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The '''Tarot''' (/ˈtæroʊ/, first known as [[trionfi]] and later as '''tarocchi''' or '''tarock''') is a pack of [[playing cards]], used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play games such as Italian tarocchini, French Tarot and Austrian Königrufen, many of which are still played today. In the late 18th century, some Tarot decks began to be used for [[divination]], leading to custom decks developed for such [[occult]] purposes. | The '''Tarot''' (/ˈtæroʊ/, first known as [[trionfi]] and later as '''tarocchi''' or '''tarock''') is a pack of [[playing cards]], used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play games such as Italian tarocchini, French Tarot and Austrian Königrufen, many of which are still played today. In the late 18th century, some Tarot decks began to be used for [[divination]], leading to custom decks developed for such [[occult]] purposes. | ||
Like the common playing cards, Tarot has four suits which vary by region: French suits in Northern Europe, Latin suits in Southern Europe, and German suits in Central Europe. Each suit has 14 cards: ten pip cards numbering from one (or Ace) to ten, and four face cards (King, Queen, Knight, and Jack/Knave/Page). In addition, the tarot has a separate 21-card trump suit and a single card known as | Like the common playing cards, Tarot has four suits which vary by region: French suits in Northern Europe, Latin suits in Southern Europe, and German suits in Central Europe. Each suit has 14 cards: ten pip cards numbering from one (or Ace) to ten, and four face cards (King, Queen, Knight, and Jack/Knave/Page). In addition, the tarot has a separate 21-card trump suit and a single card known as [[The Fool]]; this 22-card section of the tarot deck is known in divinatory circles as the [[Major Arcana]]. Depending on the game, The Fool may act as the top trump or may be played to avoid following suit. These tarot cards are still used throughout much of Europe to play conventional card games without [[occult]] associations. | ||
Among English-speaking countries where these games are not played frequently, tarot cards are used primarily for novelty and divinatory purposes, usually using specially designed packs. Some who use tarot for cartomancy believe that the cards have esoteric links to ancient Egypt, the [[Kabbalah]], Indian Tantra, or the [[I Ching,]] though scholarly research has demonstrated that tarot cards were invented in northern Italy in the 15th century and confirmed that there is no historical evidence of the usage of tarot for divination before the late 18th century. | Among English-speaking countries where these games are not played frequently, tarot cards are used primarily for novelty and divinatory purposes, usually using specially designed packs. Some who use tarot for cartomancy believe that the cards have esoteric links to ancient Egypt, the [[Kabbalah]], Indian Tantra, or the [[I Ching,]] though scholarly research has demonstrated that tarot cards were invented in northern Italy in the 15th century and confirmed that there is no historical evidence of the usage of tarot for divination before the late 18th century. | ||