LUCKY FRIDAY
MOST MARRIAGES ON WEDNESDAYS. So far as the British Navy is concerned, Friday cannot be considered an unlucky day, writes T.C.B. in the Daily Mail. It was on Friday, 29th Jully 1588, that the Spanish Armada was defeated; on Friday, 13th June , 1653, that Van Tromp’s fleet was smashed off the North Foreland. Blake won his greatest victory on Friday, 29th April, 1657, and on Friday, 30th July, 1779, the American fleet was defeated off the coast of New England. Rodney’s great victory over the French occurred on Friday, 12th April, 1782, and on Friday, 13th September, of the same year, the British Fleet destroyed the combined French and Spanish Fleets in the Bay of Gibraltar. A Friday saw the raising of the long siege of Gibraltar, and although Trafalgar was fought on a Monday, it was on the previous Friday th al the French admiral made the fatal decision to come out and give battle. Friday again, is America’s lucky day. Columbus sailed on a Friday, discovered America on a Friday, and returned on a Friday. The Mayflower made her landing on a Friday, and George Washington was born on a Friday. It was on a Friday that Burgoyne surrendered, and on the same day of the week that Cornwallis was forced to surrender. On Friday, 7th July, 1776, John Adams made the Declaration of Independence. Friday is supposed to be the worst day of the week for the theatre, yet in point of fact, Monday is the day when audiences are most difficult to please. On land Tuesday is decidedly the most unlucky day. Looking through various lists of tlisasters, such as fires, accidents, and crimes, I find that Tuesday shows a distinct preponderance in this respect. In one respect Saturday is the worst day, for it is l on the last day of the week that most crimes of violence are committed. Monday is the worst day for most tradesmen. Butchers, greengrocers, fishmongers, commercial travellers, and hawkers all agree on thus point. Saturday is the worst day for dral>ers and chemists, but, oddly enough, Thursday for grocers. Wednesday is a wedding day, more marriages being celebr .ted on that than on any other day of the week.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19240627.2.78
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 19281, 27 June 1924, Page 10
Word Count
372LUCKY FRIDAY Southland Times, Issue 19281, 27 June 1924, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.