What exactly is Friday The 13th? Some people consider it to be a regular day, while others consider it to be the most unlucky day in America and also several parts of the world. Friday The 13th is like any other superstition of bad luck. For example, some popular superstitions considered “unlucky” are opening an umbrella inside, walking under a ladder, and crossing a black cat. Still, Friday The 13th is the most popular. Therefore, with that information here is the origin on Friday The 13th and how it came to be.

According to History.com, it states, “According to biblical tradition, 13 guests attended the Last Supper, held on Maundy Thursday, including Jesus and his 12 apostles (one of whom, Judas, betrayed him). The next day, of course, was Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. The seating arrangement at the Last Supper is believed to have given rise to a longstanding Christian superstition that having 13 guests at a table was a bad omen, specifically, that it was courting death.”

Now we will get some students’ opinions on Friday The 13th.

Sophomore Yasmin Castro said, “I do not believe in Friday The 13th because I don’t believe that superstitions are real.”

According to junior Julia Lawrence, “I do not believe because nothing has ever happened to me on Friday The 13th, I’ll believe it when I see it.”

Lastly, senior Samuel Sepulveda says, “I think it is real because of the movie.”