What is Folk Culture?
Folk culture refers to a culture traditionally practiced by a small homogeneous rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
What are elements of Folk culture in my life?
Two elements of folk culture in my life is the traditional German folk songs, called "Volkslieder", which my grandmother always listen to. When I visit her we both listen to them when we for example having dinner. An other would be big events like the "Oktoberfest" or the "Strassenfest"
What are three examples of Folk culture in the U.S.?
1. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, or also known as Shakers:
2. The pow-wow, or also known as powwow or pow wow:
They are a gathering of North America's Native people. The word derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning
"spiritual leader". A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance, sing, socialize, and honor American Indian culture.
3. Amish:
Are a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.
2. The pow-wow, or also known as powwow or pow wow:
They are a gathering of North America's Native people. The word derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning
"spiritual leader". A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance, sing, socialize, and honor American Indian culture.
3. Amish:
Are a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.
What are examples of Folk culture from around the world?
1. Romani Gypsy is a traditional Romani dance. The dance and the
music of the Romani people is very much unique and original, and due to their
isolation from other cultures has remained mostly unchanged.
2. The traditional Indian Clothing and the Bindi for woman.
3. Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists. Their beliefs are living in a community of goods and absolute pacifism, have resulted in hundreds of years of odyssey through many cuntries.
music of the Romani people is very much unique and original, and due to their
isolation from other cultures has remained mostly unchanged.
2. The traditional Indian Clothing and the Bindi for woman.
3. Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists. Their beliefs are living in a community of goods and absolute pacifism, have resulted in hundreds of years of odyssey through many cuntries.
Would it be a loss if folk culture displeasure? Why or why not?
Yes it would be, because individual traditions are important for people, this traditions are their history. When there would be no individual traditions, there would be no different past for each countries, and they would lose for example their special techniques to made something.
Should we pretense folk culture? And How?
Yes we should, for example in a Museums. Because this arts are mostly impressive and a important part or the Culture.