Friday is definitely a very relaxing and enjoyable day for many office workers. Because usually at the end of this day, there will be a colorful weekend life, and the work of the day is relatively small.
But in Western countries, there is a legend of Black Friday.
Simply put, Black Friday is the most unlucky day in the eyes of Westerners.
In Western religious beliefs, Jesus died on Friday, and 13 itself is a very unlucky number, so whenever Friday coincides with the 13th, it is the two most unfortunate days that coincide and become a super unlucky "Black Friday".
How did it come about
The reason why Westerners are afraid of "13" is that every 13th 12 witches will hold a carnival night, and the 13th demon Satan will appear at the climax of the party, bringing disaster to people.
Westerners also taboo "Friday", the Bible records that Adam and Eve stole the forbidden fruit on Friday, they also died on a Friday, and their son Cain also killed his brother Abel on a black Friday.
Therefore, there is no "13" floor on many floors in the West, and every Friday, many people do not go out at home, refuse to take the train and plane, and many commercial activities are suspended.
If the 13th happens to be Friday again, not to mention.
The effects of Black Friday
In the past, the British used to execute prisoners on Fridays, so Friday was also called "Hanging Day".
Many historical figures were also afraid of "13" and "Friday", and whenever on this day, Goethe always slept at home; Napoleon never sent troops on this day; Psmarck did not sign any documents on this day, even documents of insignificance.
And some famous historical events also happened to occur on "Black Friday", which made many Westerners more convinced of its curse:
Black Friday, 1969 – The Great Collapse of U.S. Financial Markets
Black Friday, 1937 – Japan launches the August 13 Incident in Shanghai
Black Friday, 1982 – The Fukushima War breaks out between the United Kingdom and Argentina
There are many such coincidence events, including natural disasters and assassinations, which make people have more associations.
Music "Black Friday"
In 1932, the French composed a piano accompaniment, the score of which was destroyed in 1945.
In the more than ten years that the song has been circulating, hundreds of people have committed suicide because they have listened to the song, and their last words are often that they can't stand the melody that is too sad. Many people have suffered from schizophrenia and depression after hearing about it. (Now you can hear it on a lot of music sites, and I've listened to it many times, and it's said to be a truncated version of the fix)
In fact, all fear stems from psychology, and in many coincidences and legends, the fear of "Black Friday" continues.