Friday the 13th Trivia
It's Philip V, (1292-1322) King of France to your right.
This is interesting.
The fear of Friday the 13th is called "paraskavedekatriaphobia" [whew],
a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví
(meaning Friday), and dekatreis (meaning thirteen), attached to
phobía (meaning fear).
This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia
(fear) of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia.
There are many theories of why the occurrence of the date of the thirteenth
coupled with the day, Friday, is considered unlucky, but my favorite explanation
is due to this event: King Philip V (King of France), was threatened by the power
that the order of the Knights Templar had gained and was eager to acquire their
wealth, so King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar
in France on Friday, October 13, 1307. The mass arrest resulted in the mass
execution of most members of the order although it is believed some escaped
and went underground for the rest of their days. King Philip’s actions resulted
in the demise of the Order of the Knights Templar for all time.
happy friday to you all! Shall we all raise a glass in honor of the demise of french tyrants?
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