said psychology professor Stuart Vyse of the University of Connecticut. All things like weekdays, not only that, this fear is also included in films, books, stories . so it makes the obsession more powerful. "

Researcher Rebecca Borah of the University of Cincinnati (USA) also said: "It is superstition over the centuries that has made people a habit of fear. At present, we continue to acknowledge and believe. on the blackness will happen on Friday the 13th day. It is this habit, that kind of thinking that makes the fear of the 6th of the 13th day exist in every person's mind, making them more and more sustainable ".

Thus, according to the explanation of scientists, it is the fear within each person that makes us feel more anxious when this day comes.

Friday the 13th according to the Western concept is an extremely unlucky and unlucky day. A lot of people have to avoid it because there are so many unpleasant things happening on this day that they are frightened and scared.