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[Ecthy]

1204 it was, 4th crusade

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Roland
I meant the exact day, not the event.

Err, my english must really suck.

Constantinople fell on a Tuesday. Greeks consider Tuesday the unlucky day in constrast with the rest of europe which considers the friday to be the bad day.

and both Greeks and the rest of europe consider the number 13th as unlucky but along with a different day because of the fall of Constantinople.

Tuesday the 13th for the Greeks. (because of Constantinople which fell on a Tuesday) Friday the 13th for the rest of europe (as to why for them, i dont know)

[Boris Godunov]

Coalition in a loose sense...wasn't it a Polish king who rescued Vienna, though?

[Roland]

The crusaders took (or at least invaded) the city twice. First in a byzantine power struggle 1203, then for themselves (or Venice, rather) 1204.

[Bereta_Eder]

Im talking about the fall of Constantinople to the ottomans though in what regards Tuesday.

[Roland]

"Err, my english must really suck."

My clarification was for Boris.

"wasn't it a Polish king who rescued Vienna, though?"

In 1683, Jan Sobieski had the pro forma command over an austrian-german-polish army, yes.

[Bereta_Eder]

oh okey dokey

[Roland]

"Im talking about the fall of Constantinople to the ottomans though in what regards Tuesday."

If it was definately about that, the 13 could come from the old calendar system. 29th is day 13 or 14 after the calendae, or ?

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Roland
"Im talking about the fall of Constantinople to the ottomans though in what regards Tuesday."

If it was definately about that, the 13 could come from the old calendar system. 29th is day 13 or 14 after the calendae, or ?

very interesting. i dont know.

[Roland]

Why don't you try searching some greek websites on why you have that peculiarity about tuesday 13th ?

[Bereta_Eder]

well it is not considered a peculiarity

rather the rest of europe's friday is

Im positive about Tuesday being the day Polis fell and thats why it is considered bad/unlucky. (Apofrada Imera in greek).

about the 13th im not sure.


and my broweser crashes if i open two windows at the same time since i erased the iexplore.exe

but i will though and i will post it when i do. promise.

[Bereta_Eder]

http://www.greekspider.com/superstitions/greek_superstitions3.htm

heres a web site with greek superstitions in english

i cant verify its accuracy.

will ahve to leave poly to find out more

[Ecthy]

Jan III Sobieski, soviel Zeit muss sein