# Why did/do people consider Friday unlucky?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810 "2007-08-16T13:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810/1 "2007-08-16T13:43:18Z")

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I know some people thought of Friday as unlucky because Jesus was crucified on a Friday, but I’m drawing a blank elsewhere. Why did or do people consider Friday unlucky?

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810/2 "2007-08-16T14:08:33Z")

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Never heard of that except when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. I think Fridays are great days, last day of the work week.

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**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810/3 "2007-08-16T14:22:47Z")

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Here’s what snopes has to say, FWIW: (Despite the title, it’s not just about Friday the 13th, but the whole Friday superstition)

> **[Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/friday-the-13th/)**
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> It's a question people appear to have pondered for centuries — so Team Snopes dug deep into the books and legends to find out.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810/4 "2007-08-16T14:55:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Captain Socks]  
I know some people thought of Friday as unlucky because Jesus was crucified on a Friday  
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And there I was, thanking God for it every week in my childhood (of course, at the time I assumed ‘He’ looked like either Urkle or Uncle Jesse)

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-people-consider-friday-unlucky/415810/5 "2007-08-16T15:00:25Z")

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Fridays are great, apparently the ancients thought not.