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Folklore or just lore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, stories, tall tales, and customs that are traditions of a particular culture. Folklore frequently ties the practical and the esoteric into one narrative package and may contain elements of religious, mythic, and mundane traditions of everyday life.
Folklore is a broad term that encompasses Fables, Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends, and fantastical creatures such as trolls and leprechauns.