Sentence:  As a result , most people do n't have more than a vague idea what <WSD>folklore</WSD> actually is ; they see it as a potpourri of charming , moral legends and patriotic anecdotes , with a superstition or remedy thrown in here and there . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture