For horror fans, Friday the 13th is like another Halloween. It is another day to have horror movie marathons and visit haunted properties. However, for some, it is a day when they must work off the bad luck by either collecting charms or turning to religion.
Either way, Friday the 13th is a day many keep their eyes on because this day usually comes only once a year. Rarely does the day appear three times, but in the year 2026, it does.
Friday the 13th has its roots in Christianity. According to the bible, 13 guests attended Jesus’s Last Supper. The 13th guest to be at the Last Supper was Judas, who betrayed Jesus. According to History.com, it is believed that the seating arrangement at the Last Supper was a bad omen,because it was courting death. The day after Last Supper, known as Good Friday, was the day Jesus was crucified.
In Christianity, it is also suggested that on a Friday, Eve gave Adam the apple from the Tree of Knowledge. Friday is also believed to be the day when Cain killed his brother Abel.
In the 19th century, a man named William Fowler wanted to remove the stigma associated with the number 13, so he created an exclusive society called the club 13, The Group dined regularly on the 13th day of the month in room 13 of the Knickerbocker Cottage, where they had a 13-course dinner,
Yet a century after this club was founded, many tragic events happened on Friday the 13th. Events such as the disappearance of the Chilean Air Force plane in the Andes, the murder of Kitty Genovese and the crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which killed 30 people.
These days, Friday the 13th is more involved in pop culture. Released in 1980, the horror movie “Friday the 13th” kicked off a new trend in slasher films. It tells the story of a killer named Jason who has become a well-known example of superstition in pop culture. The horror culture has led to many sequels, comic books, novellas, video games and Halloween costumes.