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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Folklore consists of culture, including stories, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions (including oral traditions) of that culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The academic and usually ethnographic study of folklore is sometimes called folkloristics. The word 'folklore' was first used by the English antiquarian William Thoms in a letter published by the London Journal Athenaeum in 1846. In usage, there is a continuum between folklore and mythology. Stith Thompson made a major attempt to index the motifs of both folklore and mythology, providing an outline into which new motifs can be placed, and scholars can keep track of all older motifs. Folklore can be divided into four areas of study: artifact (such as voodoo dolls), describable and transmissible entity (oral tradition), culture, and behavior (rituals). These areas do not stand alone, however, as often a particular item or element may fit into more than one of these areas. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Can you help me find this dream symbol in mythology or folklore? Q. When I was a young child, I had a terrifying dream of of being chased by a white feathered, long beaked, bird/man creature. Does such a creature exist in mythology or folklore? Does anyone have any insight into this symbol? Asked by Michael H - Fri Feb 1 01:16:52 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. were you ever chased by ducks at a pond? or any thing like that ? it might just be a old fear from when you were younger. i would look in to dream dictionay.com but there is such thing as a giant man bird out of Native americans flok lore The Piasa Bird was a petroglyph (a prehistoric carving, usually pictorial, gouged into a rock surface). According to legend, in the years long before the Europeans arrived in the Meeting of the Great Rivers area, the Piasa (pronounced Pie-a-saw) was a bird-like creature of such great size that it could easily carry off a full grown deer in its talons. But what concerned the Illini tribes of the region was that the creature preferred human flesh. The native people attempted for years to destroy… [cont.] Answered by josie q - Fri Feb 1 01:37:49 2008 Will you help to compile a list of the many folklore meanings of the pentacle & pentagram? Q. This is one of the true Mythology & Folklore questions I will post this day. I will give best answers, but I will ignore urls except as Sources. Example: A pentacle a door sign to ward off Witchcraft -- Middle Ages Example: A Pentagram is a Shield of Solomon used in exorcisms. Tiebreaker: Pentalpha? Asked by Terry - Sat May 9 18:57:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. There is so much history and lore surrounding the pentagram and pentacle that books have been written on the subject. I will only briefly touch upon some of the more basic points for this answer. These symbols are important to people who practice Wicca, Neopagan religions, or other forms of magick faith. The most well known form of pentacle the pentagram pentacle is the encircled star. The five-pointed star, typically encircled, symbolizes several parts of the naturalistic beliefs of these individuals. The terms are often used interchangeably, but in fact they have their own identity. The pentagram has had many different names and meanings throughout the ages. It can be traced back to 3500 B. C. in the Urak period in Mesopotamia. … [cont.] Answered by COA - Sun May 10 12:42:34 2009 What's the folklore meaning when a man has sex with a woman who is menstruating. Is there some magical folklo?
Q. Is there some magical folklore or story? Asked by locknkey - Mon Nov 2 19:39:06 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. if it is oral he secretly wants to be a clown... Answered by zaldor - Thu Nov 5 00:34:55 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "folklore"  blogs.bettor.com Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:35:06 GMT+00:00 bettor.com (blog) But, Cricket sure has its own folklore , one that cannot be taken for granted. The laws of cricket offer more statistics than a mayor at election time. ...  wtvr.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:07:28 GMT+00:00 wtvr richmond - It's a Family affair and you're invited to join the Elegba Folklore Society for their 20th Annual Down Home Family Reunion. ...  heraldsun.com.au Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:05:21 GMT+00:00 Herald Sun No, the highlight of this bit of Blues folklore came 20 hours earlier on the couch at his Eastern Suburbs pad, where a very hungover Finch was recovering ... From Google News Search: "folklore"  alternatiefkostuum.nl 480px x 360px | 43.30kB [source page] Volgende keer op deze manier http www alternatiefkostuum nl images collectie folklore folklore 11 jpg Laatst aangepast door namanamashii op Za Mrt 28 2009 3 31 pm in totaal 1 keer bewerkt  radioempire.it 378px x 440px | 49.60kB [source page] Manifestazioni estive Anche se non molto numerosi nella riviera jonica gli spettacoli e gli eventi sono risultati particolarmente graditi Si e appena concluso il XVII  modojuegos.zumodeblogs.es 500px x 434px | 69.00kB [source page] Yosihiki Okamoto cabeza visible de la compania Game Republic y productor de titulos como Devil May Cry o Resident Evil ha confirmado que el videojuego Folklore no va a contar con From Yahoo Image Search: "folklore"  mudcat.org unknown hu, 12 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GM I'm working on a project about . folklore. /the folk process as a sort of ecology - you know, evolution of songs, instruments diversifying into niches in different environments, that sort of thing - and I've forgotten all identifying ... From Google Blog Search: "folklore" Folklore, known in Japan as FolksSoul - Ushinawareta Denshō (ＦｏｌｋｓＳｏｕｌ -失われた伝承-, FōkusuSōru -Ushinawareta Denshō-?, literally "FolksSoul: Lost Legend") is a video game exclusively for PlayStation 3. This game article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Unsourced
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