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Folklore and Local Traditions on Playing Cards

Folklore
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.

The study of such traditions in their living context – including how people actually use objects like playing cards in daily social life – falls within the scope of ethnography.

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