From: Chaithanya <chaithanya@...>
Subject: FW: Unknown facts about Playing Cards
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Date: Friday, 28 November, 2008, 7:18 AM

 

 

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Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:20 PM
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Subject: Unknown facts about Playing Cards

 

 

Know your Playing Cards Cards Related Facts The King of diamonds brandishes an axe whereas all the other kings carry swords.   The King of diamonds is also the only one-eyed king and he is the only king without hands. All three Kings other than the King of hearts have a moustache. Only the King of spades faces right. Only the Queen of spades among all of the Queens faces rightward. All four carry flowers, but only the Queen of spades has a scepter. The heart and spade Jacks are one eyed and face one another in profile, whereas the other two Jacks are two-eyed and face each other in a ¾ view. The Jack of hearts alone carries a leaf, and each Jack holds a different object: a scepter, an axe, a sword or a spear.   Cards & Our Daily LIfe Here are some facts about a standard deck of Playing Cards mixed with our life. There are 52 cards in a deck and and there are 52 weeks in a year. There are four suits in a deck of cards: Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, and Spades. There are four seasons as well. There are 13 values in each suit: Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, and King. There are 13 lunar cycles in a year. There are 12 face cards in a deck and there are 12 months in a year and the 12 signs in the zodiac. There are 13 cards in each suit and there are 13 weeks of each season. A Deck holds 52 cards just as there are 52 weeks in a year. Count of all of the spots on the cards in a deck is 365, the number of days in a year. Meaning of each symbol in a standard deck of playing cards   Clubs represent the Warrior class; clubs being an early blunt weapon. Diamonds represent the Merchant Class; coinage being a commodity created by the middle class. Spades represent the Peasant Class, a spade is a small shovel used by farmers to dig in gardens. Hearts represent the Upper class, since love was considered an abstract concept that could only be appreciated by the rich and educated. There are other classes of course. Most notably the Artist class which may be represented by the Joker.    Visit www.Ace2Three.com to Play the 13 Card Online Indian Rummy. Play against Live Players and win free Prizes.

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