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[mabjustmab]

saw this and it delighted me.
note the knave of hearts

and the king of clubs. ^_^
that's a proper Hurdy-gurdy!

and the joker is playing a Bandura. I had the pleasure of seeing one of these at pennsic. the man was sitting under a tree playing the bandura all week long.

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/10/02/playing-cards-from-ukraine/

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[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

these even have a bit of tarot symbolism with the corresponding court cards

[mabjustmab.livejournal.com]

exactly! :-)