英语词汇friday the 13th的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Friday the 13th. Friday is considered unlucky by some be- cause it was the day of Christ’s crucifixion, while 13 is so con- sidered because the Last Supper was attended by Christ and his 12 disciples. But these widely believed superstitions actually go back much further in time. Today few if any buildings have a 13th floor, and many sailors object to leaving port on a Friday the 13th. In the theater the widespread Friday the 13th bad luck tradition applies only to opening nights. According to the- atrical tradition, a show should never open on Friday the 13th. The reasons behind the tradition, if there are any, are unknown. Lillian Leitzel, a Barnum find, fell to her death in 1931 while performing her aerialist act—on a Friday the 13th.

词汇	friday the 13th
词源	Friday the 13th. Friday is considered unlucky by some be- cause it was the day of Christ’s crucifixion, while 13 is so con- sidered because the Last Supper was attended by Christ and his 12 disciples. But these widely believed superstitions actually go back much further in time. Today few if any buildings have a 13th floor, and many sailors object to leaving port on a Friday the 13th. In the theater the widespread Friday the 13th bad luck tradition applies only to opening nights. According to the- atrical tradition, a show should never open on Friday the 13th. The reasons behind the tradition, if there are any, are unknown. Lillian Leitzel, a Barnum find, fell to her death in 1931 while performing her aerialist act—on a Friday the 13th.
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