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shoe

Feb 11, 2007, 5:12 AM

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Why is Tuesday the Thirteenth superstitious for Spanish speakers????

This coming, and every, Tuesday the Thirteenth is like the English (some other countries too) Friday the Thirteenth. I believe that our superstitious belief for this day stems from Judas being the thirteenth guest at the last supper and that the Crucifixion of Christ happened on a Friday. At least that is what I was told as a little rugrat. There are probably other explanations for this that I do not know.

I understand this Spanish language rhyme is related to this:

En martes, no te cases ni te embarques.

Don’t get married or set sail on a Tuesday

cya,
shoe

Nothing is intrinsically good or evil, but its manner of usage may make it so.
-St. Thomas Aquinas

quevedo

Feb 11, 2007, 9:35 AM

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Re: [shoe] Superstición

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Found ample explanation here: http://culturitalia.uibk.ac.at/...rtes%20y%20trece.htm, written in Spanish. Seems that the number 13 is related to Judas and the Twelve Apostles.

Feliz domingo,

Quevedo

P.S.: May I declare that I'm not superstitious at all: they say that brings you bad luck.

timlaw

Feb 11, 2007, 9:53 AM

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Re: [shoe] Superstitioon

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Martes is Mar's day. In English we don't call Tuesday, Marsday so that connotation is lost. Mars was a bellicose god and in India as well as many other areas, Tuesday is considered to be a bad day. September 11,2004 was a Tuesday and that is probably no coincidence given that the terrorists would likely have chosen the "best" day for their deed. Now if one doesn't subscribe to astrology and the influence of the planetary gods this makes no sense. However, the language and culture preserves many such beliefs.