The times of paganism are long past. But even in the modern world, sometimes we strive to cross the road faster than a black cat does, we do not want to meet someone with an empty bucket on the road, and if we suddenly return for some reason, we look in the mirror.
Superstitions have not left at all. And among them - the expectation of a combination of Friday and the number 13 of something not too pleasant.
The origins of superstition
To understand the wariness of people on this issue, it is necessary to return to the distant times. Even in ancient Rome, Friday was considered unlucky, coinciding with the number 13.
Like many other phenomena of the time, superstition is associated with religion. Moreover, initially it was associated only with the number 13. That is what Judas turned out to be at the table at the Last Supper. Another belief says that on the coven organized by the witches, 13 participants were Satan himself. And a bunch of evil spirits passed on Friday.
In Scandinavia, mythology ascribes the appearance of the 13th apostle to the beginning of hostility between people, which ultimately resulted in the death of Balder, a god whom everyone revered during one of the quarrels.
Matches or? ..
Superstition would hardly have stuck in the minds of people, if not for the events taking place on this day. It is believed that on Friday, with an unlucky number, Eve Adam was treated to an apple, and Cain killed his brother.
But if this assumption is not confirmed by facts, then there are historical events connected with Friday, the 13th, which had negative consequences.In October 1307, by order of the French King Philip IV, all members of the Templar Order, including the leadership, were arrested. They were charged with blasphemy on the 13th of Friday. Further developments - the dissolution of the order, arrests, torture, execution.
Celebrities who believed
In ancient times, people were very superstitious. Bad events during the time of paganism scared fear, so they tried to do everything to avoid negative consequences. No holidays, cancellation of negotiations and others accompanied Friday, 13.
Superstition and some famous personalities did not pass by. Napoleon Bonaparte, for example, did not send troops to the battlefield that day. Not a single document was signed by Otto Bismarck. Important decisions were avoided by American presidents Hoover and Roosevelt.
Superstition in the modern world
In our distant ancestors, religion played a strong role. Time is changing, paganism has long been in the past, religion does not have such a big impact, but superstition lives on, making on Friday the 13th it is cautious about the events of this day. Then failure can be attributed to an unfortunate combination.
In modern society, it is not supported by religion, but by the people themselves. They make a movie about the horrors happening on Friday, the 13th, connect negative events, etc. The filmmakers of the same name tried especially hard in this regard. The picture was released in 1980 and talked about a maniac who kills everyone in his path. It is not surprising that a phobia continues to exist.
Psychologists say ...
From a scientific point of view, everything is explained by how a person tunes himself. If you expect trouble, then they will certainly happen. Psychiatry gave the phobia a name - paraskevidecatriaphobia, that is, a panic fear of the 13th on Friday.
However, an exact scientific explanation of the phenomenon does not exist. And psychologists simply advise, if a person is very superstitious, to postpone all important matters and calm down, remembering that not every day is considered unfavorable. In Israel, on the contrary, the 13th is happy and respected. The country is divided into 13 regions. The same date was on the calendar when the Messiah came down to earth.
It's all about the mood
Garry Kasparov was not afraid of the number 13, preferring to attack in the party with this number, he won the championship with a score of 13:11 and became the world champion - the thirteenth in a row. It is only necessary to believe that there is no mysticism and supernaturalness, and the day will become the most ordinary.
Combined Friday, 13th - the main negative is the figure, the day of the week supplements and exacerbates. The appearance of superstition is associated with religious motives. In the modern world, the expectation of trouble on this day is more of a psychological connotation: the person’s subconscious mind works. And if you tune in to positive, it turns out that on Friday, coinciding with the 13th, there is nothing wrong.
