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    Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in many European and Anglophone countries, as well as some others like the Philippines. The superstition has roots in both Christian and pagan traditions. In Christianity, Friday was the day Jesus was crucified, and there were 13 people at the Last Supper. In Norse mythology, the number 13 was associated with evil after Loki crashed a party of 12 gods. The fear of Friday the 13th grew during the Middle Ages, and since a ship launched on a Friday the 13th was never heard from again, ships generally avoid being launched on that date now. While the superstition may be fading, it remains deeply ingrained in many cultures.

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    Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in many European and Anglophone countries, as well as some others like the Philippines. The superstition has roots in both Christian and pagan traditions. In Christianity, Friday was the day Jesus was crucified, and there were 13 people at the Last Supper. In Norse mythology, the number 13 was associated with evil after Loki crashed a party of 12 gods. The fear of Friday the 13th grew during the Middle Ages, and since a ship launched on a Friday the 13th was never heard from again, ships generally avoid being launched on that date now. While the superstition may be fading, it remains deeply ingrained in many cultures.

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    Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in many European and Anglophone countries, as well as some others like the Philippines. The superstition has roots in both Christian and pagan traditions. In Christianity, Friday was the day Jesus was crucified, and there were 13 people at the Last Supper. In Norse mythology, the number 13 was associated with evil after Loki crashed a party of 12 gods. The fear of Friday the 13th grew during the Middle Ages, and since a ship launched on a Friday the 13th was never heard from again, ships generally avoid being launched on that date now. While the superstition may be fading, it remains deeply ingrained in many cultures.

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    English department Audiovisual 2nd Secondary

    Miss Delia Osorio A

    FRIDAY THE 13th


    Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries
    around the world, as well as in Austria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, The Netherlands,
    Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary
    and the Philippines. Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions: in Greece, Romania
    and Spanish-speaking countries, for example, it is Tuesday the 13th that is considered
    unlucky. In Italy, it is Friday the 17th.
    Many people avoid travel and avoid signing contracts on Friday the 13th. Floors in tall
    buildings often skip from 12 to 14. And while the superstition is believed to be fading, it has
    deep roots in both Christian and pagan culture.

    Why does Friday the 13th have such a bad reputation?


    • Many Christians have long believed that Friday was unlucky because it was the day
    of the week when Jesus was crucified. The number 13 was believed to bring bad luck
    because there were 13 people at The Last Supper. Judas was the 13th guest.
    • Thirteen was also a sinister number in Norse mythology. Loki, one of the most evil of
    the Norse gods, went uninvited to a party for 12 at Valhalla, their heaven. As a result,
    he caused the death of Balder, the god of light, joy, and reconciliation.
    • During the Middle Ages, the superstition against Friday the 13th grew. On Friday 13,
    October, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of Jaques de Molay, Grand
    Master of the Knights Templars, the group of people who looked after the Holy Grail.
    • In the 18th century, the ship HMS Friday was launched on Friday the 13th. Nobody
    heard from it again. Since then, ships are not usually launched on that date.
    • Another modern myth about this unfortunate number says that if you have 13 letters
    in your name you will have the devil’s luck. An example of this is Jack the Ripper.

    1. Say if these sentences are True or False:


    1. Friday the 13th is not considered a bad luck day all over the world.______
    2. Jesus died on Friday the 13th.______
    3. The superstition of Friday the 13th has only Christian origins.______
    4. Friday the 13th is not a good day to launch new ships.______
    5. Valhalla is a Norse god.______

    2. Can you think of other superstitions? Do you believe in them?

    ____________________________________________________

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    ____________________________________________________

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