Research on Polish folklore begins in the 19th century and is related to the fight to maintain national consciousness (see also: Positivism in Poland, work at the grassroots).
In 1802, Hugo Kołłątaj developed the first Polish research program on folklore, but the increase in interest in this field occurred mainly in the second half of the 19th century.
Significant researchers of the 19th century include Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski, Oskar Kolberg, Jan Karłowicz, Erazm Majewski, Zygmunt Gloger, Lucjan Malinowski, , , . Materials were also collected by amateur writers and ethnographers (including , , Karol Baliński, Lucjan Siemieński).
In the interwar period of the 20th century, research on Polish regional folklore was developed, and the folklore of social groups was also distinguished (Polish peasant folklore, Polish workers' folklore, etc.).
Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, founded in 1949, publishes the journal since 1958.
See also Ethnographic Museum of Kraków Polish proverbs
Further reading Chrypinski, Anna, editor. Polish Customs. Friends of Polish Art: Detroit, MI, 1977. Contoski, Josepha K., editor. Treasured Polish Songs with English Translations. Polanie Publishing Co.: Minneapolis, MN, 1953. Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz. Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore. Hippocrene Books: New York, 1993. Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz. Polish Herbs, Flowers, and Folk Medicine. Hippocrene Books: New York, 1995. Krasicki, Ignacy (tr by Gerard Kapolka) Polish Fables : Bilingual. 1997
Sekalski, Anstruther J. Old Polish Legends. 1997 Singing Back The Sun: A Dictionary of Old Polish Customs and Beliefs, Okana, 1999 Zajdler, Zoe. Polish Fairy Tales. Chicago, Ill: Follett Publishing, 1959
External links PAN Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography Polish Folklore at Polish Traditions portal Dictionary of Polish Folk Tales by (in Polish)