What is it about Friday the 13th that makes so many people un-easy? This superstitious date goes all the way back to 1780 B.C. Some people think that the number 12 signifies completeness, there are 12 signs in the zodiac, 12 months of the year, 12 hours on the clock, 12 tribes of Israel, among other famous dozens. This could contribute to the number 13 having a bad rap. So what makes Friday and the number 13 an unlucky day? Well according to biblical sources Friday was the day that Eve offered Adam that juicy Apple that he just could not resist and Friday was the day that Jesus was crucified :( Poor Jesus. The wonderful people in the film industry just had to put even more of a stigma on the whole day when they came out with the slightly cheesy, yet still pretty scary movie Friday the 13th. Who can forget the psychopath in a hockey mask going murdering innocent victims who just couldn't run fast enough? The sound of a chain saw still gives us the creeps to this day. In the 1880s a group of New Yorkers went to great trouble to squash this superstitious date. They got a group of 13 men that would get together on Friday the 13th (apparently sitting 13 people at a table is bad luck, legend has it that one of the 13 would die within the year, a story that has roots all the way back to Jesus' last supper) and the group would do everything a superstitious person would not do on this unlucky day which is enter the room by walking under ladders and opening umbrellas indoors. This group of men actually made a club that was very popular in the 1880s.
So now you know the history behind Friday the 13th what to do on the unluckiest of days? Well here are 13 things to do on Friday the 13th. Lets Have some FUN!!
13. Grab a bakers dozen
12. Ride your bike for 13 miles
11. Laugh in superstitions face walk under a ladder, open the umbrella, spill some salt on purpose
10. Get a tatoo
9. Get a pizza but insist that it is sliced with 13 slices
8. Do some homework Do you know what friggatriskaidekaphobia is?
7. Make someones Friday the 13th Lucky maybe leave a $13 tip for your barista this morning
6. Find the tallest building in town and ride the elevator to the 13th floor
5. Pet a black cat
4. Read 13 pages of a book
3. Watch a scary movie
2. Buy 13 lottery tickets and hope for the best
1. Put $13 of gas in your car :)
Check out this cool link to take a fun Friday the 13th quiz http://www.theguardian.com/quiz/questions/0,5961,472962,00.html
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