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1、Americanfolklore(Superstition,Customs,Tradition)美国民俗—迷信、习俗、传统.Definitions—folklore,superstition,customs,tradition.TypicalExamplesofAmericanFolklore.ConclusionⅠ.DefinitionsWhatisfolklore?Folkloreisacollectionofallmentalframeworks,rules,categories,andpatternsthataparticular
2、groupofpeoplehavecollectedandpassedalongfromgenerationtogeneration.Folklorecantakemanyforms,songs,stories,arts,andproverbs…amongwhichsuperstitions,customs,andtraditionsaretheonlywaythatfolkloreisexpressedinthelivesofordinarypeople.Whatissuperstition?Theword“superstition”o
3、ftenimpliesignoranceandfoolishness.(1)Folklorebeliefs(2)Conceptsinvolving“beliefs,practices,andproceduresbaseduponconsciousorunconsciousassumptions,usuallyconcernedwiththenatureofcauseandeffect”.(3)Beliefsthatoftentaketheformof“IfA,thenB,unlessC”Forexample,ifyoubreakamirr
4、or(A),thenyouwillhavesevenyearsofbadluck(B),unlessyougetallthepiecesandthrowtheminrunningwater(C)Whatarecustomsandtraditions?Customsandtraditionsarealsoexpressionsoffolklore.Theyarebehaviorsthatmayberelatedtosuperstitionorotherbeliefstructures.Customsareactionsthatarerepe
5、atedoverandover;theyarethethingsanindividualoraparticulargroupofpeopleisaccustomedtodoing.Traditionisasimilarconcepttocustom.Itreferstobeliefs,knowledge,andcustomsthatarehandedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Accordingtoonedictionarydefinition,traditionsarealsotheforcethatise
6、xertedbythepastuponthepresent.ExamplesofAmericanFolkloreAboutLoveandMarriageAcrossnorthAmerica,peoplearefascinatedbyromance.Ourattractiontotheoppositesexisoneofmostpowerfulandoftenunpredictableforcesinourlives.Folkloreseekswaystomakethisnearlyuniversalexperiencemoremanage
7、able.Itgivescluesabouthowtodeterminejustwhothetrueloveis;anditprovidespeoplewithassurancethattherightpersonreallyisoutthere.(1)SuperstitionsAboutFindingLoveIfyouwearredandyellow,youwillcatchafellow.Ifyouseeafallingstar,youwillsoonbekissed.Youwillbemarriedsoonifyoumeetafri
8、endwhodoesnotrecognizeyou.Ifyoudropaspoon,youwillsoonfindyourbelovedone.Ifyoukisstheturned-uphem
