Usually means: Collective memory passed through generations.
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  1. folk memory: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. folk memory: Collins English Dictionary
  3. folk memory: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. folk memory: Wiktionary
  5. Folk memory: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. folk memory: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (folk memory)

noun:  (uncountable) The collective lore, beliefs, and traditional stories which help to define a society, culture, or nation.
noun:  (countable) A belief, traditional story, or the like, which is common to the people of a particular culture; especially, such a belief or piece of knowledge that is not consciously held but is nonetheless known.

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