Friday the 13th

[DrStrange]

Is this date really unlucky? And if so, is it more unlucky for some religions etc than others?

For example, I know some Christians believe that 13 is unlucky because at the Last Supper there were thirteen people including, of course, Judas. There is also the mass arrest of hundreds of Knights Templar on Friday 13, 1307.

I believe the Norse also regarded 13 as unlucky; something to do with Loki being the thirteenth guest at a feast held by Odin.

But are there any beliefs regarding 13 or Friday the 13th among Celtic Pagans?

[Dez]

Re: Friday the 13th

Never heard the Loki thing.

The one I always heard was that a witch's coven was 12, so plus the devil made 13

[Corvus]

Re: Friday the 13th

13 is lucky in several other faiths

[Jembru]

Re: Friday the 13th

I'm not particularly superstitious, but I do think that the fact other people are, makes this day a little more 'incident prone' than others (funny, how I brush off the statistics for Friday 13th, and yet accept the very similar statistics for the Full Moon, as a definite cause and affect relation.. gotta love how humans pick and choose belief this way).

I'm going for my usual bargain fruit and veg this morning, but then I will sleep through most of the hysteria. Thank the Goddess for night shift!!

[Medusa]

Re: Friday the 13th

Oh I forgot about the 13th! Hmm as a Satanist...nope. Still just a day. I'm booooring. But I'll have some fun with it!