Why are 4, 13, 17, 39, and 666 considered 'unlucky numbers'?



There are various 'unlucky numbers' in various countries around the world, and some people feel bad when they come across these numbers in their daily lives, and some people try to avoid them as much as possible. A movie explaining such ``unlucky numbers that exist in countries around the world'' is available on YouTube.

Why 4, 13, 17, 39 & 666 Are the World's Spookiest Numbers - YouTube


Various numbers are considered 'unlucky numbers' or 'unlucky numbers' around the world.



For example, in Western European culture, '13'



'17' in Italy



'4' in East Asia



'39' in Afghanistan



Various numbers, such as '666', are disliked in large parts of the world, but the reasons for dislike of specific numbers vary depending on the culture.



Countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia dislike the number 4.



In Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, '4' is pronounced 'si'...



This 'si' is almost the same as the pronunciation of 'death,' so the number '4' is considered 'unlucky' in China, Korea, and Japan.



Countries with large numbers of Chinese immigrants, such as Singapore and Malaysia, also dislike the number 4 for similar reasons.



Because it is associated with 'death', room numbers with '4' are often skipped, especially in hospitals...



In Hong Kong, there are some high-rise buildings that do not have floors 40 to 49.



Also, in Cantonese, ``14'' means ``real death (certainly dying)'' and ``24'' means ``easily dying'', so it is avoided. Even in Japan, ``42'' is associated with ``death'' and ``49'' is associated with ``death,'' so they tend to be avoided, and

the fact that the license plate on the bus going to the hospital starts with ``42'' has caused controversy. In addition to cases where ``49'' is worn on the uniform of professional baseball players, it is almost always the case that non-Japanese players wear ``49.''



In China, it seems that land prices for addresses with '4' tend to be lower...



There are whispers that the number 4 was avoided when it came to attracting Olympic venues.



China hosted the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was also working to host the 2000 Olympics. However, the bid for the 2004 Olympics, which ended in a '4', was not made, and instead the bid was made for the 2008 Olympics, skipping one stage. It is said that one of the reasons for this is that there is a Chinese culture that dislikes the number 4.



The number ``13'' is generally disliked in Western countries, and is treated as a symbol of bad luck in movies such as ``

Friday the 13th ''.



There are various theories as to why the number 13 is disliked, but one of the most famous is that

Judas , who betrayed Jesus , was the 13th person to sit at the Last Supper the night before Jesus was executed. something like.



It is also said that it was on Friday, October 13th, 1307, that King

Philip IV of France attempted to destroy the Knights Templar and arrested all of its members, and from this point of view, ``Friday the 13th'' was also named. It is said to be considered unlucky.



The number 13 is considered unlucky, especially in the United States, with research showing that between 17 million and 21 million Americans believe that 13 is an unlucky number.



This movie points out that it's no wonder Americans believe the number 13 is unlucky. For example,

Apollo 13 was launched at 13:13 on April 11, 1970, but two days later, on April 13, an accident occurred when an oxygen tank exploded. Although Apollo 13 managed to return to Earth, Americans may be more likely to think of such cases and think that ``13 is an unlucky number.''



In Italy, the number 17 has been hated for a very long time.



It is said that the ancient Greek mathematician

Pythagoras hated the number 17.



The reason Pythagoras disliked '17' was because '17' was located between '16', which is the result of 4 × 4, and '18', which is the result of 3 × 6.



Additionally,

the great flood recorded in the Old Testament is said to have occurred on the 17th of a certain month.



Furthermore, if you replace the letters ``VIXI (Latin for ``I have finished living'', which means ``I am dead'') engraved on the tombstone...



It seems that '17' is disliked in Italy for various reasons, such as the Roman numeral 'XVII (17)'.



In Italy, room numbers and floors with '17' are sometimes avoided, and the Italian

airline Alitalia does not have seats in the '17th row'.



The number ``39'' is disliked in Afghanistan, but the exact reason why ``39'' became disliked is not known.



However, ``39'' is now considered a number associated with

pimps and prostitutes. One theory is that it was because a pimp in the Afghan city of Herat was driving a car with a license plate number 39.



Also, in

Pashto, a language spoken in Afghanistan and other countries, the pronunciation of '39' resembles 'dead cow,' which is a slang word for pimps, which is one of the reasons why the idea of hating '39' took hold. There is a theory that it is.



In Afghanistan, there are problems

such as not being able to find a buyer for a car with '39' on the license plate , and the trend of hating '39' is a problem for the car sales industry.



The Afghan government began issuing license plates starting with '39' in 2011, which corresponds to '1390' in

the Iranian calendar (Persian calendar) , but many drivers disliked license plates starting with '39', and in 2011 Apparently, he chose to pay the fine in order to forego the license plate that would be issued to him.



In addition, there have been incidents in which a person who became the ``39th candidate'' in a parliamentary election was harassed, and the candidate's bodyguard shot and killed the harassed citizen, showing that Afghans' hatred of ``39'' is quite strong. It has become something.



Among these hated numbers, '666' is the most hated number all over the world.



This is the '

number of the beast ' described in the New Testament book of Revelation , and is also called the 'number of the devil.'



The Book of Revelation says, ``Here is the need for wisdom. Let a wise man consider what is the meaning of the number of the beast; the number refers to man; and the number is 666.'' Over the years, 666 has been associated with various things, including the devil and anti-Christians.



The number ``1000000000000066600000000000001'' is said to be the ``most unlucky prime number'' discovered by mathematicians. '666' is located in the center, and when you turn over the total number of digits '31' surrounded by '13' '0' on the left and right ...



It will be '13'. This number is called

the Belphegor prime number , derived from the demon Belphegor , who corresponds to 'laziness' in the Seven Deadly Sins .



By the way, in China there is a number '8964' that cannot be searched on the Internet...



This is because it refers to

the Tiananmen Incident that occurred on June 4, 1989.



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