Folk Culture

Abstract

This chapter discusses the pedagogical importance of folk culture in early age and introduces the Hungarian legal frame and regulations regarding the introduction of folk culture in Hungarian kindergartens. It looks at four surveys addressing the kindergarten teachers' and parents' attitudes regarding that. Hence the topic of adapting folk culture in the contemporary pedagogical program of kindergartens in Hungary are investigated from diverse perspectives. The chapter concludes in possible methods monitored and evaluated in practice of Hungarian institutions, through which folk cultural elements can be effectively adapted to the everyday programs in kindergartens. Hence the results and suggestions can be seen as tools for effectively communicating intangible cultural heritage for young generation, ensuring the inheritance of such values in the future as well.