folklore

[US]/ˈfəʊklɔː(r)/
[UK]/ˈfoʊklɔːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community or culture

Example Sentences

a study of Cherokee folklore and folkways.

a folklore society; a society of bird watchers.

a character in American folklore

Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.

The victory became part of sporting folklore.

Hardy put the symbol art and the strength of tragedy the biography element the folklore and the romantism together with the realism.

This village has its own traditional dress,cuisine,folklore and handicrafts.

According to popular folklore, anyone who owns such a picture will have bad luck.

Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs.

Londonshamisenclub - retro-electro world music A world music group of mandola, darbuka and sax - playing original materials and rearranged folklore...

Real-world Examples

Ancient Kenyan folklore says that elephants are scared of bees.

Source: 6 Minute English

Yeah. Yeah, sure. It's probably just stupid folklore anyways. Forget it.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

The origin of local folklore and myths.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Peter made a speech on Chinese folklore.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

According to folklore, Santa Claus' sleigh is pulled by eight flying reindeer.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

The idea originated in German folklore.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

They establish chairs in German folklore.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Paul Bunyan is a famous lumberjack in American folklore.

Source: U.S. Route 66

The cowboy is an important part of American folklore.

Source: Western Exploration of the United States

This is a really interesting kind of Hollywood folklore.

Source: Connection Magazine

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