Kare Kano
Villanueva, Reddi H. 201A –BS Management Psychology
Oral tradition, oral culture and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another.[1] [2] The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants. In this way, it is possible for a society to transmit oral history, oral literature, oral law and other knowledges across generations without a writing system.
Myth an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence
Legend
An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical.
Fables a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
What is Folklore?
The term folklore is generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people which have beem disseminated in an informal manner -- usually via word of mouth, although in modern times the Internet has become a pivotal source for folklore. The term folklore may also be used to define the comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.
The term "folklore" was first coined by William J. Thoms in 1846. Thoms was a Britist antiquarian who wanted a simple term to replace various awkward phrases floating around at the time to discuss the same concept; phrases such as "popular antiquities", "the lore of the people", and "the manners, customs, observances, supersitions, ballads, proverbs etc, of the olden times".
What is a folktale? (folk tale)
A folktale is a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition. Folktales possess many or all of the characteristics listed below.
Are generally part of the oral tradition of a group.
Are more frequently told than read
Are passed down from one generation to another
Take on the characteristics of
Oral tradition, oral culture and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another.[1] [2] The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants. In this way, it is possible for a society to transmit oral history, oral literature, oral law and other knowledges across generations without a writing system.
Myth an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence
Legend
An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical.
Fables a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
What is Folklore?
The term folklore is generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people which have beem disseminated in an informal manner -- usually via word of mouth, although in modern times the Internet has become a pivotal source for folklore. The term folklore may also be used to define the comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.
The term "folklore" was first coined by William J. Thoms in 1846. Thoms was a Britist antiquarian who wanted a simple term to replace various awkward phrases floating around at the time to discuss the same concept; phrases such as "popular antiquities", "the lore of the people", and "the manners, customs, observances, supersitions, ballads, proverbs etc, of the olden times".
What is a folktale? (folk tale)
A folktale is a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition. Folktales possess many or all of the characteristics listed below.
Are generally part of the oral tradition of a group.
Are more frequently told than read
Are passed down from one generation to another
Take on the characteristics of