Reasons Not To Celebrate Your 40th Birthday

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

5 reasons not to celebrate your 40th birthday, even if you've already invited guests

Popular signs warn: it is better to refuse the celebration of the fortieth decade, otherwise - expect trouble. Why the 40th anniversary is considered a dangerous borderline: astrologers, esotericists and religious superstitions explain.

Bible connection

In the biblical scriptures, the number "40" in many cases is associated with calamities, trials and suffering. This is how many days the flood lasted, during which all living things were destroyed, except for the family of Noah. For 40 years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness in search of the Promised Land. The entire older generation that left Egypt with Moses died in this journey. Of the old men, only Caleb entered the promised land. Moses himself could only see the desired territories from Mount Nebo, and when he came down from it, he died. For 40 days Jesus Christ remained in the wilderness, undergoing trials and temptations of the devil.

The number "40" carries a negative connotation in church traditions and superstitions. It is believed that after the birth of a child, a woman is "unclean" and cannot cross the threshold of the church until 40 days have passed. For the same period, the soul of the deceased wanders the earth before it leaves it forever. According to superstitions, a person, crossing the forty-year line, is deprived of the guardian angel.

At the same time, the priests call the fear of the fortieth anniversary ignorance and superstition. According to the official position of the church, there are no prohibitions or special warnings for celebrating this round date.

Astrologers advise against

Astrologers recommend refraining from celebrating the 40th anniversary. According to astrological teachings, from 39 to 43 years old, a person is under the strong influence of Uranus and Pluto. Uranus is a symbol of sudden changes, upheavals and revolutions, Pluto is a powerful transformation and death.

Reaching the age of 40, a person enters a dangerous period of crisis. The risks of serious illness, bankruptcy, divorce, accidents, losses, trials and hardships increase significantly.

Scare tarot cards

In the Tarot deck, "four" is closely associated with death. The 13th major lasso Death depicts the letter "M", which goes back to the Hebrew letter "מ" (meme), corresponding to the number 40 and denoting death. The alignment in which the 13th senior lasso falls, predicts the inevitability of fatal events, loss, mourning, grief, death.

Esotericists do not recommend celebrating your 40th birthday, so as not to bring negative omens to life. The hero of the day seems to "rush" death.

Asian wisdom

The "four" is considered a bad number by the inhabitants of China, Japan and Korea. The fear of the mystical figure is so widespread that it is called "tetraphobia". The reason for the irrational fear is that the hieroglyphs "four" and "death" sound almost the same, differing only in tonality.

Fear of the magic "four" led to the fact that it was excluded from the numbering of houses, floors, rooms in hotels, as well as from telephone and car numbers. All complex numbers that include "4" are considered unsuccessful. Therefore, dates with "fours" are avoided.

Bad sign

Folk omens also do not recommend celebrating the 40th anniversary. It is believed that the negative is embedded in the figure itself. According to one of the versions, “forty” is interpreted as “term”. In the old days, few survived to this date, and those who crossed the line were considered old people. Another version interprets the figure as a combination of "rubbish" and "rock", which means "dirty fate" or "heavy inevitability."

According to modern superstitions, this holiday is especially dangerous for men. It is believed that those who celebrate 40 years on a grand scale will not live to see 50. Celebration is also unfavorable for women. According to signs, women who, with a holiday, draw attention to a crisis date, will begin to lose vitality, accelerating aging.