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| | History of Bridge: Card Game |
 | | Tarot cards, used for fortune telling, were introduced in Italy in 1440. |
 | | They see the four Suits as the four Seasons, the entire pack of 52 cards representing the 52 weeks of the year, and the 13 cards in each Suit being the same as the weeks in each quarter of the year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). |
 | | Bridge was derived from Russian Whist, called was called Biritch, meaning an announcer (players "announce or herald" their auction). |
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