Folklore and Local Traditions on Playing Cards

Folklore comes in many forms. Sometimes traditional story-telling preserves legends about local characters or events. Folklore may be rooted in the traditional cultures of the peoples who settled in the area, or of the local, indigenous people. It may involve music, dance, belief, objects, customs and so on.

Æsop’s fables tarot
French-suited Æsop’s fables tarot produced by Leipzig Industrie Comptoir, c.1800-1825.

Baraja Acehucheña
Souvenir playing cards from Acehúche created by Nacho Julián, Spain, 2001.

Baraja Gaucha
“Baraja Gaucha” fantasy deck designed by Mateo Tikas Plechas for Argentina, 1998.

Baralla Galega
'Baralla Galega' designed by X. Cobas and published by Imprenta Comercial Imprent S.A., La Coruña (Spain) in 1983

Baraxa Galega
Baraxa Galega designed by F. Perez Llamosas and published by Naipes Heraclio Fournier, 1983.

Bharata Major Arcana Tarot
Bharata Major Arcana Tarot inspired by Indian art forms by Ishan Trivedi & Sunish Chabba, 2018.

Bharata Playing Cards
Bharata Playing Cards - Series 2, based on Indian folk art, published by Sunish Chabba, 2018.

Calavera Playing Cards
Calavera playing cards designed by Jirs Huygen for Cartamundi, 2015

Caperucita Roja
Caperucita Roja card game published by H. Fournier, 1981.

Casais Portugueses
Matching game by Majora, Lisbon, c.1970, featuring figures in national dress from Portuguese provinces and colonies

Chinese Dragon Robes
Deck featuring 54 different images of Chinese Dragon Robes that emperors, empresses and royal family members wear on important occasions.

Chinese Opera Masks Playing Cards 脸谱
Three different packs of cards featuring traditional Chinese face painting and Chinese opera masks.

Christmas 1980 playing cards
Festive courts on a Waddingtons pack designed to celebrate Christmas 1980.

Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier... card game published by Pepys Games, 1956.

Divine Art
Divine Art Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba & Guru Playing Card Company, 2016.

Easter Playing Cards
Egg-shaped cards with rabbit designs in soft, pastel colours for Easter.

Fairy Legend Misfitz
Fairy Legend Misfitz published by C W Faulkner & Co Ltd, c.1908.

Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales published by C.W. Faulkner & Co., c.1903.

Fairy Tales
the Game of Fairy Tales published by Multum in Parvo Co,, from 1896

Fairy Tales
German Fairy Tales Card Game.