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•35 1979 Quiver Lake Central High School St. John, Indiana Volume 13
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triskaidekaphobia I You do too know what it means! Beginning with the cavemen, the number thirteen has been an intriguing quantity. Using each finger and the hands as digits, man could easily count up to twelve. But then came the mys¬ terious thirteen. Unable to associate thirteen with counting objects, the nu¬ meral was incomprehensible. Con¬ fusion and unknowingness produced the mysticism and anxiety surrounding thirteen. Thirteen has also been plagued with various bad legends. Odin, the Scanda- navian god of gods was hosting a party, a very special event with twelve of the most important gods invited. The fa¬ vored guest was Balder, the god of the summer sun, and Odin’s son. A thirteenth god Loki, god of destruction, was jealous because he had not been invited. He crashed the party, and aimed his fury at the handsome Balder, killing him. Balder’s death caused fear and animosity among the gods, ruining their quiet reign. They took their suspi¬ cion and anger out on their subjects— the Scandanavian people. This legend produced the dread of anything con¬ nected with thirteen, especially among the ethnic groups who believed the tales. Christianity also has prejudice against the awesome number, judas, the latecomer and thirteenth member of the Last Supper, later betrayed Jesus Christ. Even today, triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number thirteen) manifests itself in our everyday life. Many older build¬ ings are built without a thirteenth floor. That is, the floor is built, but on all registers and elevator buttons, it is knowq as the fourteenth floor. Hosts deny superstition, yet, they avoid in¬ viting thirteen guests to any party. They remember the adage: “When thir¬ teen meet, one will die by the end of the year.” Even the modernest of air¬ planes has neither a thirteenth row or seat. Airlines have found that the thirteenth row is very unlucky for them; passengers would rather miss a flight than be forced to sit in a “thir¬ teen” seat. Consequently, the company loses money, very unlucky indeed! Completely unsuperstitious individ¬ uals have united to form a club which campaigns against all types of unrea¬ sonable fears—especially superstitions. Yearly, on Friday the thirteenth, this club meets to dispute myths. Only thir¬ teen members are allowed to meet, each bringing his favored object, such as ladders, mirrors, even black cats. Surprisingly, many people look with fear on the club, saying that it tempts (ate. 2 Lucky thirteen
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