On 5/19/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Probably the fear of the number 13 predates the event but it's been said > that Friday the 13th is especially bad dates from Friday 13 October > 1307, Philip the Fair, King of France, with the acquiescence of the > Pope, rounded up the all Knights Templars in France for hearsay, they > were found guilty, executed, and their lands and fortunes were > confiscated by the Crown. All in all I'd say that would make it an > unlucky day, (if you were a Templar at least). >
I'm way up at the top of a long thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating what someone else has said, but: When I was a kid, we were told that Friday the 13th was unlucky because Judas was the 13th apostle (and hence the number 13 is generally unlucky) and Friday in particular because that was the day Christ was crucified (I went to a Catholic school). IMHO, the Templar story is only strong evidence that Friday the 13th is unlucky, not a reason for it. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
