This taboo stems from two kinds of legends:
First, it is said that Jesus had a dinner with his disciples before his death. The 13th person who attended the dinner was Judas, a disciple of Jesus. It was this Judas who betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities for 3 silver dollars, causing Jesus to suffer. The last dinner was attended by 13 people, and the date of the dinner coincided with the 13th, which brought misery and misfortune to Yezhi. Since then, "13" has been regarded as a symbol of misfortune. "13" is synonymous with betrayal and betrayal.
secondly, westerners' taboo "13" originated from ancient Greece. According to Greek mythology, there were 12 gods at the Havla banquet. During the banquet, an unexpected guest, Loki, the God of Trouble and Noisy, suddenly broke in. The intrusion of the 13th visitor caused Bert, who was loved by the gods, to die.
There are many and extensive legends of this kind, especially the legend about The Last Supper, which has been deeply rooted in the west, and Leonardo da Vinci also painted the famous painting The Last Supper, which is widely circulated. Therefore, "13" has become the most taboo number in the western world.
Westerners try their best to avoid contact with "13" because of taboos. In Holland, it is difficult for people to find the house numbers of Building 13 and Building 13. They replaced number 13 with "12A". You can't find 13 rows and 13 seats in British theaters. The French are smart, and there is usually a pedestrian passage between the 12th and 14th rows of the theater. In addition, people are also taboo to travel on the 13th, and even more taboo to eat with 13 people at the same table, and 13 courses are even more unacceptable.
As orientals, we are not shy about "13", but we should respect other people's customs in international communication. It is from this point of view that the magnificent Beijing Hotel in Beijing does not have 13 floors, and the elevator will have 14 floors after passing 12 floors.
according to my experience, it is not easy to understand the customs of various countries, because they are used to it and don't think it strange, but they often can't make sense. For example, in order to understand why westerners don't like "13", I asked a friend, the famous British contemporary sinologist John. He speaks Beijing dialect and knows China very well. One day I asked him, "Why don't you English like thirteen?" This question stunned him. He said, "It's hard to find out the reason. I have known since I was a child that I don't like 13, and I have never discussed it. I think this is what you call an established custom." Seeing that I was very dissatisfied with his answer, he asked me back: "Lao Wang, don't you know all the reasons for China's taboo?" Because I am an old friend, I am not modest. I am challenging. "I might as well give it a try!" I don't think I can't answer like you. I didn't expect John to give me an army: "Why don't you China people like 25?"