Category: folklore...

the traditional and oral literature, material culture, and customs of subcultures within a society
the first folklorists tracing preserved archaic customs and beliefs to their remote origins in order to trace the mental history of mankind
arts, customs, and values as marks of identity constitute folklore also
In the sandhill country, where the going was tougher, leaner, and lonelier, and the folklore tougher, fatter, and more plentiful, history may be retraced in the amusements of people. (State of Nebraska)
folkways is the learned behavior, shared by a social group that provides a traditional mode of conduct
the Grimm Brothers' first collection of fairy tales appeared in 1812 and inspired scholars all over Europe to record and publish oral literature of many genres: fairy tales and folktales, ballads, and other songs, oral epics, folk plays, riddles, proverbs, etc
similar work has been undertaken to study folklore in music, dance, and arts and crafts
the term folklore was coined in 1846 by Brit William Thoms for the artistic communication within small groups
the categories within folklore are artifacts, describable and transmissible entities, culture, and behavior/rituals