Playing Cards on This Day in History

This Day in History: The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables on this day in 1630. For centuries many believed that the devil invented playing cards as they have been used in fortune telling (cards used to be called the Devil's Bible and later the Devil's Picture book). Cards were ideal for telling fortunes, for instance: The fifty-two cards represent the 52 weeks in the year. Thirteen cards in each suit represent the 13 lunar months, and the 13 weeks in each quarter. The four suits represent the four seasons of the year. The twelve court cards represent the 12 signs of the Zodiac. Number of pips on all the plain cards — 220; Number of pips on the court cards = 12; Counting each of the court cards as 10 = 120; Number of cards in each suit 13; Total equals the number of days in the year 365.

For more see Fortune Telling, Palmistry, Crystal Gazing, 60 Books on CDrom (Clairvoyance) 

See also A Concise History of Playing Cards
https://thebookshelf2015.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-concise-history-of-playing-cards.html

See also The History of Playing Cards by Astra Cielo 1917
https://thebookshelf2015.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-history-of-playing-cards-by-astra.html

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