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• Polish folk beliefs — Contents 1 Circles 2 Crossroads 3 Divination 4 Fire Flowers 5 Magic Belt of Poland …   Wikipedia

• Folk religion — For religions sometimes described as folk religions or ethnic religions , see Ethnic religion. Folk religion consists of ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and… …   Wikipedia

• folk — /fohk/, n. 1. Usually, folks. (used with a pl. v.) people in general: Folks say there wasn t much rain last summer. 2. Often, folks. (used with a pl. v.) people of a specified class or group: country folk; poor folks. 3. (used with a pl. v.)… …   Universalium

• folk — [[t]foʊk[/t]] n. 1) Usu., folks. (used with a pl. v.) people in general 2) soc Often, folks. (used with a pl. v.) people of a specified class or group: country folk; poor folks[/ex] 3) soc (used with a pl. v.) people as the carriers of culture,… …   From formal English to slang

• Folk psychology — (also known as common sense psychology, naïve psychology or vernacular psychology) is the set of assumptions, constructs, and convictions that makes up the everyday language in which people discuss human psychology. Folk psychology embraces… …   Wikipedia

• Folk Christianity — is composed of Christian ideas and practices outside the approval or authority of a religious establishment mdash; Roman Catholic, Protestant, or other.These ideas may arrive when the religious themes of conquered, colonized, or converted people… …   Wikipedia

• folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as …   Universalium

• folk — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) (also folks) informal people in general. 2) (one s folks) one s family, especially one s parents. 3) (also folk music) traditional music of unknown authorship, transmitted orally. 4) (before another noun ) originating from the… …   English terms dictionary

• folk|lore — «FOHK LR, LOHR», noun. 1. the beliefs, legends, customs, and the like, of a people, tribe, or other group: »The literate peoples of antiquity left a…folklore; the Greek stories of the origins of fire and of agriculture are examples (Beals and… …   Useful english dictionary

• folk literature — Introduction also called  folklore  or  oral tradition        the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and… …   Universalium

• folk music — 1. music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition. 2. music by known composers that has become part of the folk tradition of a country or region. [1885 90] * * * Music held to be …   Universalium