What is folk?

Folk is like a big group of people who all know and share the same special songs, stories, and ways of doing things.

Imagine you're in a classroom with your friends. You all have different favorite games to play during recess, some like tag, others like jump rope. But if you're part of a folk group, it's like everyone in that classroom knows and plays the same special game together, passed down from one class to the next.

Folk traditions are like a family recipe, they change a little bit each time someone makes them, but they're still recognizable. Just like how your mom might add extra sugar to her cookie dough, but you can still tell it's the same cookies from Grandma.

People in a folk group might all know the same song or story. They sing it at gatherings, pass it down to their kids, and sometimes even add new parts to make it their own, just like how your friends might each add different lines to a silly rhyme they all say when they're walking home from school.

That's folk, simple, shared, and full of life.