Tuesday 13th: what does it mean and what happens on this special day?

Even if we often deny it, we all are a little bit superstitious.

In general, just in case, we never walk under a ladder, we never open an umbrella at home and if we drop salt we throw it over our shoulders.

And what can we say, then, about the Tuesday 13… If we could, we would definitely take them off the calendar.

So much so that the date also has a said particular and proper: “On Tuesday the 13th, don’t get married, don’t board a ship and don’t leave the house.”

Yes, this is recommended popular phrase which our grandmothers repeated ad nauseam every time it appeared in the almanac.

It’s that on the podium of superstitions, the Tuesday 13 It undoubtedly ranks first.

Myth or reality? Complex question, difficult answer. What is certain is that this is one of magical beliefs that we all respect (and fear a little).

Mysterious and full of symbols, much has been said (and we have heard) about bad luck which brings the Tuesday 13. However, we know little about the origins of this enigmatic belief.

Is 13 an unlucky number?

There are many versions regarding this number. First the bad reputation of 13 It might have to do with the letter from Tarot which brings that value, which is the death letter“comments astrologer Patricia Kesselman.

And he specifies: “It corresponds to the first number after the completion of a cycle (12) and refers to a new beginning (birth, death and regeneration) first passing through dissolution.”

This letter refers to first phase after deaththe cessation of cardiac functions and the separation of the soul from the physical body.

“This phase – according to occultists – is a lot complicated and painful because man is surrounded by unconsciousness and a veil of emptiness, says Kesselman. This is what the death card and the number 13 symbolize in the Tarot.”

in his book “Superstition says…”Carmen Torrente states that “for those Greeks It was a sacred number: Zeus was the king of Olympus, accompanied by twelve gods. However, the fatality of this number is remembered in Norse mythology before the Christian era. Twelve gods were invited to a banquet at Walhalla. Loki, the spirit of combat and evil, entered the party without permission, bringing the number of guests to 13. At a certain point there was a fight to expel him, in which Balder, the favorite god, met his death. . At the most famous dinner in history, the Last Supper, of Christ and his apostles, there were thirteen at the table. This is why, since the beginning of the Christian era, it has been terrifying when 13 people sit at a table.”

This number also “has a karmic symbolism since it means too much stability and little elevation: 13=1+3= 4. They are i four elements which symbolize the material world, obviously lacking the spiritual projection of man, which is totally symbolized by the number 7″, underlines Kesselman.

“The number 13 is related to losses and with a material stability without aspirations, like the 4 (relating to a square), which has little possibility of movement and change,” he adds.

Is Tuesday witches’ day?

He Tuesday It’s the day of planet Mars, the god of war, destruction and violence; one of the two evil (the least) associated with all kinds of misfortunes.

“Mars is a planet of natural evil. He is wasteful, evil, cruel, loves to kill and slaughter, argue, argue and argue. It is the red planet, of blood, of quick misfortune, it is the one who is ready to be cruel and the one who does not control himself when he gets angry”, explains the astrologer.

This means that the day belonging to Mars is a good day for this type of thing (start of wars and battles) but not good for pleasant things. Tuesdays, in short, are “aggressive” days..

In addition, it is known that Tuesday (like Friday) is preferred Magic because it is believed that the spirits they are closer, which is optimal for the witchcraft.

The bad reputation of this day of the week is not new. From the end of Middle Ages which attracted a negative opinion.

Happens Constantinople It fell on Tuesday, May 29, 1453, and meant, at that time, a great crisis for the Christian community which was responsible for spreading its unfavorable judgment on this day throughout the world.

Others also believe “that the destruction of the Babel tower It happened on Tuesday the 13th and for this reason it is associated with all kinds of destruction,” explains Kesselman.

There are many reasons if we want to think that Tuesday the 13th is a day of misfortune and misfortune. However, these negative connotations have no scientific basis, so we must be very clear that this is just a superstition.

But just in case, let’s start off on the right foot, fingers crossed… and enjoy the day!