Superstitious people in Western Europe, North America, and Australia believe Friday the 13th is a very unlucky day, therefor they doing any important things or things that could in any way put their life or career in danger, like traveling, signing contracts, going on surgery, to the dentist etc.
Having 13 people at a table having a meal is considered a very unlucky circumstance, and this has probably has Christian roots, as there were 13 people attending the Last Supper.
There are other several legends that are believed to be the root of this myth. According to the norse mythology, the evil god Loki was the thirteenth person attending a Valhalla banquet of gods, tricking Hod, the blind brother of the god of joy and light, Balder, into throwing mistletoe at Balder's chest, while mistletoe was the only thing on Earth fatal to Balder, it killed him.
But probably the most trusted and verified by history version, is the Knights Templar's doom day. On Friday, October 13, 1307 King Philip IV of France ordered Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay and many more French Templars to be simultaneously arrested. The Templars were charged with apostasy, idolatry, heresy, obscene rituals, homosexuality, financial corruption, fraud and secrecy. Many of the accused confessed to these charges under torture. All interrogations were recorded on a thirty meter long parchment, kept at the "Archives nationales" in Paris. They were also accused of spitting on the cross, and were forced to confess. The Templars were accused of idolatry. The parchment mentions a red, monochromatic image of a man on linen or cotton, qualified as an idol by the interrogators.
But probably the most trusted and verified by history version, is the Knights Templar's doom day. On Friday, October 13, 1307 King Philip IV of France ordered Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay and many more French Templars to be simultaneously arrested. The Templars were charged with apostasy, idolatry, heresy, obscene rituals, homosexuality, financial corruption, fraud and secrecy. Many of the accused confessed to these charges under torture. All interrogations were recorded on a thirty meter long parchment, kept at the "Archives nationales" in Paris. They were also accused of spitting on the cross, and were forced to confess. The Templars were accused of idolatry. The parchment mentions a red, monochromatic image of a man on linen or cotton, qualified as an idol by the interrogators.
King Philip also forced France-based Pope Clement V to issue, on November 22, 1307, the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae, which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. With Philip threatening military action, Pope Clement disbanded the Order.
Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, insisted on his innocence but was declared guilty of being heretic, and was sentenced to burn alive at the stake in Paris on March 18, 1314. De Molay reportedly remained defiant to the end, asking to be tied in such a way that he could face the Notre Dame Cathedral and hold his hands together in prayer. According to legend, he called out a curse from the flames that both Pope Clement and King Philip would soon meet him before God. Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year.
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