Evil Friday the 13th picturesAdvanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 23 image entries
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Today is Friday the 13th - the day associated with bad luck and all things evil. It is estimated that US businesses lose close to $1 billion in revenues on each Friday the 13th, because people are afraid to make significant purchases (real estate, cars, etc.) on black and evil Friday the 13th. Some celebrities (e.g. Olsen twins) were born on Friday the 13th. Does it make them evil or just unlucky?
To observe Friday the 13th at Freaking News, photoshop anything evil, or anything connected to bad luck and superstitions. Some examples are: make evil characters out of any characters (celebrities, animals, puppets, etc.) - show them as witches, vampires, werewolves, evil clowns; photoshop broken mirrors, black cats, etc. We are starting this contest at exactly 13:00. Good luck to all entrants :)
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Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2
Started: 6/13/2008 1:00:00 PM, Ended: 6/16/2008 6:00:00 PM
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| | From the point of view of Americans, the most widespread superstition in the world - confidence in unlucky effect of number 13. Devil’s dozen or “baker’s dozen” as it is called in XIXth century. It appears that a custom existed to add a 13th bun free of cost if someone ordered a dozen. The tradition goes back to medieval Catholicism, where number 13 was considered sacred, as was symbol of Christ and 12 apostles. By the way, one of the most popular explanation for the reason of superstitious fear before devil's dozen is its connection with The Last Supper. As is known, Christ was crucified immediately after The Last Supper and from here supposedly originated the belief, that out of 13 persons who appeared to be around the table during meal, one will, certainly, die within a year.
Actually, it would be very difficult to establish from where the confidence in unluckiness of number 13 originated. But one thing is clear that this superstition is very young and it cropped up only in XIXth century and attained peak popularity in the beginning of XXth century and in present times, it gradually becoming inexistent. Moreover, presently, number 13 achieved the status of being lucky number especially among the neo-pagans, who link it with 13 day lunar cycle, with female deities and, at last, with menstrual cycle, which according to neopagans-feminists, is sacred. Triskaidekaphobia (scientific name for fearing the number 13, which appeared in the beginning of the last century, when, under influence of Freudian theories, it got into the category of phobias) was replaced by triskaidekafiliya, i.e recognition of devil’s dozen as lucky number.
Research of the peripetias, linked with number 13, as in the case of majority of studies from the area of cultural anthropology, is extremely captivating. It is possible to learn, for example, that belief in “Friday the 13th” - one of the various types of triskaidekaphobia– owing to its origin by stock gambler Thomas Lawson, who has written single and nowadays deservedly forgotten novel under the name “Friday, the thirteenth”. Belief in unlucky day and unlucky number have merged together and till now are inseparable. Well, well-known film of Sean S. Cunningham “Friday the 13th”, which was seen, probably, by all, has spread omen worldwide. Director admits that the name, which was successfully replaced already at end of shooting, became one of the deciding factors of success. The success of the movie was so huge that the belief in unlucky Friday set its roots even in Spain, where historically Tuesday was considered unlucky day, especially Tuesday the 13th .
It is known that fear of number 13 is so strong, that 13th floor was missed very often in American skyscrapers. Author conducted a study to find out whether 13th floor is missing in all the hotels of New York, and the study revealed that only one hotel “ Waldorf Astoria” has 13th floor. Possibly, one of the owners of hotel was a member of “The Thirteen Club”, which was extremely popular in the beginning of XXth century. Club, history of which can be found in the book, decided to fight against superstitions, especially, belief in devil's dozen. |
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