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The tarot is a deck of 78 cards, many or all of which feature allegorical illustrations. The illustrations portray various characters and messages, and may be interpreted in various ways. These cards are divided into two sections, called the major arcana and the minor arcana.
The major arcana consists of 21 trump cards and the Fool card.
The minor arcana has 56 cards, which are divided into four suits of 16 cards each. The four suits are traditionally called Swords, Coins, Cups and Batons. Today, the Batons are sometimes known as Wands, …
