Overview
- Salta’s provincial civil registry said couples kept their appointments and married on Tuesday the 13th, defying the taboo.
- The Buenos Aires provincial registry reported that in La Plata no marriages were scheduled for the date, highlighting local variation.
- Common practice reflects the saying “en martes 13, ni te cases ni te embarques,” with some people postponing contracts, trips, and other plans.
- Institutions often avoid the number 13—such as skipping 13th floors or airline row 13—showing tangible effects of the superstition.
- Explanations cite the Last Supper’s 13 diners and Tuesday’s link to Mars/Ares, while numerologists and astrologers recast 13 as transformative; terms like triscaidecaphobia and trezidavomartiofobia appear in coverage.