The journey of the folk cultures of Travancore and Cochin -Kerala

In this article, we will see the Folk culture of the state of Travancore and Cochin —-Kerala. What was the folk culture of Kerala from the Ancient, Mediaeval Period, how these have been preserved and kept by the Kerala government to deliver the value of these cultures to the young mindsets Well, all the general knowledge which was covered while knowing the general knowledge of the culture of Kerala are being studied here… the ancient theory to visual memory the theorem which is helpful for this therapy.  Lastly, the economic theory of their adverbs affects and affects.

Folk Culture Meaning

Folk culture is the main part of culture shared through a specific group of persons; it encompasses the rituals common to that group, subculture, or culture. Folk culture involves oral rituals like jokes, tales, and proverbs. Folk culture also involves customary lore, the rituals and forms of celebrations like weddings and Christmas, initiation rites, and folk dances. Padayani, Theyyam, Nira, Kanyar Kali, Mudiyettu, Malavayiyattam, Thirayattam, Puthari, and Kothamooriyattam are few of the custom folk culture of Kerala

Folk Culture Definition

Folk Culture is the tradition and belief, in a group that understands its words or language, and the social manner and order of communicating the world. Folk Culture mainly refers to the culture practised traditionally through the homogeneous, small, and rural people who are living in relative segregation from another group.

The main aspect of the folk culture and popular culture is the language or spoken word, which is very useful to communicate the basic ideas in the society, the philosophical reflections, and significant religion on the condition of humans.

Folk culture  and Popular culture in Kerala

All the regions of the world believe in traditions and these traditions are reflected in their dance, songs, arts, food clothing, etc. Like this Kerala’s folk culture or folklore- which includes many elements which are followed by the traditional lifestyle of Kerala.

Artforms -music, dance

 This folk culture can be compared to the garland which was made by the different-different flowers and the thread through which these beautiful flowers are strung is the “Malayalam language the voice of Kerala ”. and all these garlands are the pride of Kerala. This pride of Honoris is all matched by “the heartbeat of the state the Kathakali dance“ and the specialty of this dance is the fresh air which was come from classical music which was a play on the “special instrument- Panchavadyam, Chendamelam, and Thayambaka”.Kathakali has the most complicated costuming consisting of face masks, brightly painted faces, and headdresses. The main theme of the Kathakali is spiritual ideas, religious legends, and folk stories from the Puranas and the Hindu Epics.  

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  Dressing styles

People in Kerala cities are often wearing traditional clothes and traditional attire. Women wear saree and blouse but on special occasions they wear Kasavu and men wear Mundu (dhoti and kurta).

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  Festivals and foods

The whole Kerala was seen on special occasions like festivals where all the different religions are seen like one garland while celebrating the festival like Onam. The Kerala natives play traditional games Kalaripayattu- an art form developed in Kerala. The main food of Kerala is rice. All the food which is prepared on the base of rice and coconut. The typical cuisine of Kerala is rice along with some vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, etc.

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  Economic and social development of Kerala in folklore

This folk culture is unique because of its geographical diversity as it’s between the Arabain seas and western ghats.  All the Ayurvedic herbs and plants are present in Kerala and all the unrelated diseases can be solved by this ayurvedic treatment. Today all over the world successful ayurvedic treatment was sustained in Kerala only. All these developments give equal chances to the men and women to recreate social development as well as economic development also..

Conclusion

Overall, Kerala, the state of Travancore and Cochin not only has the beauty of tourism of the entire world where all the differences are seen by the different aspects and this is the heartbeat of the healthy and sustainable development of the entire nation. With the help of all the therapies and mental texture.  This article briefly discusses the folk culture of Kerala and also describes some popular cultures.