Friday 13th,how did it gets its name ?

[Leekbrookgull]

Is there any connection with hanging ?

 

[GOM]

It's the thirteenth day of the month and it's a Friday !

 

[Stoo82]

It was the date when the Pope rounded up and killed the Knights Templar. The French king owed the Knights Templar loads of cash and didn't want to pay them back. The Pope was in his pocket and so did as he wished.

 

[algie]

Burning at the stake for one of the templar leaders who cursed the French king.The king died within a year.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Date Christ was executed.









Probably.

 

[beorhthelm]

to do with the jesus cult. 12+jesus at the last supper, on (not-really-so) good friday.

never heard of the Templar link before, interesting one.

 

[beardosh]

some dude made a film about it..... and it was a scary film..... with blood and stuff.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

A group of BHA fans that did not represent the total fanbase, got together and named it.
No focus groups, no voting, nothing.

 

[Stoo82]

to do with the jesus cult. 12+jesus at the last supper, on (not-really-so) good friday.

never heard of the Templar link before, interesting one.

History of the Knights Templar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At dawn on Friday, October 13, 1307, scores of French Templars were simultaneously arrested by agents of King Philip, later to be tortured in locations such as the tower at Chinon, into admitting heresy in the Order.

Friday the 13th - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.[4]

Although, there are, of course, other theorys, which you can read on the wiki page. I like the Templar story.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

It's named after a film, innit.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

It’s the biggest superstition in the States – with, allegedly, some 10 million affected. Some won’t go to work and some won’t go out at all. Paraskevidekatriaphobics is the technical term for them.

 

[DanielT]

Date Christ was executed.

No, that was Nisan 14 , AD 33 which corresponds to Friday April 3 in our calendar

The Knight's Templar theory sounded good to me!

 

[Chesney Christ]

It was the day that former Manchester City midfielder Paul Lake declared himself as an evil overlord, head of the Zordan Galapticos tribe from the Far Eastern Galaxy.

Friday 13th August 1995.

He immediately declared war on the Jaxaleen Pappiaty tribe, lead by his chief nemesis David Howells (former Spurs midfielder). A bloody battle ensued, killing 7,329 men.

This is where it originates from.

 

[pasty]

some dude made a film about it..... and it was a scary film..... with blood and stuff.

It's named after a film, innit.

What were the first 12 films like?

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Can't be all bad as I've just nabbed two tickets to FFC v. MUFC from Barclays

Be nice to see an ex-Albion England international in action

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

What were the first 12 films like?

I don't know, but I've seen the first one.