Jakarta –
Have you ever wondered and wondered if a building doesn’t have floors? 4 and 13? Really numbers 4 and 13 are unlucky numbers?
Some people think numbers 4 and 13 is an unlucky number, so it’s not surprising that there are buildings that don’t have floors 4 and 13. After the 3rd floor, the building usually replaces the 4th floor with 3A or the 13th floor with 12A.
Or there is no house in the residential complex numbers 4 and 13. Is it true that the number brings misfortune and misfortune?
Indonesian feng shui master Yohan Suyanha said that this assumption was just a myth. In fact, there is no impact on this number, not to mention the bad impact on the residents.
“All good numbers depend on how we look at them. There are no bad numbers, if the numbers 4 and 13 are bad numbers, then why do the numbers 4 and 13 still exist today. It’s just a myth, ”Johan said in a note to detikcom.
Johan explained that there are always pluses and minuses in life, good and bad, including the defining numbers. All this can be resolved positively so as not to have a bad impact on society.
So far, Johan continued, most people think the numbers 4 and 13 are considered unlucky numbers. It cannot be scientifically proven because there are no standards.
“They only see and read in books and then draw their own conclusions and apply them in the field. But actually it is not. Feng shui studying Chinese architecture is not a myth, so it has to do with building design and architects,” he said.
like history numbers 4 and 13 are considered unlucky?
The origin of the number 4, which is considered an unlucky number, has to do with Chinese belief. Quote from Bloomberg: The Chinese are said to be very superstitious about numbers. Some numbers are considered lucky, such as the number 8. For example, an apartment on the 8th floor in China is considered to have a higher market price.
But the number 4 is considered unlucky because it is very similar to the word “death”. As a result, buildings in China skip the 4th floor.
Similarly, Chinese drivers avoid license plates ending in 4. It turns out that this seemingly innocuous habit has had a significant impact on traffic in Beijing. Meanwhile, license plates ending in 4 make up only 1 to 3 percent of all cars.
While the number 13 is considered unlucky in the West, especially in America. According to the University of California, researchers have estimated that up to 10 percent of the United States population is afraid of the number 13. This fear increases every year, especially if the 13th falls on a Friday, this fear is known as paraskevidatriaphobia.
It turns out that the fear of the number 13 can cost you over $800 million a year. This is because people will avoid getting married and traveling, and worse, they will avoid work these days.
The fear of the number 13 seems to be a basic Western construct. This is because in some cultures, such as the ancient Egyptians, the number 13 was considered a lucky number. Other areas also have their unlucky and lucky numbers.
According to the Stress Management Center and the Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, more than 80 percent of high-rise buildings in the US do not have a 13th floor, and most hotels, hospitals, and airports also avoid using room numbers and gates.
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