folklife
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈfoʊkˌlaɪf/
:
folclore
- African-American folklore and folklife scholarship now claims a rapidly growing bookshelf.
- folklore and folklife
- folklife festival
- folklife research
Examples
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Mardi Gras groups, with the encouragement of folklorists, appear at regional folklife festivals as representatives of traditional Cajun-French culture.
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The folklife Festival showcases the traditional crafts and music of various cultures across the country.
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As this survey shows, folklore and folklife research cover a great deal of ground.
Academic text (1993) -
And I say that because last July I produced the traditional folklife area at the Lowell Folk Festival.
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The folklife center's director, Judy Byers, is giving me a tour of the facility.
Blog text (12) -
West Virginia Folklife Center in Fairmont is dedicated to preserving the history of West Virginia folk culture.
Blog text (12) -
The first Arab pavilion in the entire 40-year history of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival opened in 2005, featuring Omani musicians, dancers, and craftspeople.
Academic text (2008) -
Taking a processual approach to folklore and folklife, Barre Toelken writes on The Dynamics of Folklore (1979).
Academic text (1993) -
One indication of the scholarly appeal of folklore in American Studies has been the rise of folklore and folklife courses in American Studies programs and departments, from a few in 1971 to thirteen percent of all folklore courses offered in the United States in 1986.
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At the community center, they hold workshops to preserve and promote local folklife traditions and stories.
Synonyms
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3.0
The ideas, customs, and arts shared by a group of people
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2.4
The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group
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4.9
Traditional stories, customs, and beliefs people pass down through generations
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3.7
Traditions, objects, and customs people keep and pass on to future generations
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7.7
A group's usual customs and daily life
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Folklife comes from the parts folk ('people') and life ('the way people live'). It therefore means the traditional customs, arts, beliefs and crafts that make up how a community lives.