Have decided to continue my blog with some historical background.
Tarot cards were the ancestors of modern playing cards. Tarot suits of cups, wands, discs,and swords evolved into hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades. A traditional tarot pack contains 78 cards - the modern deck of 52 playing cards is a shortened version. 26 cards were lost although the joker is kept but usually does not play.
Why were the 26 cards lost? Who abolished them? Probably Christian clergymen. The church felt that the cards conveyed a heretical message.
What was the message? Why did the church find these cards so threatening?
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