Today is Friday, November 13, 2015, also commonly known as Friday the 13th, or Black Friday. In Western superstition, it is an unlucky day. This superstition originates from the Last Supper in the Bible, where Jesus The day he was betrayed by his disciple Judas was Friday, and Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper that day. Although this is a more Western superstition, but because "I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist", don't do the following 8 things today.
1. Remember to cover your mouth when you yawn
People in the Middle Ages in the West believed that yawning would allow evil spirits to enter the body and allow them to take over the human body.
2. Do not place forks and knives crosswise
This kind of placement itself is not in line with table etiquette, and will also bring bad luck, symbolizing that the future will be troubled.
3. Avoid the number "13" for the number of people gathering together
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, during the Last Supper, Jesus was betrayed by his disciple Judas, who was the 13th guest at the dinner that day. So if 13 people happen to have dinner together on Friday the 13th, one of them will die within a year.
4. Break the mirror
Don't break the mirror today because it will ruin it for 7 years.
5. Don’t say the name of “that fish”
It can be regarded as a superstition of fishermen at sea in ancient times. At that time, someone caught a fish. After cutting it open, they found that the meat inside was bright red. They were so frightened that they quickly threw the fish into the sea. From then on, they could not name the fish. The reputation of "Fish" spread like wildfire. From a biological perspective, that fish with bright red flesh is actually salmon.
6. If you see someone drowning, ignore him
As the saying goes, God has his own arrangements. The ancients believed that people who drowned in the sea were actually the "Poseidon"s replacement. It was a kind of grace that could not be disobeyed. If you insist on saving, grace will come to the saved person. Soon He will drown.
7. Do not burn eggshells
Attention chicken owners, don't burn eggshells today. Although it is a good fuel, there is a saying that this will make the gods unhappy and the chickens will no longer be able to lay eggs.
8. Don’t wish on the moon
Many people will make a wish to the moon, hoping for a long-lasting love, but in Shakespeares play "Romeo and Juliet", the heroine makes a wish to the moon, and it ends tragically. The ancients believed that the moon was extremely unstable, sometimes round and sometimes missing, and there would be lunar eclipses from time to time. Therefore, making a wish to the moon was the beginning of "unstability".
The above 8 points sound bluffing at first, right? But as the saying goes, "It is better to believe that something exists than to believe something does not exist." Westerners are more in awe of "13" than Chinese people are of "4" ( (homophoned like "death") is also superstitious. Many European and American office buildings do not have a 13th floor. There is even a so-called "Friday the 13th phobia". According to statistics, on this day, people dare not go out and a large number of people take flights. Even stock trading volume was lower than usual.
No matter how technology advances, the wisdom of the ancients must have its truth. Finally, I wish you all a happy Black Friday.
