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Tuesday the 13th in Hispanic and Greek culture

In Spanish-speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th (martes trece) is considered a day of bad luck.[15]

The Greeks also consider Tuesday (and especially the 13th) an unlucky day.[16] Tuesday is considered dominated by the influence of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology). The fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade occurred on Tuesday, April 13, 1204, and the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans happened on Tuesday, 29 May 1453, events that strengthen the superstition about Tuesday. In addition, in Greek the name of the day is Triti (Τρίτη) meaning the third (day of the week), adding weight to the superstition, since bad luck is said to "come in threes".[16]

Tuesday the 13th occurs in a month that begins on a Thursday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th#Tuesday_the_13th_in_Hispanic_and_Greek_culture

On October 13, 2020, Mars comes to opposition in Earth’s sky for the first time since July 27, 2018.In its smaller orbit around the sun, Earth will pass more or less between the sun and Mars at around 23:00 UTC (7 p.m. EDT, 6 p.m. CDT, 5 p.m. MDT and 4 p.m. PDT); translate UTC to your time. When Mars is at opposition, the sun and Mars are on opposite sides of Earth’s sky. Mars rises in the east at sunset, is at its highest at midnight, and sets in the west at sunrise. At this year’s opposition, in particular, Mars will be a fiery red and very wonderful sight all night long. Mars will be brighter at this year’s opposition than it will be again until the year 2035.

Opposition is a special time for any superior planet. Around the time of opposition, as Earth sweeps between the planet and the sun, that planet shines at its brightest in Earth’s sky for that earthly year.

Not all Mars’ oppositions are equal, however. This one is a very good one.

https://earthsky.org/tonight/mars-to-reach-opposition-october-13