The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.
Der traditionelle Glaube, die Mythen, die Erzählungen und die Praktiken eines Volkes, die mündlich überliefert werden.
The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics.
Die vergleichende Untersuchung des Volkswissens und der Volkskultur. Auch Folkloristik genannt.
A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.