folklore

noun folklore

• custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
• wisdom — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
• myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
• superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
• legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.