The relationship between folklore and geography

Folklore and geographical environment are inseparable. Influenced by geographic location and various natural conditions, human beings develop and utilize natural conditions and natural resources to form the geographical configuration conditions and structural status of various productive entities. People's production and life, social organization, daily habits, etc., the formation of the geographical distribution characteristics and organizational structure of the relationship, but also involves a variety of social groups of people on the surrounding things of the psychological induction and the corresponding social behavior.

Folklore, also known as folk culture, refers to the culture of a nation or a social group that has been gradually formed and passed down from generation to generation in the long-term production practice and social life, and is relatively stable, which can be simply summarized as the popular folk customs and practices. Folklore is inherited, widespread and stable. Geographic environment is an important factor affecting national culture and folk culture. From the viewpoint of the overall historical development of mankind, geographic environment plays a key role in the formation of civilization and the inheritance of culture. From the point of view of the actual situation in our country, we can find that the regions and nationalities with great differences in geographic environment also have very great differences in their folk culture.

Folklore is a culture of life, not a canonical culture, it does not have a text, and it is mainly passed down from person to person and from generation to generation by the way of learning by ear and teaching by word and example, and even under basically the same conditions, it is not possible to repeat it without any problem, and in the ever-changing life situation, the main body of the activity must be adjusted appropriately, and the folklore changes immediately. Differences in folklore are manifested in individuals and groups, including occupational groups, regional groups, and class groups, which gives rise to the industrial, regional, and class nature of folklore. If the time factor is highlighted, a generation or an era inherits, changes, and innovates previous folklore. This change between time periods is the epochal nature of folklore.