Friday the 13th: What's the significance?
THE PURCHASE.
>> AND HERE WE ARE, FOLKS.
IT IS FRIDAY. THANK GOODNESS
AND NOT JUST ANY FRIDAY.
IT IS FRIDAY. THE 13TH NOT ONLY
THAT IS OUR SECOND FRIDAY.
THE 13TH IN JUST 2 MONTHS NOW,
EVERY YEAR HAS AT LEAST ONE.
BUT THIS YEAR HERE IN 2026,
WE HAVE 3 FRIDAY, THE 13 THS
NEXT ONE IS IN NOVEMBER.
IT'S THE MOST ACTUALLY YOU CAN
HAVE IN A SINGLE YEAR. THE LAST
TRIPLE THREAT WAS IN 2015.
DOES THAT MEAN WE ARE IN FOR
SOME BAD LUCK OR MAYBE JUST A
BUNCH OF JASON VORHEES
MARATHONS. THOSE ARE FINE.
DID YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THEY'RE
ONLY 12 FRIDAY, THE 13TH
MOVIES. APPARENTLY THEY WILL
MAKE IT MORE FUN. IT 13 HE
BECOMES REAL. I MEAN, THAT'S
WHAT I READ A NOT SURE IF IT'S
TRUE. WE WANTED TO KNOW THE
WHERE DID ALL THIS FRIDAY.
THE 13TH MUMBO-JUMBO COME FROM.
SO GRAB A FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS,
HORSESHOES DREAM CATCHERS IN
RABBIT'S FEET. AS WE GOING
DEATHS ON FRIDAY. THE 13TH.
NOW THERE ARE A FEW SERIES IS
SET WHERE FRIDAY THE 13TH BEGAN
MOST MOST OF THEM ARE ROOTED
IN RELIGION. SO IN NORSE
MYTHOLOGY, 13 IS AN UNLUCKY
BECAUSE OF THE STORY OF A
DINNER PARTY OR MID DAGENS.
THE NORWEGIANS CALLED A LATE
AFTERNOON MEAL SO 12 GOD'S
THEIR HAND UP IN VALHALLA AND
LOKI CRASHES. THE PARTY MAKING
HIM THE 13TH GUEST LOKI THEN
CONVINCES ANOTHER GUY THAT
KILLED HIS HALF-BROTHER IS
SOMETHING WHICH I ASSUME RUIN
THE PARTY. IT'S MESSY. BUT
THAT'S THE STORY. AND IT SOUNDS
KIND OF FAMILIAR, DOESN'T IT?
MANY THINK THE LAST SUPPER FROM
THE BIBLE IS THE ORIGIN BEHIND
UNLUCKY NUMBER 13, JESUS AND 11
OF HIS DISCIPLES SAT DOWN TO A
MEAL. THEN JUDAS SHOWED UP,
BEEN BETRAYED HIM. TURNING HIM
OVER TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS.
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. THAT'S
THE 13. BUT WHY FRIDAY LETS GO
BACK TO THE BIBLE. FRIDAY SAID
TO BE THE DAY ADAM AND EVE ATE
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT. WHEN CAIN
KILLED HIS BROTHER, ABEL.
WHEN THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON
FELL. WHEN NOAH'S ARK SET SAIL
AND OF COURSE, GOOD FRIDAY WHEN
JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS WAS
BURIED. ANOTHER THEORY COMES
FROM FRANCE. WE FAST FORWARD
FOR THIS ONE ABOUT 1000 YEARS
TO 13, 0, 7, MEMBERS OF THE
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WERE CHARGED
WITH HARRIS E THEY WERE BURNED
AT THE STAKE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER
13TH UNLUCKY MAY BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT AND THAT ONE.
SO THAT'S HOW FRIDAY THE 13TH
STARTED. WE THINK AND ITS
LEGEND WOULD ONLY GROW IN THE
1900'S, A NOVEL WITH THE SAME
NAME WAS HUGELY POPULAR.
19 0, 7, WAS ABOUT A
STOCKBROKER WHO SEEKS REVENGE
AFTER THE MARKET CRASH RUINS
HIS FAMILY FAST FORWARD TO
1980. AND THEN YOU GOT THE GUY
IN THE HOCKEY MASK SLASH IN THE
BOX TIMES IN 10 YEARS. HIS NAME
WAS JASON. AND TODAY IS HIS
BIRTHDAY. SUCH AS POP CULTURE,
THOUGH, SOME SOME CRAZY STUFF
HAS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. THE
13TH IN 1940, DURING WORLD WAR,
2 BUCKINGHAM PALACE WAS BOMBED
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH TO
POX ACCORD DIED ON FRIDAY.
THE 13TH 1996 IN 2012. YOU
MIGHT REMEMBER THIS. THE COSTA
CONCORDIA SANK OFF THE COAST
OF ITALY. THE LARGEST PASSENGER
SHIP TO EVER SINK. YES. BIGGER
THAN THE TITANIC. WHAT DATA THE
TITANIC SINK GLAD YOU ASKED.
THAT WAS APRIL 14TH, 1912, AND
IT WAS A SUNDAY, NOT A FRIDAY
OR ANY THIRTEEN'S THERE.
BUT PRETTY CLOSE. HERE'S A
CREEPY ONE. APOLLO 13, THEY
LAUNCHED ON APRIL. 11TH 1972,
DAYS LATER, THE OXYGEN TANK
EXPLODED ON APRIL 13TH. AND IT
JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAPPEN.
13, 13 HOUSTON TIME. SO YEAH,
YOU CAN SEE WHY 13 GETS A BAD
WRAP. IT'S WHY MANY HOTEL
ELEVATOR SKIP THE 13 FLOOR.
WHY SOME AIRPORTS SKIPPED THE
13 U.S. SOME AIRLINES DON'T
HAVE A 13 THROW. THERE'S
ACTUALLY A WORD FOR THIS FOR
THE FEAR OF FRIDAY. THE 13TH,
IT'S PARIS. GET DID THE DID
CHRIS. IT'S A PHOBIA WHICH
REMINDS US SCIENTISTS ARE AT A
LITTLE PRETENTIOUS. THEY THINK
THE FUSE REAL WORDS, PLEASE.
BUT ALL THIS PHOBIA IS MOSTLY
IN THE UNITED STATES IN SPAIN
TUESDAY. THE 13TH IS UNLUCKY,
NOT FRIDAY IN ITALY. NUMBER
17 IS UNLUCKY IN JAPAN, CHINA
AND SOUTH KOREA. THEY SKIP THE
4TH FLOOR. THESE THINGS VARY
FROM PLACE TO PLACE EACH WITH
THEIR OWN ORIGIN STORIES AND
WEIRD COINCIDENCES THAT SATISFY
THE SUPERSTITION AND ANOTHER
WEIRD COINCIDENCE COULD BE ON
THE WAY. LET'S QUICKLY TALK
ABOUT A FUTURE FRIDAY. THE 13TH
THIS IS UP HALF US. IT LOOKS
LIKE A ROCK. THAT'S BECAUSE
THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT
IS. A GIANT SPACE ROCK. IT'S
HURDLING TOWARD EARTH. THIS
WILL COME CLOSER TO EARTH THAN
ANY IN HUMAN HISTORY. AND IT'S
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE ROSE
BOWL. IT'LL BLIXT OR ATMOSPHERE
ABOUT 10 MILES A SECOND ON
FRIDAY. APRIL 13TH 2029 OUT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HIT US.
IT'S GOING TO BE WITH A CALL IN
NEAR MISS ABOUT 20,000 MILES
FROM EARTH SURFACE. KEEP IN
MIND THAT'S CLOSER THAN SOME OF
OUR SATELLITES. BUT IF IT
PASSES IN JUST THE RIGHT SPACE,
OUR GRAVITY COULD SHIFT THE OR
DID JUST ENOUGH TO PUT IT ON A
COLLISION COURSE WITH OUR
PLANET SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 100
YEARS OR SO. NOW THAT WOULD
BE UNLUCKY, EXCEPT THEY DON'T
REALLY THINK THAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN EITHER. SCIENTISTS HAVE
BEEN WATCHING THIS THING FOR
YEARS. THEY'VE REFINED THE
ASTEROID'S TRAJECTORY OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. AND THEY DON'T
THINK THAT THERE'S AN IMPACT
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME
SOON WITH EARTH AND IT WILL
PASS. THIS DID TAKE AIM AT
EARTH. NASA IS COMING UP WITH
WAYS TO DEFLECT IT IN 2022.
NASA'S DART MISSION WAS A
SUCCESS. THEY LAUNCHED A
SPACECRAFT AND CRASHED IT ON
PURPOSE INTO AN ASTEROID
ALTERING ITS ORBIT. SO YOU GOT
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT
IF YOU ARE FEELING NERVOUS OR
SUPERSTITIOUS, MAYBE GRAB THAT
RABBIT'S FOOT THAT LOVE TO
EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY THOSE ARE
LUCKY. BUT
HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE. TELL
ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT FRIDAY.
THE 13TH AND ANYTHING ELSE
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HEADING
INTO THIS WEEKEND'S SEND US AN
E-MAIL 07:00PM AT WRAL COM.
TELL ME WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.