老外为何害怕黑色星期五？ 西方早有迷信认为星期五碰上13号容易发生意外和不幸。 The superstitious have long regarded Friday the 13th to be a day prone to accidents and misfortune. 有关黑色星期五的说法最早来自于基督教，耶稣就是在这一天被钉十字架的。 The roots of Friday as an unlucky day lie in early Christianity; it was the day on which Christ was crucified. 在英国，不同地区对黑色星期五有不同的说法。在萨默塞特郡，这天挪动床的人出海时船会转向。在坎伯兰郡，这天出生的小孩要安放在家庭圣经上。 In Britain there are regional variations. In Somerset, it is said that whoever turns a bed on a Friday turns ships at sea. In Cumberland, babies born on a Friday were laid on the family Bible. 在某些地区，第一次在黑色星期五这天就医是死亡的预兆，修剪头发和指甲也会带来厄运。许多情侣也避免这天结婚。 In some areas, calling a doctor for the first time on a Friday is a certain omen of death. Cutting hair and nails on a Friday is a certain path to misfortune, and many couples will refrain from marrying on a Friday. 约克郡有个传说，这天不能洗衣服。据说，耶稣在去往骷髅地时，一个妇人在屋外洗衣服，并讥讽地在他面前抖落一件湿衣服，因此所有在这天洗衣服的人都会遭到诅咒。 A Yorkshire legend has it that laudry should not be performed on a Friday. It is said that as Christ was walking to Calvary a woman washing outside her house derisively waved a wet garment at his face, leading him to curse her and all those who washed on that day in future. 有关数字13的说法也起源于基督教，这体现在耶稣与12名门徒共进的最后一顿晚餐。 Suspicion around the number 13 has Christian origins as well, reflecting the last supper where Christ dined with his twelve apostles. 1 罗马人也不喜欢数字13，认为这是死亡，毁灭和不幸的代号。 The Romans also disliked the number, believing it to be a symbol of death, destruction and misfortune. 许多房屋特别是酒店都避免使用数字13，比如伦敦的卡尔顿酒店就错开了第13层。 Houses often do not have a number 13, and many hotels, including the Carlton in London, miss out a thirteenth floor. 13个人一起用餐也被认为不吉利，第一个在餐桌上起身的人将会大难临头。美国的罗斯福总统特别相信黑色星期五的说法，他甚至拒绝在这天出行。 It is considered very unlucky for thirteen people to dine together, and the first to rise will reach serious misfortune - a superstition upheld by US President Roosevelt. He also refused to travel on Friday the 13th. 在《达芬奇密码》一书中，丹•布朗援引了14世纪圣殿骑士团首领杰克•莫莱受刑，那一天正是黑色星期五。莫莱诅咒了教皇和法国国王，并散布厄运。一些史学家称夏娃偷吃禁果，大洪水泛滥，修建通天塔都和黑色星期五有关。 In the novel Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown cites the 14th century execution of Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, which took place on Friday the 13th. He cursed the Pope and the King of France, spreading misfortune. Some historians have claimed it was the day on which Eve bit the apple from the Tree of Knowledge, the great flood began and the builders of the Tower of Babel. 2 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/9dedd630a32d7375a41780d7.html