<p>The popular on the cultural traditions is structured in participation as a central focus of the social process. In this perspective, the sociological analysis must account for this in the discussion of popular and traditional. This means placing the issue of participation in socio-economic development conditions and power relations. Hence, the analysis focuses on the participatory nature of popular traditions included in the economic, political and cultural relations inherent to reality. Thus, in traditional folk culture it is shown the denomination of popular and traditional by the social meaning it occupies in the interpretative system of the subjects in their social relationship. This is therefore a critical perspective that is built as an immediate corollary of the theory that underlies, and both express the worldview. The possibilities of participation distinguish the popular and traditional both in its status but also as a demonstration to the development of cultural expressions. In turn, studies have contributed to the analysis of the problems of traditional folk culture and its ongoing interaction with modernity.</p>