Folklore is the old stories, songs, sayings, and customs that ordinary people in a place pass down — not a tale written by one famous author. Fairy tales, local ghost stories, festival habits, and “this is how we have always done it” can all sit under it.

Folklore folklore指的是 that ordinary people in a place pass down一個地方的老百姓一代代傳下來的 the old stories, songs, sayings, and customs老故事、歌謠、俗語和習俗 not a tale written by one famous author而不是某個知名作家寫的故事。 Fairy tales, local ghost stories, festival habits童話、地方鬼故事、節慶習俗 and "this is how we have always done it"以及「我們一直都是這樣做的」這種說法 can all sit under it都算在folklore裡面。

A British writer, William Thoms, made the English word in 1846 from folk (people) and lore (the knowledge a group keeps), to replace older phrases such as popular antiquities; he was copying German Volk- compounds of the same kind.

A British writer, William Thoms一位英國作家William Thoms made the English word in 1846在1846年造了這個英文字 from folk (people) and lore (the knowledge a group keeps)用folk（人們）和lore（一群人保有的知識）組成 to replace older phrases such as popular antiquities用來取代像popular antiquities這樣比較舊的說法 he was copying German Volk- compounds of the same kind他仿照的是德文裡類似的Volk-複合字。

Folklore can mean the traditions themselves, or the study of them. Neutral, a little academic; newspapers use it too.

Folklore folklore can mean可以指 the traditions themselves傳統本身 or the study of them也可以指研究這些傳統的學問。 Neutral, a little academic語氣中性，帶點學術味 newspapers use it too新聞報導也會用。

Though actually, not every old story is folklore: a historical novel is not folklore just because it is set long ago.

Though actually不過其實 not every old story is folklore不是每個老故事都算folklore a historical novel歷史小說 is not folklore just because it is set long ago不會只因為背景設在很久以前就算是folklore。