Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. [1] . This includes oral traditions such as tales, myths, legends, proverbs, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. [2][3] This also includes material culture, such as traditional building styles common to the group.

2020年7月10日 · Every culture has its own folklore. But what exactly is folklore, and what different types can you identify? Keep reading to learn the meaning and types of folklore as well as examples of folklore from around the world. Folklore is made of two words: folk, which means regional people, and lore, which means stories.

2025年1月31日 · The concentration in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard provides students with a general knowledge of the materials of folklore and mythology, its genres and divisions, and the various kinds of intellectual approaches to the materials that have been, and still are, used to understand and interpret them.

Welcome to World Folklore, which features folktales from around the globe. From Aesop's fables to fairy tales, from Thor's Wedding to the Screaming Tunnel, we've got funny short stories, scary ghost stories and popular folktales for everyone to enjoy.

2024年7月22日 · Folklore encompasses a wide range of cultural expressions like tales, music, dance and superstitions passed down through generations. It is classified into verbal folklore (stories, proverbs, songs), customary folklore (rituals, festivals) and …

What is folklore? Defining Folklore. One of the best known explanations of folklore is found in Alan Dundes’ brief essay, “What Is Folklore?” Dundes disputes the notion that “folk” should be automatically identified with peasant or rural groups, or with people from the past.

Folklore is our cultural DNA. It includes the art, stories, knowledge, and practices of a people. While folklore can be bound up in memory and histories, folklore is also tied to vibrant living traditions and creative expression today.

2023年9月6日 · Folklore is an umbrella term encompassing traditional beliefs, customs, tales, and practices passed down within a community or culture through word of mouth (Bronner, 2016). It includes a range of elements from oral narratives (like myths, legends, and folktales) to customs, beliefs, and core values (Tursunovich, 2023).

2025年1月2日 · Folkloristics, the study of Folklore, is the study of human expressive culture, and includes myths, legends, folk- and fairy-tales, jokes, proverbs, jump-rope rhymes, material culture, and much more.

2025年1月31日 · The things which folklorists research fall broadly into three categories -- oral traditions, rites and practices, and artifacts (sometimes referred to as verbal lore, customary lore, and material lore).