Advanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 15 image entries Contest Directions:
Today is Friday the 13th. It is said this day is an unlucky day. I always thought April 15th was the unluckiest day.
In this contest you are asked to photoshop anything connected to bad bad luck, superstitions, and Friday the 13th. Examples could be misfortune shown in paintings, art, photos, magazine covers, etc.
[ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: friday13th Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 4/13/2007 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 4/15/2007 6:00:00 AM
This contest is fueled by the following news:
Any Friday that falls on the 13th day of a month is considered an
unlucky day in English speaking countries. Germany, Poland, and Portugal
also share the same superstition with the English speaking world.
Interestingly enough, in Spain and Greece the same tradition of bad day
is on any Tuesday 13th instead.
Prior to the twentieth century people considered Friday an unlucky day
of the week, and 13 an unlucky number. However there's hardly any
evidence that these two superstitions were in some way connected to
each other.
So how did this phobia tradition started? While we don't have the
exact answer, the oldest theory says that Jesus
was crucified on Friday and was betrayed by his 13th guest - Judas - on the Last
Supper. The first mention of Friday the 13th in books dates back to
the 1900s.
Greece has this tradition on Tuesday 13th because on that day in 1204
Constantinople was ruined by the crusaders - the looting of the
glorious and prosperous city which was considered a symbol of
Christianity those days.
It is estimated that Friday the 13th costs US businesses over $800
million in lost sales and revenue, simply because many people would
not make an important purchase (e.g. car or house) or important event
(wedding, etc.) as they fear bad luck on that "black" Friday.
Many of these cautious people do not consider themselves superficial, yet they do not
want the bad Friday to ruin their days, so they act purely on
precaution grounds, and not out of phobia.
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Today is Friday the 13th. It is said this day is an unlucky day. I always thought April 15th was the unluckiest day.
