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1. Folklore: Folklore, a term invented in 1846 by Mr W. Thoms as a designation for the traditional learning of the uncultured classes of civilized nations. The word has been adopted in this sense into many foreign languages; it is sometimes regarded ... [100%] 2022-09-02
2. Folklore: Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, superstitions, and so forth, common to a particular population, that comprise the traditions of that culture, subculture, or group. Scholars who study folklore are often ... [100%] 2023-02-03
3. Folklore: Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes tales, myths, legends, proverbs, poems, jokes and other oral traditions. (Social) [100%] 2023-11-06 [Folklore]
4. Folklore: Folklore is the broad mass of myths, legends, stories, customs, and superstitions that built up over the centuries among local communities and human cultures. It includes traditions such as wedding and funeral rituals, and customary building and decorative arts, and ... [100%] 2023-12-04 [Culture] [Folklore]...
5. Folklore: Folklore is the whole of oral traditions shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes tales, myths, legends, proverbs, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. (Expressive culture shared by particular groups) [100%] 2023-10-17 [Folklore] [1840s neologisms]...
6. Folklore: Folklore : The body of myths, legends, and traditional beliefs of a people or the study of those beliefs. [100%] 2023-06-23
7. Folklore (horse): Folklore (born 2003) is a retired American Thoroughbred racing filly. In 2005, she won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and won an Eclipse Award for champion juvenile filly of 2005. (Horse) [70%] 2024-02-04 [2003 racehorse births] [Thoroughbred family 1-x]...
8. Medieval Folklore: Medieval folklore is a body of work, originally transmitted orally, which was composed between the 5th and 15th centuries CE in Europe. Although folktales are a common attribute of every civilization, and such stories were being told by cultures around ... [70%] 2019-02-19
9. Folklore studies: Folklore studies, also known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom , is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s ... (Social) [70%] 2023-09-29 [Folklore] [Mythography]...
10. Folklore Taiwan: Folklore Taiwan was first launched on July 10, 1941, and ceased publication on February 1, 1945. 44 issues were published in total (the last issue was not published due to the critical stage of the Second World War). [70%] 2024-01-09 [Magazines] [Magazines established in 1941]...
11. Folklore Institute: Folklore Institute refers to the folklore studies program of Indiana University Bloomington (USA). The Folklore Institute, together with the Ethnomusicology Institute, constitute the larger Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. (Organization) [70%] 2023-11-05 [Mythography]
12. Folklore (video game): {{multiple issues| Folklore is a 2007 action role-playing video game developed by Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game is set in Ireland and the Celtic Otherworld of Irish mythology, centering on a young woman named ... (Software) [57%] 2023-12-17 [Action role-playing video games] [Fantasy video games]...
13. Lechovo Folklore Museum: Lechovo is a historic village on the Kastoria–Amyndaio road, near the Kleissoura pass. In 1977, the Prophet Elijah Association of Lehovites started to collect artefacts of folk culture and ecclesiastical objects and to put together its folklore collection. [57%] 2023-12-10 [Folk museums in Western Macedonia]
14. American Folklore Society: The American Folklore Society (AFS) is the United States -based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada , and around the world, which aims to encourage research, aid in disseminating that research, promote the responsible application of that ... (Organization) [57%] 2023-11-27 [Folklore]
15. Võru Folklore Festival: Võru Folklore Festival (Estonian: Võru folkloorifestival) is an international festival which is focused on folklore-related activities and takes place annually in Võru, Estonia. This festival is the oldest and biggest annual folk festival in Estonia. (Social) [57%] 2023-12-11 [Folklore]
16. Sarakatsani Folklore Museum: The Sarakatsani Folklore Museum (Greek: Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Σαρακατσάνων) is a museum dedicated to the history and traditions of the Sarakatsani group native to northern Greek Macedonia. The museum was established in Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece in 1979. [57%] 2023-12-09 [Folk museums in Central Macedonia] [Museums in Serres]...
17. Folklore of Sarajevo: As a historic city, Sarajevo has numerous myths and folklore. The character Nasrudin Hodža is popular throughout the former lands of the Ottoman Empire, and Sarajevo is no exception. [57%] 2023-11-30 [Culture in Sarajevo] [European folklore]...
18. Estonian Folklore Archives: The Estonian Folklore Archives (EFA) is the central folklore archives in Estonia. The Archives functions currently as the subdivision of the Estonian Literary Museum but it was established in 1927 as the division of the Estonian National Museum. (Archive in Tartu, Estonia) [57%] 2023-12-11 [20th-century establishments in Estonia] [Archives in Estonia]...
19. Panagitsa Folklore Museum: The Panagitsa Folklore Museum was created by the Cultural Society of Pontic Greek refugees of Akrita Panagitsa in a room in the Community Hall of the village. Panagitsa is a village at a distance of 10 kilometres from the junction ... [57%] 2023-12-10 [Folk museums in Central Macedonia] [Pontic Greeks]...
20. Loktak Folklore Museum: The Loktak Folklore Museum (Meitei: Loktak Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) or the Thanga Folklore Museum (Meitei: Thanga Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is a folk museum in Thanga Island in the Loktak lake of Manipur, India. It cares for and displays ... (Folklore museum in Manipur) [57%] 2023-12-11 [Meitei folklore in popular culture] [Museums in Manipur]...
21. Petrokerasa Folklore Museum: The Petrokerasa Folklore Museum (aka the Folklore Museum of Petrokerasa) is located in the village of Petrokerasa, Thessaloniki, Greece. It is situated in the highlands north of the Chalkidiki peninsula. [57%] 2023-12-10 [1976 establishments in Greece] [Museums established in 1976]...
22. Texas Folklore Society: The Texas Folklore Society is a non-profit organization formed on December 29, 1909, in Dallas, Texas. According to John Avery Lomax, the first print collection included "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens, cures and peculiar customs; legends ... [57%] 2023-12-09 [Texas folklore] [501(c)(3) organizations]...
23. Jaisalmer Folklore Museum: The Jaisalmer Folklore Museum is a natural history museum located on the banks of Garsisar Lake, in Mehar Bagh Garden, Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The museum was founded by NK Sharma. [57%] 2024-01-09 [Museums in Rajasthan] [Natural history museums in India]...
24. Estonian Folklore Archives: The Estonian Folklore Archives (EFA) is the central folklore archives in Estonia. The Archives functions currently as the subdivision of the Estonian Literary Museum but it was established in 1927 as the division of the Estonian National Museum. (Social) [57%] 2023-10-18 [Folklore]
25. Wiki Loves Folklore: Wiki Loves Folklore (WLF) is an annual international photographic competition held during the month of February, organised worldwide by Wikimedia community members with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates and Wikipedians across the globe. Participants take pictures of local folk ... (Annual photography contest) [57%] 2023-12-10 [Recurring events established in 2019] [Wiki communities]...
26. Folklore Fellows’ Communications: Folklore Fellows’ Communications (FFC) ist der Titel einer seit 1910 von der Finnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften edierten Reihe für Folkloristik. Als Instrument der internationalen Erzählforschung dient sie vor allem dazu, Typen- und Motiv-Verzeichnisse (insbesondere für Märchen und Sagen) zu ... [57%] 2023-06-27
27. Folklore of India: The folklore of India comprises the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a ... [57%] 2023-02-04
28. Missouri Folklore Society: The Missouri Folklore Society was organized December 15, 1906, "to encourage the collection, preservation and study of folklore in the widest sense, including customs, institutions, beliefs, signs, legends, language, literature, musical arts, and folk arts and crafts of all ethnic ... (Historical society for Missouri folklore) [57%] 2024-04-15 [1906 establishments in Missouri] [Historical societies in Missouri]...
29. Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation: The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation ‘Vas. Papantoniou’ or PFF (Greek: Πελοποννησιακό Λαογραφικό Ίδρυμα also known as ΠΛΙ) is a nonprofit cultural institution and museum based in Nafplion, Greece. [57%] 2024-09-06 [Fashion museums] [Folk museums in Greece]...
30. Folklore (Taylor Swift album): Folklore (stylized in all lowercase) is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was a surprise album, released on July 24, 2020, via Republic Records. (Taylor Swift album) [50%] 2024-01-20 [2020 albums] [Taylor Swift albums]...
31. Coco (folklore): The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost-like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. Those beliefs have also spread in many Hispanophone and Lusophone countries. (Folklore) [70%] 2023-08-26 [Ghosts] [Supernatural legends]...
32. Mare (folklore): A mare (Old English: mære, Template:Lang-odt, Proto-Slavic *mara; mara in Old High German, Old Norse, and Swedish) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that rides on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-11-01 [Supernatural legends]
33. Scottish folklore: Scottish folklore (Scottish Gaelic: Beul-aithris na h-Alba) encompasses the folklore of the Scottish people from their earliest records until today. Folklorists, both academic and amateur, have published a variety of works focused specifically on the area over the ... (None) [70%] 2023-11-14 [Scottish folklore]
34. Kalenjin folklore: Kalenjin folklore consists of folk tales, legends, songs, music, dancing, popular beliefs, and traditions communicated by the Kalenjin-speaking communities, often passed down the generations by word of mouth. Prof. [70%] 2023-12-20 [Kalenjin folklore] [Kenyan culture]...
35. Champ (folklore): In American folklore, Champ or Champy is the name of a lake monster said to live in Lake Champlain, a 125-mile (201 km)-long body of fresh water shared by New York and Vermont, with a portion extending into ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-04-28 [Water monsters] [Cryptids]...
36. Nixie (folklore): The Nixie, Nixy, Nix, Näcken, Nicor, Nøkk, or Nøkken (German: Nixe; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; Norwegian Template:Lang-nb; Template:Lang-nn; Swedish: näck; Faroese: nykur; Finnish: näkki; Icelandic: nykur; Estonian: näkk; Old English: nicor; Template:Lang-eng or ... (Folklore) [70%] 2024-01-02 [Water spirits]
37. Alp (folklore): An Alp (plural Alpe or Alpen) is a supernatural being in German folklore. Not to be confused with the similarly named Alp-luachra, the Alp is sometimes likened to a vampire, but its behavior is more akin to that of ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-10-11 [Mythological hematophages]
38. Kappa (folklore): A kappa (河童, "river-child")—also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, "horse-puller"), with a boss called kawatora (川虎, "river-tiger") or suiko (水虎, "water-tiger")—is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai found in traditional Japanese folklore. Kappa can become harmful ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-12-28 [Kappa (folklore)] [Legendary turtles]...
39. Sprite (folklore): A sprite is a supernatural entity in European mythology. They are often depicted as fairy-like creatures or as an ethereal entity. (Folklore) [70%] 2023-11-23 [Water spirits] [Ghosts]...
40. Pakistani folklore: Pakistani folklore encompasses the folk songs, folktales, myths, legends, customs, proverbs and traditions of the four provinces and numerous tribal areas that make up the modern nation of Pakistan. Throughout most of the area’s history, only scholars and administrators ... [70%] 2023-02-04
41. Champ (folklore): In American folklore, Champ or Champy is the name of a lake monster said to live in Lake Champlain, a 125-mile (201 km)-long body of fresh water shared by New York and Vermont, with a portion extending into ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-12-11 [American legendary creatures] [Lake Champlain]...
42. Museum folklore: Museum folklore is a domain of scholarship and professional practice within the field of folklore studies (folkloristics). Some museum folklorists work full-time in museums of ethnography, ethnology, cultural history, or folk art, often as educators, curators, and directors. (Social) [70%] 2023-11-19 [Museology]
43. Slavic folklore: Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years. (Folklore of the Slavic peoples) [70%] 2024-01-02 [Slavic folklore]
44. Fetch (folklore): A fetch is a supernatural double or an apparition of a living person in Irish folklore. It is largely akin to the doppelgänger, and sightings are regarded as omens, usually for impending death. (Folklore) [70%] 2023-11-06 [Aos Sí]
45. Mathematical folklore: In common mathematical parlance, a mathematical result is called folklore if it is an unpublished result with no clear originator, but which is well-circulated and believed to be true among the specialists. More specifically, folk mathematics, or mathematical folklore ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-11-06 [Philosophy of mathematics] [Scientific folklore]...
46. Applied folklore: Applied folklore is the branch of folkloristics concerned with the study and use of folklore and traditional cultural materials to address or solve real social problems. The term was coined in 1939 in a talk by folklorist Benjamin A. [70%] 2023-12-11 [Folklore]
47. Trow (folklore): A trow [trʌu](also trowe, drow, or dtrow) is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands. Trows may be regarded as monstrous giants at times, or quite the opposite, short ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-10-23 [Goblins] [Elves]...
48. Brownie (folklore): A brownie or broonie (Scots), also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or Hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-10-29 [Brownies (folklore)] [English legendary creatures]...
49. Turkish folklore: The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events. Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is Nasreddin, (known as Nasreddin Hoca, or ... (Overview of the folklore of the Turkish peoples) [70%] 2024-01-07 [Turkish folklore] [Folklore by country]...
50. Vittra (folklore): A vittra (plural: vittror) (dialectal: singular; vitt'r, plural indefinitive: vittra, plural definitive; vittran) is a type of vættr (a term for supernatural spirits) from northern Sweden. A vættr is a nature spirit, a type of mythological creature very common ... (Folklore) [70%] 2023-11-24 [Nature spirits]
51. Morgawr (folklore): In Cornish folklore, the Morgawr (meaning sea giant in Cornish) is a sea serpent that purportedly inhabits the sea near Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, England . According to legend, the creature first appeared near Pendennis Point in 1975, described as having a ... (Folklore) [70%] 2024-01-06 [Paranormal hoaxes]
52. Hob (folklore): A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the English Midlands, Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. (Folklore) [70%] 2023-12-09 [Anglo-Scottish border] [Elves]...
53. Bichura (folklore): Bichura (Cyrillic: Бичура; Latin: Biçura) is a house spirit in Turkic folklore. It has also been said that Bichura can take on the appearance of cats or dogs. (Folklore) [70%] 2023-12-27 [Turkic legendary creatures] [Tutelary deities]...