Folklore

Folk Medicine and the Impact on Modern Medicine Recently, studies of folklore have been an interesting topic for many scholars. Examples of folklore include songs, art, stories, myths and medicine. Folklore Medicine is a tradition that shares ideas and common beliefs in a specific geographic area that is common in part of the United States of America. Folklore medicine includes most of the Eastern region of the United States, and consist of rooted experiences and skills shared by preview…

Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are real places, or events in history. Myths are based on religion supernatural being or creators/gods/ demigods. Fairy Tales are children stories based on fantastic element, imaginary creatures, conflict between good and evil and magic. Tall Tales is the exaggeration is so obvious that there is often no question based on truth. The term folklore was foreign to the…

Mythological Creatures Mythological creatures, they are all such strange creatures. These creatures are not real, but very mysterious. The creatures are from myths, but why would people want to have put them in the myths in the first place? Why were the creatures created? Was it for fun, maybe something they thought they saw when something big happened, maybe just to make myths interesting, or are they real? Who was the creator of these mysterious creatures and why are there mythological…

campfire. However, what folklore they hear depends on the era and the child’s geological surroundings. For instance, in Japan many of the tales are based on the tradition of spirits in nature, both good and evil. I grew up on Disney’s versions of the Grimm Brothers Germanic fairytales, which have been changed quite a bit from the original. Another couple of classics are Lanval and Beowulf. Various legends share similarities with others; some differ completely. The folklore elements present…

The values that the culture has on my culture is that there is many dead ships, pirates, and other things like sea creature that many talk about today to try to scare others. Oral Tradition and Folklore Oral tradition is a community cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth. Folklore is a story…

retrieved by a frog who is a prince under a curse. The folklore of Germany is a tale of coming to age, as well as keeping promises made to people, they do this with the princess promising the frog to come to a feast. This does not follow the typical myth since she does not fall in love with him but is left to him in her fathers will, “according to her father’s will, her dear companion and husband.” In this sense it is found that the German folklore was created to inform young girls on the power…

Mythology and Folklore have fascinated people and left them in awe for thousands of years. While sharing other similar qualities, a constant one is animals. Animals have not just been used in stories, but are used in real life to sometimes also represent a deity. When compared to Propp Theory, the animal usually is identified as a donor or helper, and often is the key to aiding the hero in their quest. Occasionally, the animal can also embody the villain and the hero as well. They are found in…

Examining the Legend of Bloody Mary and the Relationship to Young Girls Nikyra Capson Bloody Mary has become a hoax associated with the coming of age for pre-teen girls and has multiple versions and different roots depending on the context on which it is given. A hoax is a legend used by the teller to alter certain behaviors of the listeners, usually by fear. In the case of this particular legend, the teller is trying to get others to attempt to summon Bloody Mary’s ghost. This legend is a…

The North American Märchen arrived on the shores of America in multiple families and was spread from generation to generation and from community to community as the families spread out and migrated. Debates may exist whether North American Märchen migrated from the Appalachians to the Ozarks or if European settlers into the Ozarks brought the Märchen with them from Europe. Margaret Read McDonald, noted folklorist and lifetime children’s librarian shares the history of the Ozarks with the…

Hawaiian Lore Research Paper Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are based on historical facts. Myths are based on religion and the supernatural. Fairy Tales are fantasy and include majestic elements. Hawaiian folklore is mostly based on the welcoming tradition of the luau dance and enjoying the island’s natural resources. The values that Hawaiians have is they want more priority to peace money and…