Section: 13 - A curse or a blessing? | Wall of Numbers: Numbers in language and culture (35 min.) | Online Campus

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  Numbers are not only useful for calculations and the quantitative representation of things, they also represent values, stories and myths. Each culture has its own legends and meanings associated with certain numbers. While the number "13" is considered a particularly unlucky number in many places, this number is considered to be very lucky in Italy, for example. The belief in the significance of numbers can go so far that certain seat numbers do not exist in aeroplanes or the numbers of floors in lifts skipping a supposedly ill-fated number. So, exploring the meaning associated with numbers can provide an interesting insight into the mythology of different cultures. And who knows whether everything is truly just superstition...?
  If you are interested in this topic, you can find more information here:
  EN: The Meaning of Numbers Among Different Cultures - Day Translations Blog
  EN: Symbolic Numbers From Around The World (davestravelpages.com)
  DE: Aberglaube: Andere Länder, andere Unglückszahlen - WELT