Comments on: Friday the 13th!! http://nbalacrity.co.uk/2009/03/friday-the-13th/ Life On and Off the Waterways Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Heaven http://nbalacrity.co.uk/2009/03/friday-the-13th/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Steve Heaven Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:55:39 +0000 http://nbalacrity.co.uk/?p=769#comment-49 John We moved into our first house, a number 13 on a Friday the 13th in 1974 and we had a great time there. Now we regularly sit down to Sunday lunch with 13 of us. Myself, my wife, my father in law, our two daughers, two sons in law and 6 grandchildren ! John
We moved into our first house, a number 13 on a Friday the 13th in 1974 and we had a great time there.
Now we regularly sit down to Sunday lunch with 13 of us. Myself, my wife, my father in law, our two daughers, two sons in law and 6 grandchildren !

]]> By: John http://nbalacrity.co.uk/2009/03/friday-the-13th/comment-page-1/#comment-44 John Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:34:54 +0000 http://nbalacrity.co.uk/?p=769#comment-44 Hi Valonia, Yes, It is a lucky number, for many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as “Witches’ Sabbath” and in Pagan Yorkshire (I should have known this as a Yorkshireman), Both Friday and No.13 were positive, lucky signs. These pagan associations with the predominance of woman were not lost on the early Church, which went to great lengths to suppress them. If Friday was a holy day for heathens then the Church fathers felt, it must not be so for Christians. Hi Valonia,
Yes, It is a lucky number, for many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as “Witches’ Sabbath” and in Pagan Yorkshire (I should have known this as a Yorkshireman), Both Friday and No.13 were positive, lucky signs. These pagan associations with the predominance of woman were not lost on the early Church, which went to great lengths to suppress them. If Friday was a holy day for heathens then the Church fathers felt, it must not be so for Christians.

]]> By: valonia http://nbalacrity.co.uk/2009/03/friday-the-13th/comment-page-1/#comment-43 valonia Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:03:31 +0000 http://nbalacrity.co.uk/?p=769#comment-43 I remember being told that 13 was a lucky number for pagans. I'm not sure whether this is true but if it is maybe Friday 13th is a very auspicious day for some! x V. I remember being told that 13 was a lucky number for pagans. I’m not sure whether this is true but if it is maybe Friday 13th is a very auspicious day for some!

x V.

]]> By: Lesley Kimantas http://nbalacrity.co.uk/2009/03/friday-the-13th/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Lesley Kimantas Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:28:04 +0000 http://nbalacrity.co.uk/?p=769#comment-42 A good post John. I am not of the superstitious persuasion, it seems all bunkum to me but if you are FEARFUL , phobic, it can't be much fun as you spend your time avoiding the next piece of nonsense. Lesley A good post John. I am not of the superstitious persuasion, it seems all bunkum to me but if you are FEARFUL , phobic, it can’t be much fun as you spend your time avoiding the next piece of nonsense.
Lesley

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