Other superstitions regarding 07/07/07

[jack_babalon]

As many of you probably know already, there has been a reported escalation in the amount of marriages scheduled to be performed tomorrow. This has been attributed to the widely held belief that July 7th, 2007 is an auspicious date, one that comes only once per century and bestows upon all endeavors that are begun on this day a kind of supernatural grace from the very heavens themselves (which might explain the dramatic drop in the number of Satanic weddings being held tomorrow).

One origin behind this myth purportedly comes from the hightened frequency with which the number 7 comes up in the Bible. Though perhaps true, biblical scholars are quick to point out that the appearance of the period, the comma, the semi-colan along with the word 'Ye' all dwarf the amount of 7's to be found in the good book. None of these, however are considered to be capable of producing randomly generated circumstances of a positive nature relative to the person experiencing said circumstances (or in the more common vernacular - "Good Luck").

But the July 7th, 2007 phenomenon isn't merely confined to the purely matrimonial. Here are a few other lesser known superstitions regarding 07/07/07:

~07/07/07 has been the traditional day when once a century, Jesus Christ sticks his head out of a hole in the ground on Mount Cavalry. If the Messiah see's his shadow then, as the legend goes, the rest of the century will experience warfare, plague and other blights too horrible to contemplate. If he doesn't see his own shadow then there will be an early Rapture and non-christians rejoice at all the ample parking and job opportunities now available!

~As some of my more Kabbalistically inclined readers are well aware of already, in Hebrew, letters are numbers. Each letter has a corresponding number, and meaning. The letter zayin has the number 7. Zayin means sword. This is why many occultists consider 07/07/07 to be an ominous date to challenge a Rabbi to a duel, sword fight or fencing match.

~ 07/07/1807: The Peace of Tilsit begins between France, Prussia and Russia. Napoleon and the Russian Emperor, Alexander I ally together against the British. A date named by the 19th century Britons as "Three Right Bastards In Need of a Solid Thrashing Day". The tradition continues even now in the 21st century UK where it is considered especially lucky for a British citizen to kick a Russian, Frenchman or Prussian right in the ass on all dates 07/07/07.

~ On this day, according to American folk lore traditions of the Appalachians, if a man walks past two hobos while whistling under a full moon at the intersection of two roads, then he will be allowed to ask of the Devil any three questions he may choose. However one should keep in mind that the Devil is under absolutely no obligation to answer any of these questions, but what counts is that he had a chance to ask.

~To some it is still believed that if you die on 07/07/07 that it was a sure sign you were condemned to everlasting torment in the fiery pits of Hell. Why? Because only 'bad people' were believed to have died on such an otherwise lucky day.

~According to a Papal Bull issued by Pope Valentinus the IV (aka 'The Boxing Pope') all Christians were allowed an indulgence, to be observed only on this most holy of days, to sodomize any given farm animal of their choice so long as that the farm animal not be of the same gender of the sodomizer, that the act was to be performed in front of three witnesses of good character and that the sodomizer agreed to marry the animal when he was done.

This is just one of many reasons it was believed the Vatican had Pope Valentinus poisoned at their earliest convenience.

Well that's all I could find on Google. Let me know if you Cat's know of any I might have missed.


Sorry folks but it's still 'unlucky' to go on a cross state shooting spree while dressed as a clown, even on 07/07/07... just ask our friend "Homocido" here!

Comments

[efire360.livejournal.com]

Well Dahling, 07/07/07 just happens to be the last day of the 666/2112 show at Seven Stages. Maybe I will get lucky.

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

If nothing else i'm sure your audience will be the lucky ones. Break a leg o' daring aerialist:)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

7/7/07 is considered extremely lucky in my household, because it's a date that kittenpants can remember easily. By the same token, 6/6/06 was pretty good, too, but not as good as 5/5/05.

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

06/06/06 left me feeling a little disappointed, like my first X Day when there were no Death UFOs using anti-Monument lasers to fuck up the countryside. Still agreed nowhere near as good as Geburah Day two Mays back. Lotsa fun, lotsa fun indeed.

[re-animating.livejournal.com]

So when do we find out if the Messiah has seen his shadow? I could really use the ample parking. I would truly rejoice! LMAO!

[jackbabalon23.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting for a report from my "people".