Talk:Friday the 13th
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Why does this article have this odd title? -- Zoe
- I would prefer Friday the 13th or Friday the thirteenth. How about you? -- Oliver P. 03:44 13 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Either, though Friday the 13th, which already redirects to here, is my preference. -- Zoe
- An odd question: why is Friday the 13th considered bad luck, but not, say, Wednesday the 13th? Koyaanis Qatsi 03:56 13 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- I know there's an interesting reason (or at least an urban legend explaining it) because I read it in, I think, one of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers. Sadly, I can't even begin to remember what the explanation was. It makes me think of the ancient Druids though, for what that's worth. Tuf-Kat
- An odd question: why is Friday the 13th considered bad luck, but not, say, Wednesday the 13th? Koyaanis Qatsi 03:56 13 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- What the hell is Wednesday the 13th?
- The day after Tuesday the 12th. -- Zoe
- It's also the day before Thursday the 14th. Just FYI. But seriously, I honestly don't know the story behind Friday the 13th, but I'm sure that it's somewhere here on the internet. I will do some research on it. You know you can find anything on the internet, lol. ManicGypsy
Most of the stories seem to on explain why 13 is unlucky, not the link to Fridays.
Spanish reference and Knights Templar origins
1. The spanish reference to Tuesday the 13th, I'm not sure it does mean as it says ("on Tuesday, neither get married nor start a journey"). "Embarques" is rarely used as starting a trip (from "barco", ship), but as "don't get in debt" (monetary or else).
2. The article about the Knights Templar has a reference to the possible origins of Friday the 13th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templar
one line is wrong
In fact, the 13th is more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week.
If Jan. 1 is Sunday then Jan. 13 is a Friday. The next year (52weeks one day) Jan . 1 is a Monday and Jan 13 is a Saturday. Excluding leap year this would be a 7 year cycle and the 13th would fall evenly on every day. Including leap year (excluding exceptions to leap year) would give at most a 28 year cycle.