halk bilgisi

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folklore
The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population
the unwritten literature (stories and (Atasözü)s and riddles and songs) of a culture
(Traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people; legends, myths, mythologies, mythos; Glooscap, Kluskap, Kulpujot, Mikjikj, Caloo, star husbands, etc ; customs, folkways, sagas, superstitions, tales, teachings, lessons, traditional stories, traditional beliefs, traditional religious beliefs, traditional teachings; history, tradition ) See also: Spirituality, philosophy and religion; Petroglyphs and hieroglyphs; Narratives and literature
Folklore is the traditional stories, customs, and habits of a particular community or nation. In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune. the traditional stories, customs etc of a particular area or country. Oral literature and popular tradition preserved among a people. It may take the form of fairy tales, ballads, epics, proverbs, and riddles. Studies of folklore began in the early 19th century and first focused on rural folk and others believed to be untouched by modern ways. Several aims can be identified. One was to trace archaic customs and beliefs. In Germany Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their classic collection of fairy tales in 1812. James George Frazer's The Golden Bough (1890) reflects the use of folklore as a tool to reconstruct ancient beliefs and rituals. Another motive for the study of folklore was nationalism, which reinforced ethnic identity and figured in struggles for political independence. The catalog of motifs of folktales and myths developed by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson encouraged comparisons of variants of the same tale or other item from different regions and times. In the mid-20th century, new trends emerged. Any group that expressed its inner cohesion by maintaining shared traditions qualified as a "folk," whether the linking factor be occupation, language, place of residence, age, religion, or ethnic origin. Emphasis also shifted from the past to the present, from the search for origins to the investigation of present meaning and function. Change and adaptation within tradition were no longer necessarily regarded as corruptive
{i} legends and beliefs of a people or particular culture (originally passed down orally from generation to generation)
The expression in a variety of art forms of a body of custom and tradition built up by a community or ethnic group It is the traditional, non-institutional part of culture (PLHP)
of or pertaining to folklore
Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people

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