Today is Friday 13th, also dubbed the “unluckiest day of the year”.
And let’s face it, there could be some truth in that claim, with today falling at the end of a particularly tumultuous week in which the coronavirus situation has acutely escalated leading to an emergency government meeting.
But the history of the meaning behind today goes much further back than this year. In fact, it goes hundreds of years back.
So why does today have the reputation of being unlucky and how many more Friday the 13ths will there be this year?
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Many believe the superstition started in the Middle Ages and is rooted in the crucifixion as Jesus Christ was betrayed on a Friday and there were 13 individuals present at the Last Supper.
As a result, Friday and the number 13 were perceived as unlucky but they weren’t paired until the 19th century.
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