subject: Cold Knowledge on Playing Cards or Poker [print this page] Poker is also known as playing cards, which is a kind of games with cards. Playing cards in the shape, size, numbers are developed from countries difference in early time, such as 22 cards in Italy, 32 cards in German, 40 cards in Spain and 52 cards in France to the 54 cards, founding in France and plus the red and black jokers in 1392. Since then, the number of pokers gradually developed into 54 in different countries.
Why are there 52 cards in poker design? Because there are 52 weeks a year, and one card represents one week.
Why is Poker designed to spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs four kinds of suits? Because there are four seasons a year.
Why do 13 cards are designed in each suit? Because every season includes 13 weeks one year.
Why is the Poker divided into two kinds of colors? The reason for this is that the two kinds of color could respectively day and night.
If you calculate the number of points for each suit (the "J" as 11; Q as a 12; K as 13), the total number is 91, while every season has average 91 days.
The total sum of the four colors, and plus the half of red joker and black joker is 365 which is equal with the total days of a year; treat the red joker and black joker as two points when the leap year.
Red joker represents sun and black joker represents moon in people's mind.
The four suits in Poker have different views. One is on behalf of the four industries (spades - a symbol of the military. Club-clover flower symbolizes agriculture. Diamonds - a symbol of artisan. Hearts - heart is the symbol of priest); the other comes from the divination objects (spades - olive leaf symbolizes peace; hearts - a symbol of wisdom and love; club - clover means luck; diamond - symbol of wealth).
The "J, Q, K" in playing cards are abbreviated from Jack (serve), Queen and king. Respectively, they represent the history of 12 persons, such as: K represents Charlie; Diamond K represents Caesar; spades K represents the biblical David and so on.
