Happy friday the 13th
If Mom and Dad think there is spirituality on Friday the 13 th, the kids will adopt this belief and have a better feeling about doing things on that day. Beliefs regarding special dates have a huge influence on people’s fears and behaviors and when kids are exposed to them, they will adopt them long before they are able to verify them. Parents, close relatives and teachers are the most influential people in everyone’s life.
People adopt beliefs from their close surrounding as they grow up. 13 is the age boys become man, there are 13 months in the Hebrew year (7 times out of 20) and 13 is the numeric equivalent to the Hebrew words “one” and “love”.Įven in Tarot cards, the number 13, while symbolizing an ending, it also indicates a new beginning. Together with symbols of love and beauty in the Jewish tradition, people who die on Friday get a special mention as holy people. In the Jewish tradition, Friday was and still a special day since God created man on Friday.
The ancients Germans believed that Friday was a lucky day, especially for marriage, because they believed it was the day of Venus, goddess of love and beauty. When people died on the 13 th level, they became superior and would live forever. The 13 th level was the transformation to an eternal state of life. The old Egyptians believed life was a spiritual journey with 12 levels. The origin of the belief is very old and the main reason we cannot tell the exact source is because there were also many old traditions believing that Friday the 13 th is actually a lucky combination. In other words, if people believe something bad will happen on Friday the 13 th, they suffer from anxiety and this affects their judgment and increases their chances of having an accident by 52%! Surprise, surprise, most of the accidents happen to people who believed something would happen to them. Research done in England had found that, although people do tend to stay at home on Friday 13 th for fear of bad luck, there are more accidents on the road. The belief about this unfortunate combination is so widely spread there are many buildings in the world without a 13 th floor, people do not go to work on Friday the 13 th and in USA alone, over 21 million people who fear it do not go to work, do not sign contracts and do not schedule any important event on this day. Believe it or not, believing in it makes it true. Most people believe that if the 13 th falls on Friday, bad things will happen. Unlike what the title suggests, most people in the world believe that Friday the 13 th is a scary combination.