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.
Rapalje
Promotional pack for a Dutch Celtic folk band which performs Irish, Scottish and Dutch folk music, c.2004.
Recado de Bastos - Gaucho Scrapbook
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by Simon Wintle
Recado de Bastos (‘Gaucho Scrapbook’) Gaucho-themed deck from Argentina, 2006
Rihards Zarinš
Playing cards designed by Rihards Zarinš, 1921. Latvian indices and with heraldic and hunting motifs reminiscent of the countries' ancient history and folklore.
Scottish Legends
Scottish Legends playing cards illustrated by Mark Oxbrow. published by R Somerville, Edinburgh, 1998.
Sprookjes Kwartet
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by Simon Wintle
Fairy Tales quartet published by Heinrich Schwarz + Co for Dutch market, c.1970.
Stefans Bercs
In 1923 a competition was announced for a new Latvian pack. The winner of this competition was Stefans Bercs.
Teen Patti Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Anjali DSouza, an illustrator from Chennai, India has designed a pack of cards using Indian truck art and the Indian folk art as inspiration.
The Firebird playing cards
Exquisite designs with characters and scenes from Russian folk tales by the artist Yury Shakov.
The Lord of the Rings Tarot Deck & Card Game
The Lord of the Rings Tarot Pack by Terry Donaldson and artist Peter Pracownik. Published 1997 by U.S. Games Systems.
Ukrainian souvenir playing cards
Ukrains’ki karti gral’ni suvenirni / Ukrainian souvenir playing cards designed by Andrii Letn’ov, c.2012.
