10 Reasons Why People Fear the Number 13
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1. Some speculate that a fear of the number 13 is the reason we recognize only 12 constellations in the Zodiac, omitting a thirteenth Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder.
2. The ancient Hebrews thought 13 was unlucky because the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is the letter M, which is the first letter in the word "mavet," meaning death.
3. Belief that 13 is unlucky because it follows 12, which in ancient Babylonia, China, and Rome was considered to be a lucky number associated with completion and perfection
4. Bakers Dozen, some believed that the baker's would add a half loaf as a token to Satan to assure that the other twelve would turn out good. London bakers were subject to harsh penalties if they were caught selling bread in what was called short weight that the bakers would add the extra loaf to avoid the punishment.
5. A perfect coven consists of 13 witches
6. A dinner party should not have 13 guests, the old belief that the first to rise would be the first to die, this belief goes back to the Last Supper where Judas was the first to rise and the first to die. A hostess who has only 13 guests will request that they all rise together so that none of her friends will die during the following year.
7. The Last Supper had 13 in attendance, Judas was the first to rise and the first to die
8. The Norse God Odin had a party for 11 demigods, including himself, Loki arrived uninvited and when Baldr, Odin's second son, tried to remove Loki, Baldr was murdered. Therefore 13 was unlucky
9. The arrest and murders of the Knights Templar was planned and executed on October 13, 1307
10. In a male dominate society 13 is considered a feminine number therefore it is unlucky
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I have received a lot of enquiries regarding number 13.It is considered an unlucky number by a vast majority of people.It is seen that the Honourable kerala High court has not a bench numbering 13.
I am reproducing below an article written by me in the ASIAN TRIBUNE dated December 26,2006
2006Number 13 Not Un-Lucky
Tue, 2006-12-26 02:16
M.K. Damodaran - Numerologist, Kerala, India.
There is a world wide superstition that No13 is an unlucky number. In fact No13 has scared the lives out of many. But actually, No13 is a very powerful number. The belief that No 13 is unlucky has no numerological basis.My first experiment with No13 was the study of the political fortunes of India's s former Prime Minister, A.B Vajpayee, who was in the Prime Ministers office for 3 times.
This numerologist has been passionately involved with numerology for the last 18 years and found that there is no reason to isolate No13 as an unfortunate number. Certain numbers are fortunate to certain people .
Interesting. I didn't know half of this stuff. Thanks! :)
Wow - I love Friday the 13th. A few years ago, we used to go out on the gambling boat out of John's Pass - we normally would go out on a Sunday, but decided to go out on a Friday instead. On the way out, we saw a waterspout - and that was the beginning of a year-long winning streak for me at slots. I made over 18k going out every two weeks - and that is after money we brought to start out with (usually 60 each - hubby and me) and tips and such were subtracted. After a couple months, we got lifetime free passes to get on the boat, too. Too bad they went out of business :(
Great article. I was just thinking of this number this morning and its how it is portrayed when i saw it on a belt bucket with a skull.
Would it be in bad taste for someone to wear a shirt with 13 on the front to a meeting of people who has this fear? I'm really thinking of doing it...
How interesting, I had not heard of most of those
I didn't know that. Thanks!
Ooh, this is really, really interesting!
Great job on this! Thanks.