Question

what is the origin and history of folklore?​

Answer 1

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Verbal folklore was the original folklore, the artifacts defined by William Thoms as older, oral cultural traditions of the rural populace. In his 1846 published call for help in documenting antiquities, Thoms was echoing scholars from across the European continent to collect artifacts of verbal lore.

Answer 2

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Folklore is a set of comon cultures (most probably traditions ) shared by a particular group of people.

It was originated in a time of romantic nationalism in Europe.This 'folklore' was developed by Johann Gottfried von Herder , whose writings (during 1770s) considered oral traditions as organic processes grounded in locale.