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Welcome to Folk Traditions! 

 Folk songs and melodies are simple songs that are passed down through oral tradition. Folk melodies travel across seas, over mountains and through valleys. They linger in the lives of children and grandparents. They are sometimes used by classical composers in their symphonies and instrumental works.

Choosing rhymes, patch games, ring games and jump rope rhymes are created by kids on playgrounds, stoops, sidewalks and school yards of around the world. Like a game of telephone, rhymes change in the mouths of children and live on in their hearts.

//**Come. **// //**Share your knowledge of folk traditions with other children. Together we'll discover the rhymes, games and songs that help us be kids! **//  