Every day, I am presented with different opportunities to recognize folklore; through conversations, habits, surroundings, and many more interactions. While reading and studying the various definitions to folklore, I am specifically reminded of a creative way in which I communicate with friends from around the world. Using ideas formulated from Ann Brashares book series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and the popular movie, three of my “sisters” and me share and send around a special pair of earrings. In the book series, four best friends mail a pair of pants around to one another during the summer while they are all away from home. I send my special earrings to Holland, Michigan, where my older sister attends college, to two of our great friends who live in Trondheim, Norway, and then south in Caracas, Venezuela, and back to Bloomington, Indiana; and repeat. We inherited this idea from the movie because we loved the idea of keeping in touch and not only sending letters, but also including the earrings which are a physical reminder of our bond and closeness even though there are many miles between us.
My “sisters” and I made this concept our own and live it out day to day. It is not a dead cultural activity only portrayed in the movies, but it is active, evolving, and a new tradition in my life.
This post corresponds to the assignment Chapter 1 Reflection.
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This is a fun group custom. Thanks for telling us about it.
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