Javier Torres, 3CCH BA Report on the Tarot StandIntroductionThe aim of this report is to describe the services that took place in theTarot Stand of the Swiss Schools Halloween of the present !ear" ThepriceoftheStandandthepreparationstakentorunitwill alsobedetailed in the pertinent para#raphs" The students responsible for theStand were $arla and me %Javier&"ServicesThe Tarot Stand provided three main services for its customers' tarotreadin#s, palmreadin#sandlimpias%asortofritual cleanin#ofthesoul&" Tarot readin#s were performed usin# a standard tarot deck fromwhichthecustomerselectedfourrandomcardstobeanal!sedandinterpreted b! the Stands attendant( the limpiaswere performed b!placin# a )ower collar on the customers neck and chantin# improvisedmelodies to him*her while pla!in# two maracas wildl!" +alm readin#sfocusedonl!onthemostbasiclinesandmountsofthecustomerswritin#hand, whichwerealsoanal!sedandinterpretedinaver!#eneral fashion" Chiromanc!andtarotreadin#soften!ieldednotsoauspiciousresultsfor thecustomers, soit wasnot unusual for theinterpreters to modif! the predictions as to make them appear morefavourable" +reparationTo build the Stand, chairs and unfolded tables were stacked on top ofeach other, clothes were then draped over the structure to make it looklike a #!ps! tent" ,s for the attendants, we read some articles on theinternet about palmistr! and tarot to have the basic knowled#e of theservices re-uired to improvise them properl!" +ricesServices were char#ed di.erentl! dependin# on the amount ofcustomerswaitin#outsidetheStand" /nterin#thestandcost0fteenpesos( if business was thrivin#, onl! one service would be performed, ifbusiness was slow, all three services would be performed for the sameprice"ConclusionThe Tarot Stand was an esoteric attraction which provided threedi.erent services that entertained the attendants of the Halloween" Itwas not ver! di1cult to prepare and had sporadic periods of popularit!"2e the or#ani3ers found it fun and en4o!ed workin# in it"