The Day August 22 is marked by several celebrations throughout the country. In schools and cultural centers are carried out various activities whose primary purpose is to pass on the cultural richness of our folklore. Young people do research, work and presentations highlighting the folk tales and its main characters. It is time to count and hear the stories of Saci Pererê, Mula-sem-head, Curupira, Boto, Boitatá, etc..
On this date, are also valued and practiced dances, games and folklore.
Brazilian folklore, according to Chapter I of the Charter of the Brazilian folklore, is synonymous with Brazilian popular culture, and represents the community's social identity through their cultural creations, collective or individual, it is also an essential part of the culture of Brazil as a whole .
As synonymous with popular culture, the Brazilian folklore is the social face and identity of a large population of Brazilians, each having its own history and their own cultural references - for he was born in a society - that constitute its identity as a person and as a member of this society: the folklore is, say, the setting, the general plot and the collection of paraphernalia of which depends on the human actor to play its vital role, elements created by the actor and not only structured and articulated his life as much to define, justify and even pre-determine, because many of them were inherited from their ancestors, color the culture where he lives and have atavistic forces with ancient roots which last lost in time and transcends geographical boundaries. Combination of ever green, live and uninterrupted, the scenarios of all actors in a given country there is the culture of this people, with all its regional and local variants, a multifaceted mosaic of expressions, ways of being and understanding the world and with it interact. Folklore includes myths, legends, folk tales, rituals and religious ceremonies and social jokes, proverbs, riddles, recipes of food, clothing and styles of dress, prayers, curses, incantations, oaths, swearing, dancing, singing, slang , names of people and places, challenges, greetings, farewells, tongue twisters, parties, plays, the gestures associated with oral intercom, crafts, folk medicine, the reasons for embroidery, instrumental music, lullabies and wheel, and even even ways to create, call and give commands to the animals.
Legends and myths:
The legends are stories told by people and passed down orally through the ages. Mix with real facts and historical events which are the fruit of fantasy. The legends have sought to explain the mysterious or supernatural events.
Myths are narratives that have a strong symbolic component. Like the ancient people could not explain the phenomena of nature through scientific explanations, myths created for this purpose: making sense of things in the world. The myths also served as a way to pass knowledge and raise awareness of dangers or defects and qualities of being human. Gods, heroes and supernatural characters mingle with the facts of reality to make sense of life and the world.
Some legends, myths and folk tales from Brazil:
