- characteristics
- 1- Musical folklore
- 2- Choreographic folklore
- Other types of folklore
- - Social folklore
- - Magical folklore
- - Linguistic folklore
- References
The folklore action relates to that type of folklore all involving movement and sound, mostly dances, dances, rituals, songs, poems and prayers.
Folklore is understood as the representation of the cultural manifestations of a people or social ethnic group through different elements.
These can be dances, songs, crafts, stories, sayings, jokes, legends, gastronomy, religious beliefs, traditions and other customs.
Due to its visual nature, action folklore is probably the one that creates the most impact on society.
Unlike beliefs, traditions or oral histories (which form a kind of paradigm), action folklore allows you to experience a cultural presentation first-hand, often including the public in its activities.
characteristics
Action folklore can be considered a conglomerate of various types of cultural manifestations. These generally encompass two types of folklore: musical folklore and choreographic folklore.
1- Musical folklore
Every song, song, rhyme or traditional poem of a culture falls under the category of musical folklore.
It is a particularly mysterious area of study with many knowledge gaps. This is due to the fact that folk music lacks written support or notation, since it is learned "by ear", as an oral tradition, which in this way is passed from generation to generation.
Interestingly, musical folklore does not usually mix the lyrics with the music, but these two elements (which are traditionally together) are separate heritages, with markedly different cultural connotations.
However, there is an exception: musical nationalism. These songs are normally focused on exalting the greatness of a country through a spoken voice, accompanied by typical music of the nation.
On many occasions, musical nationalism is the origin of national anthems, which at first were only spoken lyrics, to which later musical arrangements were added to make it more pleasant to the ear.
2- Choreographic folklore
Choreographic folklore includes all expressions in the form of dance, dance, games, costumes and elements that make them up (such as props).
Typical or traditional dances are perhaps the most repeated folkloric concept in the world, along with religious beliefs. Virtually all cultures have rituals and rites that merit dance.
This aspect of folklore is often documented a lot - unlike what happens in musical folklore - and it is transmitted to new generations from an early age.
Normally in primary education there is at least one subject related to culture, and presentations are usually orchestrated in which young students show a typical dance of the area.
Other types of folklore
Music and dance are the most deeply rooted elements in action folklore; however, there are other types of folklore that may also include music and dance, although to a lesser extent.
- Social folklore
It corresponds to all the daily experiences and customs typical of a culture.
The aspects of social folklore are among the most stressed in people, since they often manifest themselves in a certain way almost instinctively.
- Magical folklore
Myths, legends, home remedies, amulets, potions, and "witchcraft" are part of magical folklore. This is a connection with the spirit world.
- Linguistic folklore
It is also part of people's daily lives and manifests itself through sayings, proverbs, sayings and word distortion.
References
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- What Is Folklore? (sf). Retrieved on September 21, 2017, from the New York Folklore Society.
- David Emery (January 6, 2017). Types of Folklore. Retrieved on September 21, 2017, from ThoughtCo.
- Importance of Folklore (nd). Retrieved on September 21, 2017, of Importance.
- Folklore (April 2017). Retrieved on September 21, 2017, from New World Encyclopedia.
- What is folklore? (sf). Retrieved on September 21, 2017, from Villavaliente.