folklore
folk.lore \'fo--.klo-(*)r, -.klo.(*)r\ \-.klo-r-ik, -.klo.r-\ \-*st\ \.fo--.klo-r-'is-tik, -.klo.r-\ n 1: traditional customs, tales, or sayings preserved orally among a people 2: a comparative science that investigates the life and spirit of a people as revealed in their folklore - folk.lor.ic aj