I'm Cristen from "Stuff Mom Never Told You"

我是「媽媽沒教的事」的克莉絲汀

here to tell you why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.

今天我要告訴大家為何 13 號星期五象徵不幸

Because in North America and Europe,

因為在北美洲及歐洲

a significant proportion of the population

有很大比例的人口在 13 號星期五

behaves very strangely on Friday the 13th.

都表現的非常奇怪

Some people won't fly in airplanes,

有些人不在這天搭飛機

host parties, apply for jobs, get married,

舉辦派對、找工作、結婚

or even start new projects.

或甚至展開新計畫

In fact, in the United States, roughly 8% of the population

事實上，美國約有 8% 的人口

is afraid of Friday the 13th, which

都害怕13號星期五

is a condition known as-- say it with me--

這種症狀稱為--跟著我一起唸

Paraskevidekatriaphobia.

黑色星期五恐懼症

That's right.

沒錯

It's actually a combination of two separate fears.

黑色星期五恐懼症其實結合了兩種恐懼

We have fear of the number 13, called triskaidekaphobia,

其一是對數字 13 的排斥，叫做「數字13恐懼症」

and fear of Fridays, which is funny

以及對星期五的恐懼

because everybody's always working for the weekend,

這說來好笑，大家工作不就是為了週末的到來嗎

or so I thought.

我想是吧

Anyway, the most familiar source of both of these phobias

總之，這些恐懼症最為人所知的典故

is actually Christian theology.

事實上來自於基督教教義

13 is significant to Christians because it

數字 13 對基督徒而言具特別意義

is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper,

因為 13 剛好是「最後的晚餐」的出席人數

because you've got Jesus and his Twelve Apostles.

也就是耶穌加上他的 12 位門徒

And Judas, the Apostle who betrayed Jesus,

而 12 門徒中出賣耶穌的猶大

was allegedly the 13th member of the party to arrive.

具傳是這場宴會中最晚到的一位 (第13個)

I think Judas was just being fashionably late, but you know.

我是認為猶大遲到是精心安排的啦，你也知道為什麼

Now Christians have traditionally

時至今日，基督徒傳統上

been wary of Fridays because they also

在星期五時不免小心翼翼

think that Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

因為耶穌正是在星期五這天被釘在十字架上

Some theologians think that Adam and Eve

有些神學家認為亞當和夏娃

ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday.

也在星期五偷吃了禁果

What's going on?

怎麼回事啊？

Why are all of the worst events in the Bible happening

為什麼這些聖經上的壞事

on Friday, including the Great Flood?

全都發生在星期五呢？ 也包括大洪水嗎？

Yeah, supposedly Noah and his Ark set sail on a Friday.

沒錯！據說諾亞方舟就是在星期五啟航的

Is Friday God's least favorite day?

難道上帝討厭星期五嗎？

I'm starting to maybe think that it is.

我不禁覺得可能真的是這樣

Because of all this, in the past many Christians would never

基於以上種種原因，過去許多基督徒

begin any new project or trip on a Friday for fear that

不會在這天旅行或展開新的計畫

the endeavour would be doomed from the start.

因為害怕所有努力在一開始就註定失敗

Now sailors were particularly superstitious in this regard,

如今航海員對這點更是特別迷信

often refusing to ship out to sea on a Friday.

若遇上星期五，他們通常會拒絕出海

According to nautical legend, in the 18th century

根據航海傳說，在 18 世紀時

the British Navy commissioned a ship called the HMS Friday

英國海軍為了打破迷信

in order to quell this superstition.

啟用一艘名為 HMS Friday 的船隻

The Navy selected the crew on a Friday.

軍隊在星期五的時候徵召船員

They launched the ship on a Friday.

這艘船也於星期五啟程

They even selected a man named James Friday as the ship's

他們甚至挑選了名為「詹姆士．星期五」的人

captain.

作為船長

And then one Friday morning the ship set sail.

接著在某個星期五的早上，船出海了

But at bad luck would have it, it disappeared.

但如惡運降臨般，這艘船消失不見了

Some historians then also trace a Christian distrust of Friday

根據歷史學者所言，基督徒對星期五的不信任

to the church's overall opposition to pagan religions,

可追溯至教會對於異教徒的反感

because, did you know, Friday is named after Frigg,

因為「星期五 Friday」是由「弗麗嘉女神 Frigg」之名衍變而來

the Norse goddess of love and sex

她是一位掌管情慾的北歐女神

who sounds like a really fun lady

聽起來是一個超有趣的女生

to invite to one of your weekend parties.

很適合邀請她參加你的週末狂歡派對

Now this strong female figure, these historians claimed,

歷史學家聲稱，如此強烈的女性形象

posed a threat to the male dominated Christianity.

會對由男性主導的基督教派造成威脅

So to fight her influence, the Christian church

為了打擊她的影響力

characterized her as a witch, vilifying the day after her.

基督教將她描述成女巫，以她為名的這一天也跟著遭殃

This characterization may have also played

這樣的污名化也部分造成

a part of the fear of the number 13, triskaidekaphobia.

大家對數字13的恐懼 「數字 13 恐懼症」

Do you remember that word?

記得這個字嗎？

Yeah.

耶嘿~

I did.

我記得！

I can just now start to say it correctly.

我到現在才可以正確得念出這個字

It was said that Frigg would often

傳說弗麗嘉常參加的女巫聚會

join a convent of witches, normally a group of 12,

有其它 12 個成員

bringing the total number to 13.

所以加起來總共 13 位

And a similar Christian tradition

另外一個類似的基督教傳說

holds that 13 is unholy because it signifies

認為數字 13 很邪惡，因為 13 象徵

the gathering of 12 witches and the devil.

12 個女巫與惡魔的聚會

What?

什麼啊!?

That's kind of cool.

真酷耶

Some trace the infamy of the number 13

有些人說數字 13 的惡名

also back to ancient Norse culture.

可以回溯至北歐古文明

In Norse mythology, the beloved hero Baldr

北歐神話一位備受敬愛的英雄巴德爾

was killed at a banquet by the malevolent god

在場宴會中被一位邪惡的神「洛基」給殺了

Loki who crashed the party of, you guessed it, 12,

他破壞的這場盛宴上有...沒錯， 有 12 個貴賓

bringing the group to 13.

所以在場的人共 13 位

And this story plus the story of the Last Supper

這則北歐神話和「最後的晚餐」的故事

led to one of the most entrenched connotations

構成人們對數字 13

of the number 13.

最根深蒂固的看法

You should never sit down to a meal at a group of 13.

你從來不會與為數 13 的人同桌吃飯

Another significant part of the Friday the 13th legend

還有另一個關於 13 號星期五的傳說

is particularly bad.

這個特別恐怖

And this was a Friday the 13th that

這段 13 號星期五的故事

occurred in the Middle Ages.

發生在中古時期

On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France

西元 1306 年的某個 13 號星期五，法國國王菲利普

burned the revered Knights of Templar at the stake,

在火刑柱上焚燒十字軍的聖殿騎士

marking the day as an occasion of evil.

因而使這天成為邪惡的象徵

Now these days, some people come to fear Friday

現在，某些人害怕 13 號星期五

the 13th because of misfortune they've

是因為他們過去曾在這一天

experienced on that day in the past.

經歷過一些不幸

So if you get in a car wreck on Friday the 13th

假如你在這天發生車禍

or lose your wallet on that day, then that superstition

或是遺失錢包，那麼這樣的迷信

is bound to stick with you.

一定深深烙印在你心裡

If you think about it, terrible things, horrible things,

但是你想想看，恐怖可怕的事件

or just mundane things like spilling coffee on your lap,

或是一些日常瑣事，例如打翻咖啡

losing your wallet, losing your cell phone, et cetera,

遺失錢包、搞丟手機等等

this stuff happens all of the time.

這些鳥事總是不斷發生

If you're looking for bad luck on Friday the 13th,

所以如果你刻意尋找 13 號星期五有可能發生的壞事

you'll probably find it.

你很可能真的會找到

Same thing with Saturday the 14th

不論是 14 號星期六、

or Sunday the 15th, bad luck is everywhere, people.

15 號星期天都一樣，壞運氣無所不在呀同學們

So why do we consider Friday the 13th unlucky?

所以，為什麼我們認定 13 號星期五不吉利呢？

Well, maybe just because we want to.

這個嘛，可能只是因為我們自己想相信

If you want to learn more about traditions, cultures,

如果你要知道更多習俗與文化

and how our bodies work in this crazy modern world,

以及我們的身體在瘋狂的現代世界中如何運作

you should watch more BrainStuff videos.

你應該多看看BrainStuff影片

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It's a very lucky thing to do.

這可是會為你帶來好運的

I promise.

我保證！