HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13
For years, Friday the 13th has had the stigma of being an unlucky day. Various sources contend as to why the day has been regarded with superstition. Why this day happens to draw unusual events, we are uncertain. But here is a series of events that have added to Friday the 13th’s reputation for bad luck, and horror: Friday the 13th traces back to a Dutch holiday where mischievous children would sneak into graveyards at night and defecate on tombstones. In France, Friday the 13th often fell on the day after the Feast of Saint Imbibecus. Thus the day was often associated with terrible hangovers and poor choices made the night before. The Aztecs brutally killed 39,000 in one day on Friday the 13th of August, 1539. This was done at the request of the recently arrived Hernan Cortez, who claimed to be a god seeking tribute. The next day he overthrew their empire. One source says the number 13 has been unlucky since the Last Supper of Chri...