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why is friday the 13th bad luck?
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Buenchico's Wikipedia link devotes only one sentence to the order given by the king of France to arrest all of the Knights Templars in the kingdom on Friday 13th October, 1307, on the grounds of conspiracy against the state, heresy, and demon worship. There are many books that describe this event and its aftermath, such as The Da Vinci Code, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, etc. It would seem to me to be one of the most sensible reasons behind the superstition.
It does date back to Friday 13th October 1307, when Pope Pious issued a papal bull (an official order) commanding the arrest of the Knights Templar. The French King, Peter the Fair, was the main person to enact this order, because he owed the Templars a great deal of money. The Spanish monarch, though, being indebted morally to the Templars, arrested them, charged and tried them for heresy - but found them innocent. This led to the Grand Inquisition, which focused on the Spanish Templars, and is more commonly now known as the Spanish Inquisition.