Why Tuesday, the 13th is considered the most recent day of “pafat” of the year?

Tuesday, the 13th, is considered by many to be the most unfortunate day of the year. For superstitious people, it's a full day of bans, full of <x0... ” and “mos”, as it's believed to bring misfortune and unpleasant events. Many avoid starting something new, traveling or even leaving home. For the most extreme superstitious, it is a day of abstention from any important action.

While in the Anglo-Saxon world the unfortunate “” is Friday, the date 13 in Greece is Tuesday's bad reputation, the 13th date. In some cases, bad luck is said to be avoided by a garlic to ward off evil!

The main reason for the negative daily load is history. In all, on May 1453, a Tuesday began the fall of Constantinople by the Ottomans, an event that for Greeks marked the beginning of a long and dark period. In fact, some even go as far as they can relate in 1453 to number 13, claiming mathematically incorrectly:

In Greek culture, 13 conflict with perfection of number 12. Number 12 is considered complete and holy: 12 are the gods of Olympia, 12 are the works of Hercules, 12 are the months of the year, 12 are the hours of day and night, 12 are Christ's disciples, and even the Gospels of the Great Thursday are 12. Thus, 13 comes to them “inhaled” this conclusion, to overcome it and to cause a symbolic rift. /Periscope/