Symbolic meaning of number thirteen is surrounded with
controversy. Is it lucky? Unlucky? Only you can decide for
yourself this post and my other more detailed page on thirteen
may help you with your decision. For those of you who want fast,
quick references, the following attributes have been associated
with the number thirteen: This snapshot of meanings comes from a
variety of different sources. Its primary claim to foreboding
fame is the number thirteen’s association with the Last Supper
in Christian history. There were thirteen people present at this
gathering, the Christ and his twelve disciples. In France the
number thirteen referred to as le point de Judas, to mark
Judas’s betrayal of Christ. This term also suggests an omen as
Judas was the first to leave the table at the Last Supper, and
also the first to die. Also in France it is still the practice
to hire a quartorzieme, or a fourteenth guest to a dinner party
if only thirteen were in the original total. This is said to
assure a problem-free event.