Friday the 13th

 Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is one of the most feared days by various people. They wear and carry good luck charms all day long to prevent bad things from happening. But the origin comes from the persecution of the knights Templar during the 14th century. The Knights Templar was a religious order of not married men. It was formed to defend the kingdom of Jerusalem and protect Christian pilgrims during crusades.
     The Christians donated their money and land to the order. It made the knights to become more wealthy. The Templars continued this for a while. While the knights were wealthy the King of France began to loose funds. He decided to go after the knights' funds. On a Friday the 13th King Philip IV demanded all Templars to be thrown into prison. These knights were then accused. They were accused of many crimes. Such as treason and heresy. The knights were not just arrested but they were also burnt throughout France.
     The pope disbanded the order because the whole mess had defiled his name. They were doing something that the church didn't exactly agree with so the pope disbanded it. After the Templars were disbanded they became the Freemasons. It mostly became a fearful day because the king of France wipeout most of France on Friday the 13th. People come up with many other theories. All of these theories cover up the origin of Friday the 13th.

Sources:
http://michaelspradlin.com/blog/2013/09/friday-the-13th-and-the-knights-templar/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/friday-the-13th-where-does-it-come-from-and-why-do-we-still-care-a7027366.html 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/160512-friday-13-knights-templar-superstition/