Overview
- With Tuesday falling on the 13th, outlets in Argentina and Spain published explainers and users on X revived familiar sayings and memes.
- The number 13’s stigma is linked to the Last Supper and Norse tales of Loki and Balder, with some esoteric commentary pointing to the Tarot’s Death card.
- Tuesday’s association with Mars, the Roman god of war, underpins its reputation for conflict in astrological tradition.
- Popular memory often cites the fall of Constantinople in 1453 as reinforcing the date’s ill‑omened status, alongside lore that mentions Babel or Judas.
- Reports contrast martes 13 with Friday the 13th’s Anglo roots in the Knights Templar and horror films, while stressing the superstition lacks scientific basis.