Triskaidekaphobia Friday ... superstitious folks stay in bed, put in a days leave ... all kinds of weird and wonderful rituals to avoid bad luck befalling them
Triskaidekaphobia Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of 13, a number commonly associated with bad luck in Western culture. While fear of the number 13 can be traced back to medieval times, the word triskaidekaphobia itself is of recent vintage, having been first coined by Coriat (1911; Simpson and Weiner 1992).
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So in support of this day I researched many songs with THIRTEEN in the title. I doubt this blog will get thirteen reads... but I can tell you this research came with some serious pain. Man, there is some really awful 'artists' out there.... and how the hell they got recording contracts befuddles my brain.
Out of maybe 15 tunes (I use that term loosely here) I only settled on TWO worth using here....
Johnny Cash - Thirteen
Apparently, 13 hasn't always been considered unlucky. In fact, it appears that in ancient times, 13 was either considered in a positive light or (more commonly) not at all (Adams). The association of bad luck with the number 13 has been attributed to the fact there were 13 people at the Last Supper of Jesus, although this association seems to have originated only in medieval times.
Elvis Costello - Thirteen Steps Lead Down
Fear of the number 13 also leads to fear of Friday the thirteenth (a fear recently dubbed paraskevidekatriaphobia), despite the fact that Friday turns out to be the most common weekday on which the 13th of a month can occur in the Gregorian calendar. The association of bad luck with Friday appeared in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the late 14th century ("and on a Friday fell all this misfortune"), but references to Friday as a day associated with ill luck in general first appear around the middle of the 17th century (Mikkelson and Mikkelson). In particular, it appeared in numerous publications as a particularly unlucky day to start a new venture (beginning a journey, giving birth, getting married, moving, starting a new job, etc.) beginning around 1800 (Mikkelson and Mikkelson).
While 13 is associated with the number of people at the Last Supper, the Crucifixion took place on a Friday, thus leading to an association of back luck with the combination of this number and day. Note that the association of Friday the thirteenth with the arrest of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, on Friday, October 13, 1307 by King Philippe IV of France--as repeated, for example, in D. Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code (Brown 2003, p. 163)--is a modern-day invention (Mikkelson and Mikkelson).
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is probably the most widespread superstition in the United States, possibly affecting tens of millions of Americans. Interestingly, a study by Scanlon et al. (1993) published in the prestigious British Medical Journal which analyzed the relation between health, behavior, and superstition surrounding Friday 13th in the United Kingdom by comparing the ratio of traffic volume to traffic accidents on Friday the 6th and Friday the 13th over a period of years found that, "The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52%. Staying at home is recommended."
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Phew, not great music for a Friday slot so I used another approach ... The Police's 13th hit single...sneaky eh??
The Police - Voices in my Head
Paraskevidekatriaphobia .... repeat after me Paraskevidekatriaphobia ...eishhhh
We play out with a topic (misspelt ) close to my heart ... and it ain't the violence {wide grin}
Talking Heads - Sax and Violence
Have a super duper weekend Hivians .. keep bloging... keep healthy and stay safe !!