Tarot cards originated in Egypt or Italy, or other countries? It is said that the ex was used for gambling?

The origin of tarot cards is mysterious. We can be sure that Tarot is a popular card game in Italy in the15th century. Rich people spend money to make beautiful cards, some of which still exist today. Visconti-Sforza, which appeared at 1450 or earlier, is one of the earliest tarot cards and is very complete.

Later, in the 18 and 19 centuries, some famous occult scholars (who studied astrology and alchemy) discovered tarot cards. These people are fascinated by tarot cards and find that the pictures on the cards have great power. This is not just a card game. They revealed (or imagined! The "real" history of tarot cards links tarot cards with secret religious ceremonies, mystical philosophy, magic, alchemy and other mysterious things in ancient Egypt. They can be traced back to the beginning of12nd century, when tarot cards were incorporated into the customs of several secret societies, including the Order of Golden Dawn (Note: See Simon kuster's Tarot Cards: History, Mystery and Legend-Simon &; Schuster, Tarot: History, Mystery and Knowledge, 1992).

Although tarot cards are based on ancient mysticism, people's interest in tarot cards has continued to develop in recent decades, including many different directions. Many new tarot cards have been created to reflect these new ideas. For example, American Native Tarot, Herbal Tarot, Dragon Tarot and Japanese Tarot.