Everyone knows what kind of creative heritage from ancient ancestors each country has. For any people, it can be safely put on the top of the cultural heritage of all times, because here the wisdom of generations and even the self-consciousness of the people as a whole are manifested to the greatest extent.
Origins of origin
As you know, the works of art related to folklore have no single author.
Its author is a people that transfers different knowledge from generation to generation. What is most interesting is that this includes music, and theatrical performances, and the so-called winged phrases, and sayings, and proverbs, and riddles, and songs, and epics, and fairy tales. Very often, folk wisdom in works of folklore is associated with the concept of folklore. What is it, we will now consider in more detail.
The concept of folklore
In general, the very concept of folklore comes from the English word folklore, which is a combination of two terms - folk (folk) and lore (knowledge, wisdom). From this it becomes clear that, in essence, folklore also means folk wisdom, and no matter in what artistic form it is expressed.
What is the manifestation of beauty and folk wisdom in the works of oral folk art
Russian folklore in the world is considered one of the most unique and rich in terms of the heritage that our ancestors left us. Judge for yourself: whatever the work you take, it always has morality like fables. But only in this case you need to look much deeper, read between the lines in order to fully understand what exactly the wisdom of the people is expressed in the works of oral folk art. Proverbs or the same winged phrases with sayings, for example, are some instructive elements of the creativity of the people.
By and large, we can say that their main idea seems to warn us against wrong actions. Often, such statements take on a certain allegorical form and do not always have a literal meaning, say, as in the phrase that you can’t catch a fish without effort.
Take, for example, the famous expression: "without knowing the ford, do not get into the water" (ford - shallow water in a pond). It is clear that initially it really was applicable in order to avoid danger when fording a pond. However, over time, it has acquired a broader significance, connected with the fact that in advance to think through the outcome of a situation, so that it does not end badly. Such folk wisdom in the works of oral folk art can be traced in the phrase "Measure seven times …". And there are a lot of such examples. For example, it’s clear that a phrase saying that business needs to be given time and fun is an hour, is understood to mean that until you have finished all things, you can’t rest, or that you need to finish what you’ve started and then rest.
What can be learned from folklore
The wisdom of generations can teach a lot. Another element looks very interesting, which includes folk wisdom in the works of oral folk art. Epics, tales or tales, for example, are works combining literary and musical aspects. Very often they were performed by roving storytellers.
For the most part, they describe some historical events or people's hopes for a better life. Thanks to such works, you can even study the history of a people. Although the plot or images of the main characters can be greatly embellished, but nevertheless, the main idea or course of historical events remains unchanged. One of the most important treasures of Russian folklore is considered to be "The Word of Igor's Campaign".
In almost all genres, one can also find some associations that help to understand why some phrases used in everyday life arose. Athletes have always been considered as strong as oaks in Russia. Well, is it not in vain that the people came up with such a comparison about the invincibility of their heroes? Sometimes good fellows were compared with eagles (sometimes with drakes), and a red damsel was compared with a swan or a dove.
