Friday, the 13th
Here we are! another Friday, wonder why life is running out so fast. Weeks seem to be flying past. I can't keep track of days any longer, birthdays are hard to remember and tough to forget...but this friday is a little different, because it is the 13th today.
People deem 13th unlucky and Friday, the 13th especially so. I saw a few initial effects already. I was on schedule today to present Fitnesse, an acceptance testing framework to a few teams here@work and felt very queasy yesterday when I realised that today was Friday, the 13th. I am a little superstitious myself and felt that something was not going to go right and sure enough, there were problems. Right after I sent the presentation to everybody that was going to attend the presentation, I had atleast half of them asking for a reschedule and I had to cancel it :). Don't know if it was the fear of attending my presentation or something else :)..
Having nothing much else to do, I went to Yahoo and dug out reasons why Friday, the 13th is considered bad ...Here are some :
This superstition stems from the events that took place on Friday, October 13, 1307 when the Pope of the Roman Catholic church, in combination with the King of France, sentenced the "the Knights Templar" to death and ordered the torture and crucifixion of their leader.
Some say the number 13 was purposely vilified by the priests of patriarchal religions because it represented femininity. Thirteen corresponded to the number of lunar (menstrual) cycles in a year, and the number was revered in prehistoric goddess-worshipping cultures.
Hindus believed that it was unlucky for 13 people to gather in one place. This conviction was shared by the ancient Scandinavians.
Many biblical events of negative import supposedly occurred on a Friday, including the ejection of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, the start of the Great Flood, and the crucifixion of Jesus.
Like many legends and superstitions, the origin of Friday the 13th will always be subject to speculation. In the end, we take all the theories with a grain of salt, but well it is always better to be safe than sorry, so go wrap yourself in your blankets and escape from this dangerous Friday, 13th. Good excuse...You can already see me tuning in for the weekend :)
People deem 13th unlucky and Friday, the 13th especially so. I saw a few initial effects already. I was on schedule today to present Fitnesse, an acceptance testing framework to a few teams here@work and felt very queasy yesterday when I realised that today was Friday, the 13th. I am a little superstitious myself and felt that something was not going to go right and sure enough, there were problems. Right after I sent the presentation to everybody that was going to attend the presentation, I had atleast half of them asking for a reschedule and I had to cancel it :). Don't know if it was the fear of attending my presentation or something else :)..
Having nothing much else to do, I went to Yahoo and dug out reasons why Friday, the 13th is considered bad ...Here are some :
This superstition stems from the events that took place on Friday, October 13, 1307 when the Pope of the Roman Catholic church, in combination with the King of France, sentenced the "the Knights Templar" to death and ordered the torture and crucifixion of their leader.
Some say the number 13 was purposely vilified by the priests of patriarchal religions because it represented femininity. Thirteen corresponded to the number of lunar (menstrual) cycles in a year, and the number was revered in prehistoric goddess-worshipping cultures.
Hindus believed that it was unlucky for 13 people to gather in one place. This conviction was shared by the ancient Scandinavians.
Many biblical events of negative import supposedly occurred on a Friday, including the ejection of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, the start of the Great Flood, and the crucifixion of Jesus.
Like many legends and superstitions, the origin of Friday the 13th will always be subject to speculation. In the end, we take all the theories with a grain of salt, but well it is always better to be safe than sorry, so go wrap yourself in your blankets and escape from this dangerous Friday, 13th. Good excuse...You can already see me tuning in for the weekend :)
posted by Vijay Challa | 7:42 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home