folklore
noun
[ ˈfəʊklɔː ]
• the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.
Similar:
mythology,
lore,
oral history,
tradition,
folk tradition,
legends,
fables,
myths,
folk tales,
folk stories,
old wives' tales,
mythus,
mythos,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from folk + lore1.
