1. THERE WERE 13 PEOPLE AT THE LAST SUPPER.
“最后的晚餐”里有13个人。
And tradition has held that the 13th to take their seat was either Judas or Jesus himself.
传统的说法是:第13个落座的人不是犹大就是耶稣自己。
2. TRADITIONALLY, THERE WERE 13 STEPS TO THE GALLOWS.
依传统,上绞刑架要走13步。
According to popular lore, there are 13 steps leading up to the gallows. Gallows actually varied wildly, but even then, the number was often brought up to 13.
根据流行的传说,上绞刑架要走13步。实际上,绞刑架形式各异,但即便如此,也往往要凑出13这个数字。
3. WOMEN MENSTRUATE ROUGHLY 13 TIMES A YEAR.
女人一年大约来13次月经。
Some suggest that the association with 13 being unlucky is due to women generally having around 13 menstrual cycles a year (based on a cycle length of 28 days).
有人说13会和“不吉利”相关,是因为女人一年大致会经历13次月经周期(以每个月经周期为28天计算)。
4. A WITCHES' COVEN HAS 13 MEMBERS.
女巫集会有13位成员。
Although a coven is now considered to be any group of witches (or vampires, in some tellings), it was once believed that a coven was made up of exactly 13 members.
尽管现在人们认为任何一群女巫(有的说法是吸血鬼)都可以组成集会,但大家从前相信集会一定是13位成员构成的。
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