Published on 12, July, 2020
This number 13 malarkey has always intrigued me.
I've researched in the past, but drawn to no solid opinion or conclusion of its
a) origins (yea, I know, what else would come after 12 and before 14)
b) why it has such significance in my culture and within other cultures that I know something about.
Why do you think No. 13 is a known “issue” ?
Thank you for taking the time.
Number.
People like quirky stuff and it's something that doesn't really matter.
Like I follow professional cycling and it's traditional in that for riders who are given the number 13 to pin it upside down on their jersey to ward off bad mojo. The number of riders who actually believe it's meaningful is probably tiny, but they do it anyway because it's a funny dumb tradition to take part in.
Yes, I agree with all your points........ and thank you for the info about upside down cycling numbers - I didn't know that.
But WHY has No13 endured as a "thing" that people (and officialdom) still actively act upon when the plethora of other similar superstitions and "beliefs" from bygone times have been consigned to the "nonsense" bin?