Folklore is storytelling


Folklore is a kind of storytelling that’s been around for a long time. A bit like legends, folklore is commonly used in storytelling events. It can be both scary and exciting. For many people, storytelling starts out boring but if you listen carefully, by the time the story’s over, you should start to understand the whole story. Whether it’s about a murder, the ghostly history of an old castle or something else, it is a great way to make use of entertainment.

Another great way of entertaining besides storytelling is legends. This popular form of entertainment is great if you are interested in anything having to do with Native Americans. This is the most commonly used form of legends. Besides this form, though, there are also other forms of legends about old castles, lighthouses or any other stone building. These kinds of history stories will be pretty, if not very, scary because they usually include ghosts.

From what you have read in this article, you now know that there is more than one kind of folklore, storytelling and legend.

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