Why do westerners say Friday is an unlucky day?

Why are westerners afraid to meet on Friday 13?

Friday and the number 13 both represent bad luck, and two unfortunate individuals finally combined to form a super unfortunate day.

On April 1970, Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Some people pointed out that the almost disastrous Apollo 13 mission to the moon proved that the number 13 was an unlucky number.

To westerners, Friday is an unlucky day. On this day, some people will be unable to get up because of fear, while others will refuse to fly, buy a house or even buy a sure-fire stock. And if Friday falls on 13, it will be a very bad day. Because people will not fly or do business as usual on this day, the business loss may reach 800 million to 900 million dollars. He estimates that this fear afflicts tens of millions of people in America.

Desai is also a folk historian and the author of Fear and Fun. He said that the fear of Black Friday was deeply rooted in ancient times. Friday and the number 13 both represent bad luck, and two unfortunate individuals finally combined to form a super unfortunate day.

Desai traced the fear of 13 back to a Norwegian myth, which told that 12 gods held a banquet in their paradise, Varhala Palace. Loki, who was not invited, was the 13 guest at the banquet. When he got there, he asked Holder, the god of darkness, to shoot Balder, the god of happiness, with an arrow pointed by mistletoe. Balder died, and the whole earth fell into darkness and sadness. From that moment on, the number 13 became an ominous sign.

The unlucky number 13 is also involved in the Bible. Judas, the missionary who betrayed Jesus, was the 13 guest in The Last Supper. At the same time, in ancient Rome, there were 12 groups of witches, and 13 groups were considered as demons.

Thomas Faessler, a scientist at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Delaware, Newark, said that the number 13 is very unfortunate because it is after 12. According to Faessler, digital scientists believe that 12 is a "complete" number, with 12 months in a year, 12 gods in the zodiac and Mount Olympus, 12 laborers in Hercules and 12 in Israel. When it slightly exceeds 12, 13 "slightly exceeds' completely'", this number becomes unstable.

Now the fear of 13 is still very strong. According to Desai's survey, 80% of high-rise buildings don't have 13 floors, many airports have missed 13 doors, and hospitals and hotels usually don't have 13 room numbers. On the streets of Florence, Italy, the number between 12 and 14 is 12.5. Among the famous French sonnets, they once thought that they could be the first 14 guests at the banquet and get rid of an unfortunate fate.

As for Friday, it is the day when the famous Christ Jesus was persecuted. Some biblical scholars believe that Eve tempted Adam to eat the forbidden fruit on Friday. Perhaps the most important belief is that Cain killed Abel on Friday 13.