Card Playing Day
About Card Playing Day
When is Card Playing Day? This special day is always observed on December 28
Card Playing Day is the perfect time to spend an hour or so playing cards with family and friends. And, it arrives at just the perfect time of year…….. a few days after Christmas. The holiday hustle and bustle is over. The kids are getting bored with their new toys. The December 28 holiday is the perfect time to turn to card games for a calmer, more relaxing, and slow-paced form of fun and entertainment.
Enter the world of card games. Cards have survived for centuries as a form of “play” and entertainment. Sure, there are a few serious gambling types among us, who view cards as a serious “business”. To most of us, card games are just games.
Spend the day playing cards with family and friends. If you have kids, make sure to play some age-appropriate card games with them. You’ll find quality time with the kids that will create many warm memories.
Important Tip: Many games have different variations. Make sure all players know and agree to the rules before you begin.
Did You Know? The casinos in Las Vegas use an estimated 27 million decks of cards a year.
Happy Card Playing Day. Now “go fish”, “hit me”, “double”, and “I’ll raise you two!”.
Other names for this holiday: National Card Playing Day and Play More Cards Day
Popular Card Games
Certainly, there’s no shortage of card games. Some researchers suggest there could be as many as 10,000 different games in existence. Although that number seems high, you get the point. there’s definitely no shortage of card games.
For Kids:
- Crazy Eights
- Go Fish
- Old Maid
- Uno
- War
For Adults:
- Bridge
- Canasta
- Cribbage
- Euchre
- Gin Rummy
- Hearts
- Pinnocle
- Poker
- Solataire
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- Uno
How to Celebrate Card Playing Day
Is there any doubt how you can participate in this fun-filled and relaxing holiday?
- Buy a new deck of cards.
- Play cards with family and friends.
- Organize a tournament. ridge, poker, and Texas Hold ‘Em are among the most popular tournament games. But, actually you can play any game you want. After all, you’re organizing the tournament.
- Learn a new game.
- Play an online card game.
- Give decks of cards out to people you meet.
Thought for Today
Only two groups of people fall for flattery – – men and women.
History and Origin of Card Playing Day
Despite our extensive research efforts, we have not yet identified the creator of this holiday. Nor, do we know why it was created. We can only speculate that the creator was either a card shark or someone else who loves to play cards.
The earliest reference we found to this holiday is 200y. At the time, the original title of this holiday was Card Playing Day. Through to 2014, this was the title. Then, in 2015, a few internet websites began to refer to it as National Card Playing Day. Now, the vast majority of internet websites include “National” in the title. But, the alteration obviously was not at the approval of the creator, as he remains unidentified to this day. With this in mind, we choose to call it by its original name that the creator chose for this day.
This Day in History
Additionally, here are some of the things that happened on this day:
- Citing differences with President Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun is the first Vice President to resign from office. (1832)
- The first U.S. test tube baby is born. She is Elizabeth Jordon Carr, born in Norfolk, VA. (1981)
- John Molson, founder of the Molson brewery, was born on this day in 1763.
More About Today
This Day in History – Indeed, many other important events occurred on this date.
Famous Birthdays – Find out who shares your birth date.
Recipe of the Day: May we suggest: Pepperoni Bread – A New Year’s party treat.
Also See: Holiday Recipes and Pumpkin Recipes Galore
Ecards – Send a free Ecard daily for Card Playing Day or just about any December calendar holiday, occasion, observance, or event. Without a doubt, it’s fun for both the sender and the recipient.
Holiday Insights, where every day in December is a holiday, a bizarre or wacky day, an observance, or a special event. Thus, please join us in the daily calendar fun each and every day of the year.
Did You Know? Furthermore, in addition to Card Playing Day, there are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events, and observances, more than one for every day of the year. and many of these holidays are new. People and organizations are creating new holidays regularly. December holidays are no exception. Consequently, at Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.
