I'll tell you about it in today's episode, "On Tuesday the 13th, don't get married or embark on a voyage."
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On Tuesday the 13th, neither get married nor embark
This day is considered the day of bad luck par excellence.
But why?
For Christians:
It is "of bad omen" (prophecy, omen) because there were 13 attendees at the Last Supper of Jesus Christ: twelve apostles and Jesus himself, considering Judas number 13 for being the one who sms gateway serbia betrayed him.
It was in chapter 13 of the Apocalypse that the antichrist arrived.
There were also 13 evil spirits according to the Jewish Kabbalah.
In Viking mythology, they explain how Loki, the spirit of evil, was the 13th guest at a dinner of the gods.
The number 13 in the Tarot means death and eternal misfortune.
And why Tuesday?
The word 'Tuesday' comes from the planet Mars, which in Roman mythology was related to the God of War and was called 'the little evil one'.
Is it always bad?
Each culture has its beliefs, in many European countries, it is Friday the 13th, in Italy it is Friday the 17th and in Japan and China it is the number 4.
A phrase related to this topic:
“On Tuesday the 13th, neither get married nor go on a boat”: On a Tuesday the 13th, do not get married or travel.
