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People cognised the world and embodied the symbolism of their impressions and experiences in rhythmic movements, verbal formulas, and magical actions. With the enrichment of knowledge, the development of individual capabilities, his emotions, feelings, thoughts were expressed in rhythmic words, songs, dances, and dramatizations. Over time, all these types of cognitive and expressive practices became more vivid, diversified, and acquired specific ethno-national characteristics, creating amazing spiritual and aesthetic systems called folk art and folklore. Ukrainian folklore is a unique phenomenon in this space, with its peculiarities, history of development, genre structure, and thematic palette revealed in the proposed textbook. The presentation of the material is accompanied by samples of folklore analysis ("Notes in the margins of the textbook"). The information content of the publication is enriched by additional materials.

The textbook is addressed primarily to students of philological specialities. It will be useful for historians, cultural studies specialists, ethnographers, ethnologists, sociologists, and anyone who wants to know the spiritual and aesthetic sources, mental experience, traditions, and culture of the Ukrainian people.