The passing of stories, specifically history/culture, by word of mouth from generation to generation is called an "oral tradition". There are numerous examples, and it can be found in any culture which has no formal writing system. Ancient examples include Judaism while modern examples include most tribal groups (even Native Americans, who now write in English, have no native written language) .
Before people could read and write stories were told to them. Robin Hood began as an oral story in the 1200's and through the centuries it has changed. The church put on passion plays to teach The Bible stories and made stained glass windows telling the stories. There were people who moved from place to place called bards who told stories and the latest news. This was the only way for people to learn what was happening in other places and enjoy a story over a campfire.
Stories passed down from generation to generation are called oral history, oral tradition, legends, or folklore. It is what people did before books were made.
Before the invention of writing, stories were passed down by word of mouth. A popular way was through the bards, who went from city to city singing the stories, such as the Iliad and Odyssey.
The population of Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom is about 66,000. It resides at the mouth of the River Thames, which is called the Thames Estuary.
penis in the other person's mouth
They frt out the mouth
OF COURSE IT'S FUN YOU DUMMY! YOU GET TO STICK YOUR PENIS IN HER VAGINA! AND SHE'LL PROBABLY SUCK UR DICK! THE MOUTH IS ALL WARM WHEN YOU PUT YOUR DICK IN HER MOUTH!
Stories that are passed down from generation to generation by mouth are said to be oral traditions. They are also considered aural traditions.
A story or legend passed down from generation to generation is called oral history, oral tradition, or folklore.
They are called myths
From word of mouth
Stories passed down by word of mouth are oral traditions.These stories are also known as folk stories or folk tales.
By mouth, from father to son.
The oral tradition of a culture consists of stories, folklore, customs, and histories that are passed down through generations by word of mouth rather than in written form. It helps to preserve a community's heritage, values, and beliefs, and can provide insight into the cultural identity of a group of people.
Unfortunately the author of Beowulf is unknown, because it was passed down orally (by word of mouth, through story telling) generation after generation. Sorry!
Yes, the noun 'folklore' is a commonnoun, a general word for the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed from one generation to the next by word of mouth.
The Grimm brothers were German, but their book of fairy tales represents stories from countries all over Europe and Russia passed on by word of mouth from one generation to the next.
There is no known course of mythology; most authors are anonymous. But, most are passed down by word of mouth, generation to generation.
Before the invention of writing, stories were passed down by word of mouth. A popular way was through the bards, who went from city to city singing the stories, such as the Iliad and Odyssey.