Posted by Cattigara, Dunbar

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:12:42 GMT

The origin of unlucky 13th can be deduced from the Bible and other accounts. "At midnight... there was not a house where there was not one dead." (Exodus 12.6). This memorable event occurred at midnight on the Eve of the Feast of the Passover, when "the Lord smote all of the first born of Egypt." The freed Hebrews celebrated the event next day, the 14th of the month of Aviv [April, month of Venus], counting the start of that day from sunset. From then on Aviv, was named "the first month" (Exodus 12.18) of the Hebrew calendar. So the heavenly 'smoting' evidently took place at midnight of the 13th day. As corroboration, the Egyptians began their day at sunrise on the 13th of Thout [April] some 18 hours before the smoting. "The thirteenth day of the month of Thout is a very bad day. Thou shalt not do anything on this day. It is the day of the combat which Horus waged with Seth". (Max Muller, Egyptian Mythology, 1918, p.126). The latter account fits with that of the night-time Pillar of Fire and daytime Pillar of Smoke during the Exodus, with both stories related to a cometary source and cause of the 10 Plagues. For the Aztecs in Mexico, the 13th of the month of Olin (April?), which means 'earthquake', was when a new Sun (Comet?) is said to have initiated another world age... apparently coinciding with the Passover in Egypt. The Aztec day, like the Egyptian day, also began at sunrise. The 13th of April was unlucky for both and probably for other nations across the world, but celebrated by the Hebrews with a feast and an Exodus... almost certainly on a Friday, the 13th of April... and only ONCE in history! So, cheer up all the you 'paraskevis'. Unlucky Friday the 13th can be laid to rest!

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Posted by Cattigara, Dunbar