The correct answer to this open question is the following.
I have in mind the group I belong to. The folklore that exists within my group has the purpose of honoring Mother Nature and it is an ingrained part of our belief system.
In my culture, there are many stories about the benefits that Mother Nature provided to us. That is why we honor and respect nature and write songs, create dances, and do ceremonies to thank mother nature for all the things it provides.
We thank the Sun because its rays mean life for all the creatures on earth. We thank the rain because water means life for the planet. We thank the wind because it allows us to live. And of course, we honor the land, the soil, for all the food it provides.
A staff symbolizes leadership in Roman culture. A staff is a long pole like object that men and women would have in Ancient Rome.
Art is used as a form of expression. Greek artists included the ideas of reason, moderation, balance, and harmony, because it was what they believed in. The Greeks often glorified the idea of being useful, peaceful, and living in simplicity, which would explain why their art work was influenced by it.
