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Is Friday the 13th unlucky in Greece?

2023-10-13 19:04:11

Today, Friday the 13th, is considered extremely unlucky in Poland and several other countries. The fear of this day even has a name: paraskewidekatriaphobia , which nomen omen comes from the Greek language. When you break this word down into prime factors, it turns out that it is a compound of three words: paraskeví means Friday in Greek, dekatreís simply means thirteen, and fob í a means phobia, i.e. fear. Despite the Greek origin of the word, it is worth knowing that, paradoxically, in Greece, Friday the 13th is not considered a particularly bad day, but Tuesday the 13th is ( τρίτη και dekatris ), which in translation means "Tuesday and the thirteenth". This is a special way to highlight this characteristic day.

It's also better to watch out for black cats ;-)

The association of Tuesday the 13th with an extremely unlucky day has its roots in Greek history. Tuesday, May 29, 1453, is one of the most important dates not only in Greek but also in European history. On that day, the troops of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Mehmed II occupied Constantinople, which not only gave the Turks control over this part of the Mediterranean basin, but also opened the way to further conquest of Europe. Constantinople, or today's Istanbul, still belongs to the Turkish state. But you will probably ask where is the unlucky number thirteen on this date? Well, we will find it in the year... the sum of the digits 1+4+5+3 gives 13.

Another example of an unlucky Tuesday is April 13, 1204, when the soldiers of the Fourth Crusade broke the defense of Constantinople, massacred its inhabitants and then robbed incredible amounts of silver and gold, destroying the city in the process. According to historians, the scale of these events went beyond common examples.

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