Presentation on friday 13th , dchool assignement

1. Why Is my birthday so Special ??
By Edward J.N. CONLEY
Born: Friday 13th 1991

2. B3 Afra1d !!

3. Why is Friday the 13th a special day
??
• Friday the 13th is generally considered an unlucky
day : Why ?
– There are many different stories
– There is also the General Fear of the number 13 .
Note :
– Fear of Friday the 13th is called :“Friggatriskaidekaphobia”
– Fear of The number 13 is called : “Triskaidekaphobia”

4. Religious & Mythylogical
• 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus
Jesus’s crucifixion was the next
day, apparently a Friday.
• 12 gods were at a banquet at Valhalla when Loke, the
demi god of mischief who was not invited, turned
up, bringing the total number of guests to 13. He was
responsible for the chaos that led to the death of
one of the good gods – Balder – so all the gods
grieved

5. Knight Templar’s Story
• Oct. 13, 1307 ,thousands of Crusades
warriors, were imprisoned on charges of
illegal activities. Though the charges weren't
proven, more than 100 died of terrible torture
.

6. Friday the 13th virus
• The virus infected hundreds of IBM
computers across Great Britain, wiping out
program files and causing considerable anxiety
at a time when large-scale computer viruses
were a relatively new threat .

7. Implications of the fear of
Friday the 13 th ( & generally the number 13 )
• Most People are scared to fly : businesses can
suffer an $800-$900 million dollar loss on
Friday the 13th in the USA .
• Weird Fears .v
•  No 13

8. And More …
• Number Plates :
• The Market :
• there were a total of 16 Friday the 13th's with an average Dow
price movement of -17.92 points. The biggest gain was on June 13,
2008 (+162.76) and the biggest loss was on April 13, 2000 (-
209.04).

9. Reference list :
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47041410/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/darn-our-luck-its-banner-year-friday-th/