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In folkloristics, folk belief or folk-belief is a broad genre of folklore that is often expressed in narratives, customs, rituals, foodways, proverbs, and rhymes. [1] It also includes a wide variety of behaviors, expressions, and beliefs.
Mormon folk beliefs on scriptural topics include: that Cain, the killer of Abel, is still alive and wanders the earth as punishment for killing Abel, wearing no clothing but being covered by hair, and that apostle David W. Patten encountered him once, [2] [3] [4] and that reported sightings of Bigfoot can be explained by this story [5]
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2 Social beliefs and practices. 3 Ceremonies. 4 Folk-games. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Iranian folklore encompasses the folk traditions that have ...
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Folklore associated or deriving from the Latter Day Saint movement. The movement consists of independent church groups, which trace their origins to a Christian primitivist movement, founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.
Shrine of Bixia at Mount Tai, Shandong, associated with Chinese folk religion. Folk religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises, according to religious studies and folkloristics, various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized religion.
Folklore lets people escape from repressions imposed upon them by society. Folklore validates culture, justifying its rituals and institutions to those who perform and observe them. Folklore is a pedagogic device which reinforces morals and values and builds wit. Folklore is a means of applying social pressure and exercising social control.