When is National Card Playing Day?
Thursday December 28thOn December 28th, National Card Playing Day encourages us to try a hand and play a game or two.
The Chinese started making games with money and other paper objects in the 9th century. These early playing cards have no resemblance to the sturdier European playing cards that appeared a few decades ago.
Card games are popular in a variety of shapes and styles around the world. The decks were divided into four types of coins, cups, swords, sticks, or batons from Egypt's intricate Mamluk designs to the appearance of the first playing cards during the Early Renaissance in Europe.
When is National Solitaire Day? Today's modern decks of playing cards were created primarily from these four suits. Theories include how the suits converted to hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs. The suits were converted to hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs. According to one theory, the suits represent the different classes of the era – clergy, aristocracy, military, and peasantry.
