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Definition of Folklife
1. Noun. Folklore; those cultural traditions passed down orally or informally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Folklife
1. the traditions, skills, and products of a people [n -LIVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Folklife
Literary usage of Folklife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Directory of Cultural Resource Education Programsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"American folklife Center, Library of Congress, 2nd edition, 1994,165 pages,
prepared by Peter T. Battis and Hillary Glatt. EDUCATION CONTENTS: 6 pages on ..."
2. Seattle, Washington: A Photographic Portrait by Roger L. Johnson, Photographer, Roger L Johnson, Francesca Yates, Duncan Yates (2006)
"... folklife Festival, Seattle Center (above and opposite, top) This free, music
festival is a celebration of year-round ethnic, folk, and traditional arts ..."
3. Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean by Marion F. Egge (2000)
"New evidence on the Palatinate sojourn of the family is found in Don Yoder's "A
Letter to Germany (1806)," in Pennsylvania folklife, vol. VXL, no. ..."
4. New Folklore Researches: Greek Folk Poesy by Lucy Mary Jane Garnett (1896)
"... rather than graphically recorded, lore of the Folk about their own folklife,
and the lore, therefore, knowledge of which gives knowledge of folklife. ..."
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