Historic Tarot : What We Do NOT Know.

Rosanne

Thanks Huck. Ergot poisoning I wonder for Saint Vitus's Dance? Anyway we have had episodes of mass hysteria, even today. You say the Horse and 10 = thirteen went missing, well - could that be seen as upper marshal on Horse=Death?
Anyway I am interested in Virgin as 2. Also your mail order bride comment? Mailehen
Interesting!
~Rosanne
 

Huck

A sort of St. Vitus dancing we have with modern rock concerts and in the festivities of Cologne carnival.
One doesn't find so much about carnival or Fastnacht during 14th century, it seems to have developed stronger forms in 15th century, merging from celebrations of the feast of the fools (which happened in winter, but were successfully prohibited around 1450) and perhaps also taking something from midsummer activities.
In Cologne we have this once in two weeks, when the 1. FC Köln has his home play in the Football league. Not all visitors (50.000 usually), but the famous Südkurve is under this aspect rather unbelievable. It's naturally better, if the FC wins, but it may happen, what will happen, there's always big Motion.

The people had in 14th century a lot of stress cause of the plague, and possibly a lot of financial luck by the plague (enough People died, and the survivors profited from the plague). This caused, that the working class demanded with success more rights and more money). Religious processions with ecstatic elements were not rare. The Flagellanten had a great time in 1350, but they were just in 1376 in Aachen, so that the emperor and the crowning of the young king had to wait, till they stopped.
Likely they felt inspired by great public events to have their shows just then.

The time, when the playing cards developed some strength (in the late 1370s), saw a lot of deaths of crowned regents, nearly everywhere in Europe. This might be part of the "chaos" in this time (naturally, a new regent always disturbed the "old order"). In the same time (1377) the pope returned to Rome.