Folklore article

Ok, so I feel like I should admit that when I first thought of the word "folklore" it tends to bring hippies, "folks" (which seems, yes respectful, but old), and the 60's to mind...Im not exactly sure, but after reading this article, I still dont know why. Folklore, it seems to me, is purely the culture and lives of a certian people. The stories that had been passed down from generations, songs that meant something at one point that are now lessons for us now. Its our superstitions, our ideals, traditions...the ways of life that we live by. As pointed out in the article, folklore is not just another anthropological study of human behavior, it is the study of everything we are: art, stories, songs, and behaviors, folklore encompasses it all. And I liked how the article pointed this out. Folklore to me, was the stories and songs of generations passed, Asops Fables and the stories of moral rules, and the songs about life. I never really thought of folklore as a living thing...but it is, because as long as humans are alive and kicking, so is our folklore. (which makes sense in a lot of different ways lol).
The part of the article that delves into the traditions of weddings was particularly interesting to me because it brings up the questions of why we do these things? Is society based on the ideas of luck and good fortune to the point that weddings are a mix of superstitions and good luck charms to make their marriage last? I like the traditions, "the something new, something old, something borrowed, and something blue", but where did they come from and why have they persisted in our society for the amount of time they have? I enjoyed this article, and Ill admit I went into it expecting to be thoroughly bored (going back to my preconceived notions of hippies and "folks"),but it was interesting and it made me think of why we have such traditions and superstitions.