Comments on: Dissecting Friday the 13th and Other Household Superstitions

By: Erribus

Erribus — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:52:00 +0000

True, you hit most of the facts. Friday the 13th was in fact the day that the king of France Philip IV; who was in huge debt to the templars had them (with the blessing of his puppet-pope Clement V) rounded up, tortured, and burnt at the stake. Over 2,800 templars died that day. And so was born Friday the 13th.

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:59:00 +0000

Very interesting and fun article – didn’t realize there were more than the “walking under the ladder” superstition. Enjoyed reading this!

By: Eggnostriva

Eggnostriva — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0000

My history is shaky here. when the knights templar were guarding crusaders going to the holy land, they became the first banks. They would look after the money and posessions of the travellers, and keep that of those that didnt return. They became very wealthy and powerful. The pope became concerned, and hatched a plan to eliminate them. Thje knights were a disperate group, so the plan was to launch many attacks on the small groups of knights, at the same time and the same day to stop warnings being spread. The date chosen was Friday the 13th.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Good article. I will have to remember the one about carrying the hoe into the house. 13 is a lucky number for Powerball, I can never get the other 5 numbers to align. Very informative.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Wow! I made it through the 13th unscathed. I had no idea there were so many other household superstitions than don’t go under a ladder. And now I know that I just need cross my fingers to undo the bad luck. Thanks for this fun article!!!