Why do folk customs have the characteristics of variability and inheritance?

Inheritance is because folk custom is aimed at a certain area and has a certain scope. Folk custom is a culture formed through accumulation and can stand the test of the times. Variability is because with the changes of the times, the objective material conditions and subjective mental conditions of people's survival are changing, and folk customs are in a state of change in a sense, and it is a subtle change.

Extended data:

Folk culture is mobile and developing, and it will mutate at every stage of society, seeking survival and development in the mutation. When China society is at the critical moment of economic transformation, the changes of people's concepts and lifestyles will inevitably be reflected in the changes of folk culture, which is an objective reality independent of people's will.

Looking for folk cultural relics and leaving the history of people's lives has become a serious topic. China is a big country with a long history of folk culture. Folk culture is not only a continuation of history, but also will continue. It is this kind of folk culture that has created the spiritual tradition and humanistic character of the Chinese nation in the process of its formation and development. Therefore, it is of great significance to carry forward China's folk cultural traditions and enhance the cohesion of the Chinese nation.