Folklore
cultural expressions of a particular group of people, manifested in verbal form (proverbs, jokes, legends, songs), material form (objects of art), customs (beliefs and ways of doing things)
(Redirected from Folk)
Folklore is the body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes.
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Quotes
edit- Folklore is artistic communication in small groups
- Dan Ben-Amos, Folklore in Context: Essays (1982), p. 14.
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