{"id":474,"date":"2007-04-13T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-13T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davetraynor.com\/wp2\/2007\/04\/13\/friday-fun-for-april-13-2006\/"},"modified":"2016-10-29T05:50:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T05:50:07","slug":"friday-fun-for-april-13-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davetraynor.com\/wp2\/2007\/04\/13\/friday-fun-for-april-13-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday fun for April 13, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have paraskavedekatriaphobia<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Don’t know? Well, if you have ever heard of the word, then you probably know it’s a fear of Friday the 13th. So, in honour of today, here’s a link<\/a> to an article on Wikipedia that explains just what all the fuss is about this day.<\/p>\n

Before the 19th century, though the number 13 was considered unlucky, and Friday was considered unlucky, there was no link between them. The first documented mention of a “Friday the 13th” is generally listed as occurring in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n

However, documentation aside, many popular stories exist about the origin of the concept:<\/p>\n

* The Last Supper, with stories that Judas was the thirteenth guest, and that the Crucifixion of Jesus occurred Friday.
* That the biblical Eve offered the fruit to Adam on a Friday, and that the slaying of Abel happened on a Friday (though the Bible does not identify the days of the week when these events occurred).
* That it started on Friday, October 13, 1307, the date that many Knights Templar were simultaneously arrested in France, by agents of King Philip IV.<\/p>\n

However, historically, there is no true date that the Friday the 13th superstition can be linked to.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s lots more interesting stuff in the article, such as that there are more traffic accidents on a Friday the 13th (at least in Britain) and of course, there’s the regular biker run to Port Dover, ON, that occurs every time a Friday the 13th rolls around.<\/p>\n

There are also links to other sites and articles about the day. So if you’re interested, give it a read.<\/p>\n

One more thing<\/p>\n

Since this day is a bit spooky, I’ve got a little exercise for you that seems a bit spooky as well. Just go ahead and follow the directions when you get to this site<\/a> and you’ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n

If you can figure out what’s going on, let us know in the comments, please. I suspect I’ve figured it out (actually, my daughter, Jaime, did) but I want to see whether others agree with her.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link.<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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