ENGL 2423 Chapter : Tradition
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Tradition is simply the sharing of something of cultural significance from group member to group member. Tradition is the vital, dynamic feature of the culture of a folk group. Helps to create and affirm a sense of identity. Is identified as a tradition by the community. Over time, the way folklorists perceive tradition has changed. No longer does tradition suggest merely a relic passed down within a community, from generation to generation. This chain reflects the fact that folklorists no longer see themselves as gathering the remnants of illiterate or unsophisticated group in order to preserve the group"s cultural history. current sense of group identity. Now, we see traditions as those features that groups rely on to maintain their communicating that lore. The term tradition refers to the lore of folk groups as well as the process of tradition a tradition. When we talk about tradition, we include everything that goes into make a.
