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Folk culture refers to the localized lifestyle of a subsistence or otherwise inward looking culture. It is usually handed down through oral tradition, has a strong sense of community, and values the "old ways" over novelty. Folk culture is quite often imbued with a sense of place. If its elements are copied by, or removed to, a foreign locale, they will still carry strong connotations of their original place of creation. When I shove my dick in your mouth,I pour sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet milk on ur face.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Acap. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The following is a list of subsistence techniques: Hunting and Gathering, also known as Foraging freeganism involves gathering of discarded food in the context of an urban environment gleaning involves the gathering of food that traditional farmers have left behind in their fields Cultivation Horticulture - plant cultivation, based on the... For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... Oral tradition or oral culture is a way of transmitting history, literature or law from one generation to the next in a civilization without a writing system. ... A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ...

Examples of American folk cultures include:

• Baptist choral works
• Bluegrass music
• The cakewalk
• Louisiana Creole cuisine, music, and language
• Dixieland jazz
• Handmade quilts
• The islands of Hawaii maintain a dynamic traditional culture including the hula, leis, a pantheon of nature gods, and the concept of aloha
• Powwows
• Pative tribal regalia
• Shaker architecture and furniture
• Some Alaskan tribes still hunt whales with traditional spiritual rites
• Tipis
• Wild rice is still gathered by hand in the traditional manner in the United States' northwoods

The above items have entered mainstream consciousness to varying degrees, but none of them have been so distorted from their original form as to have lost their culturally specific sense of place. Blue jeans and McDonald's are cultural icons which have, in contrast, been made so international that they have lost their original sense of place; they are no longer considered folk culture. Similarly, Federalist architecture was created in the United States, but in a style influenced by, and meant to appeal to, outside interests. It is the emphasis on looking inward without reference to the outside that separates folk culture from pop culture. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music which has its own roots in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music. ... Cakewalk is a traditional African American form of music and dance which originated among slaves in the US South. ... Dishes typical of Creole food Louisiana Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana (centered on the Greater New Orleans area) that blends French, Spanish, French Caribbean, African, and American influences. ... The music of Louisiana, like other cultural aspects of the state, can be divided in to three general regions. ... Dixieland music is a style of jazz. ... Science quilt A quilt is a bed covering composed of two layers of fabric and a layer of batting in between, made by the technique of quilting. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Hula kahiko performance in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hula is often performed as a form of prayer at official state functions in Hawaii. ... Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath. ... A pantheon (from Greek Πάνθειον, temple of all gods, from πᾶν, all + θεός, god) is a set of all the gods of a particular religion or mythology, such as the gods of Hinduism, Norse, Egyptian, Shintoism, Greek, vodun, Yoruba Mythology and Roman mythology. ... For other uses, see Aloha (disambiguation). ... This article is about a Native American gathering. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Shakers are an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers) that originated in Manchester, England in the early 18th century. ... http://www. ... A tipi of the Nez Perce tribe, circa 1900. ... Species Zizania aquatica Zizania latifolia Zizania palustris Zizania texana Zizania aquatica L. Hitchc. ... Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ...

However, folk culture has always informed pop culture and even high culture. The minuet dance of European court society was based on the dance of peasants. Similarly, the European courtly rage for pastoral romance was based on an idealized vision of shepherds' lives. More recently, the consciously self-centered culture of the Amish has been portrayed for comic value in Hollywood films and big media reality shows, and the archetypal costume of the cowboy has been reinvented in gleaming silver by disco dancers and strippers. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. ... Categories: 1911 Britannica | Historical stubs | Feudalism ... Titians The Pastoral Concert Pastoral refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. ... This article is about Old Order Amish, but also refers to other Amish sects. ... ... The Big Media in the United States are: the Big Three: what Turner calls the big, established networks--CBS, ABC, NBC [1]; plus, what Cal Thomas calls the most influential newspapers (i. ... Yarkand ladies summer fashions. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... This article is about the music genre. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ...

See also

• Blue collar
• Folklore
• Folk music
• Folk costumes, such as the bunad
• Lower class
• Proletariat
• Subculture
• Vernacular culture

A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Mens bunad from Nord Gudbrandsdalen and womens bunad from Oppdal A bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume, typically of rural origin. ... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... Vernacular culture is a term used in the modern study of geography and cultural studies. ...

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