Folklore Meaning In English

Noun the traditional beliefs legends customs etc of a people.

Folklore meaning in english. In chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune. Cobuild advanced english dictionary. Webster s new world college dictionary 4th edition. Folklore is the traditional stories customs and habits of a particular community or nation. Paul bunyan is a figure from folklore. Definition of folklore folklore is oral history that is preserved by the people of the culture consisting of traditions belonging to a specific culture. Ancient folklore has it that even setanta was legless more than once.

The traditional stories and. 1 the traditional beliefs customs and stories of a community passed through the generations by word of mouth. Foʊklɔːʳ uncountable noun. A branch of knowledge that deals with folklore a specialist in folklore. The official figure was fifteen rebels dead but later local folklore had it as high as seventy. Traditional customs tales sayings dances or art forms preserved among a people the coyote appears in much of native american folklore. The traditional stories and culture of a group of people.

All of the unwritten traditional beliefs legends sayings customs etc. These traditions usually include music. The study and scientific investigation of these. Copyright 2010 by houghton mifflin harcourt. The study of such lore. The time is the 1920s and hurston the character is in town to collect local folklore. A body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.