1.1 Background of the Study
The term “folklore” pertains to a story verbally told among people. In the Philippines, fFolklores have since existed even before the colonial era. These fFolklores hold the very traditional values and beliefs of Filipinos before their colonizers influenced them (reference). Because of the Philippine’s geographical location, archipelagic nature, various ethnic groups, and diverse historical influences that structured the Filipinos as to who they are now, the existing Folklores available today are very rich and varied (Eugenio, 2002).
Unlike myths or legends, Filipino folklore does not always possess historical claims and are usually completely fictitious. Although that may be the case, folklores have the capability
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Although visual representation for words and ideas date back as early as the Egyptian hieroglyphs, Trajan's Column in 113 AD began the use of illustrative visuals to portray a story (Eisner, 2001). In the Philippines, the first person known to have used sequential words and pictures for a narrative was Jose Rizal, the Philippine's national hero. The comic called "The Monkey and the Tortoise" (1886) was used as a propaganda against the Spaniards (Marcelo, 1980). Incidentally, the comic book was also based on a popular Filipino folktale. The magazine 'Lipang Kalabaw' by Lope K. Santos, and 'Telembang' contained propaganda catoonscartoons against the American colonies. Other iconic political cartoonists were Fernando Amorsolo and Jorge Pineda who is credited coining the character 'Juan dela Cruz'. Comics started out being used for political issues and progressed to become a medium for storytelling (Tano, …show more content…
It will also omit results of effectiveness in rekindling the interest of Filipino youth in Folklores. The output will leave out the goal of giving an immediate boost on the return of the Filipino folk literature, because that will take a long time of consistent stimulation on the interest of the modern Filipino towards the Filipino Folklore. Rather, it can only create awareness to people who may have forgotten or have not yet explored the field of traditional Filipino literature. Likewise, the educational and learning capability of the comic will be also excluded in this study. The completed output will not be testing users if the motion comic had a learning effect on them. The researchers will be only focusing on the processes involved in creating a web-based motion comic. How the different theories are applied will be the highlight of this study. As for the content, the sound design will be limited to background music, and foley sound effects. It will not have an audio narration or voice acting. The language to be used for the text will be available in English.
1.6 Operational Definition of
Unique to each and every culture, folk tales originate in and are passed on by word of mouth. Each culture has its own stories that are timeless and passed down to every generation. American folklore is filled with super-human beings with amazing strength and abilities. Pecos Bill is a prime example of one of these. His ranching abilities go far beyond any human ability.
Folklores are stories that have been through many time periods. Folklore include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are traditional tales handed down from earlier times and believed to have a historical basis. Myths are ancient stories dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes. Fairy Tales are fantasy tales with legendary being and creators.
Folklore is traditional stories within cultures that are passed down through generations some of which are myths, legends, and, fairy tales. Legends are stories based on historical facts that have been exaggerated or changed up over time. Myths are stories of gods demigods and other supernatural characters. Fairy tales involve creatures that are completely out of the ordinary. These stories are hard to believe because most of it is nonexistent. African folklore is heavily concentrated on fairy tales because because it has to do so much with their customs and traditions. African folklores involve more animals than people to entertain young ones more that older ones. The kids are the future of the culture so their values have to do with the children
Tidwell, James N. "Folklore in the News." Western Folklore 14 (1955): 213-14. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Folklore is an important aspect of cultures around the world. Folklore is the traditional beliefs, myths, legends, and fairy tales spread via the word of mouth. Legends are based on historical facts or beings, but the characters or events are exaggerated. Myths are based on religion, they feature supernatural beings or creators, and they usually explain a natural phenomenon. Fairy Tales have a fantastic element, generally presenting magic, imaginary creatures, and good versus evil. Italian folklore is steeped in all categories of folklore, but the historical significance of legends has the greatest concentration. History is a value that is dear to family in Italy. The past is important to the bedrock of Italian folklore because history is believed
Throughout history people have always been telling stories, whether it is how some ones day went or something strange they saw. One place that has a particularly strong connection with storytelling is Ireland. Telling stories in Ireland was usually for entertainment told at a bar or by the fire in a friend’s home to hear what someone else saw or experienced leaving one with new knowledge. Fairy- legends were stories that were told quite often in conversational type settings telling people something they had heard of experienced about the fairies. The people of Ireland used to strongly believe in the fairies during the nineteenth century. Fairies are not human but look somewhat similar to us except that are usually a lot paler. They live their
What values are reflected in this culture’s lore and why are they important to the bedrock the culture itself? This is your thesis statement. You will be proving the importance of values in all aspects of Folklore throughout this research paper.
Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that includes Legends, Myths and Fairy tales. Legends are a semi-true story, which has been passed on from a person to another person that has an important meaning. Myths are a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon. A Fairytale is a children's story about magical which they have imaginary beings and lands. Hispanic Folklore is the traditional is mostly about beliefs, legends, customs and stories of the community of the hispanic culture. Hispanic or latino culture encompasses the traditions, language, religious beliefs and practices, legends, music and history.
Throughout history, and all over the world, mythology has been developed as a way of explaining the unknown and coping with one’s existence. Why does the sun shine? Well, seemingly, to generations past, something is controlling the universe, so there must be a god in charge of the sun and many other natural phenomenon. During the creation of Native American myths, “there was much in the way of free-range food, but hunting wasn't as easy as getting up in the morning, taking a stroll and shooting a few passing bison with your bow” (Godchecker). Times were tough, “even Plains societies who lived off the prolific buffalo fell under the threat of starvation at times” (Godchecker). Finally, “when herds were found, the people were grateful and thanked the Gods profusely” (Godchecker). In Native American myths, “animals had powerful spirits and it was necessary to thank them and placate them if you wanted to make a meal of them” (Godchecker). They believed “you could see into the souls of the BEAVER, BADGER and Buffaloes as they went about their business,” or “feel the THUNDER-BIRD fixing the weather, and revel in the rascality of RAVEN, MANABOZHO and COYOTE with their tantalising tricks” (Godchecker). How can there be any doubt as to whether or not the Native American legends can be considered myths?
Throughout the years that humans have roamed this land we call earth they have made myths. Myths that give them a certain sense of security to fill that unknown knowledge they have. The most common myth is the cultural myth. What is a cultural myth? A cultural myth is the narrative explanation--in both written, visual and oral form--of a culture, its origins, its mission, its development, and its future. Along with elements of truth, myths constitute the very substance of a culture’s concept of reality (week 1, day 2 notes).
The first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived from the land bridge from Asia over 150,000 years ago. Throughout the years, migrants from Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Asia made their way to the islands of this country. In the fourteenth century, the Arabs arrived and soon began a long tradition of Islam. Many Muslims are still living in the Philippines today.
Bottigheimer Ruth B. Fairytales Folk Narrative Research and History “Social History” JSTOR 14, 3 (1989). 343-357, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
The greatest treasure of every nation is its language. Fairy tales are part of the oral traditions of literature all over the world. The fairy tale is one of the forms of the people's linguistic arts where life and social system are reflected. Folklore, mythology, fables, tall stories, and other classic tales have been handed down, generation through generation. Countless treasures of human thought and experience still accumulate and live in the world even after thousand of years.
Why do folk’s tales exist? To preach a moral to people? Or is it to simply entertain? Like the Disney animated classic Sleeping beauty and its predecessors did. This story of the sleeping beauty horrified children throughout the ages yet as time went by it became more sanitized and cleaned up. But ironically the more it became kid friendly the more popular it became. As society changed the morals and ideals that the folk tales were trying to explain changed as well, as a result the story changed. What changed the story but kept true to its lore at the same time can be attributed to combination of social, economic and historical factors.
When you where a kid did your parents ever tell you stories about your culture or about your family’s values? Chances are they where telling you a folk tale. Folk tales are stories passed down usually by word of mouth but often they are written down. Folk tales teach a valuable life lesson while entertaining the reader or in some cases the listener. This essay will give examples of three folk tales and go into depth on how they teach lessons and still remain entertaining for children and even adults.