Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

Sari13 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:03:18 GMT

I am a "Lucky" Friday the 13th baby and an Aries to boot. My daughter got married on the 13th.

It has always been my favorite number along with black cats and other mystical items.

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

gunghowm13 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:13:15 GMT

As a "13th" baby (a Friday no less!) I'm looking forward to 2013 13 has always been good to me - so happens my first date with my now Hubby was on a Friday the 13th and we "tied the knot" on a Friday the 13th at 1300 hours! So no triskaldekaphobia allowed here! Here's wishing everyone a great New Year and Happy 2013!

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

WithDogandAll — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:11:56 GMT

About the moon: it about 29 or 30 days between consecutive full moons (or new moons, or whatever phase you want to start from and end with). So 26 days won't get you there.

And about bakers: Bakers rarely knead biscuits, because they cut them out AFTER the dough is kneaded. They throw in an extra one because of old (English?) laws about how much they weigh. A "baker's" dozen has 13 to make sure that you got enough weight of bread for your money.

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

J.W — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:23:10 GMT

I've read that "unlucky thirteen" goes back to the mass arrests of the Knights Templar by a French King on a Friday the 13th. Personally, I like thirteen -- I was born on a thirteen!

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

LyndaC — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:20:53 GMT

The "thirteen" superstition predates Christianity. Some sociologists believe it's because thirteen, as a number, gets us into "unknown" territory. If you count on your fingers, you get up to ten. Add each hand as a single unit, and you have twelve. But the next number after that ... thirteen ... moves away from what we can see and physically account for.

I tend to have problems with that notion, since there are ALSO ten toes and two feet that can be counted upon, which would make 25, not 13, the beginning of "unknown" territory. What do you think?

re: Happy New Year: Lucky Thirteen!

craftcre8r — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:57:04 GMT

Of course, the number 13 was first associated with bad luck because, yes, there were thirteen diners at the last supper -- and one, Judas, betrayed Jesus. I think you know the rest.