ORAL LITERARY HERITAGE OF UNEŠIĆ IN ETHNOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Unešić je maleno mjesto u Dalmatinskoj zagori s bogatom kulturnom baštinom. U prošlosti su nazivi bili posjed Unešić (possessionem Ugnesich) iz 1388.godine te selo Unešić (villa Ugnesich) iz 1434. godine. Mjesto je bilo opustošeno nakon turskih osvajanja u 16. i 17. stoljeću, stanovništvo prognano, a nakon 1669. je ponovno naseljeno. U ovom radu prikupljen je dio zapisa o običajima unešićkoga kraja koji svjedoči iznimnom kulturnom blagu. Nažalost, mnogi su običaji nestali, a neki su i zaboravljeni. Prikupljajući građu za ovaj rad, došla sam do povijesnih, mitskih i demonoloških predaja, saznala za različite običaje i vjerovanja ljudi s ovog prostora. Zahvaljujući kazivačima koji poznaju prošlost ovog kraja i nekadašnji način života, usmena se baština i u pismenoj formi nastojala zaštititi od zaborava. Duga se tradicija nastoji sačuvati i saznanja o nekadašnjim običajima prenijeti na buduće generacije. Svijest o vrijednosti narodnoga blaga važna je i za očuvanje nacionalnoga identiteta.Unešićis a little place in Dalmatinska zagora with rich cultural heritage. In the past it was nominated possession (possessionem Ugnesich), name from 1388. as well as village (villa Ugnesich) from 1434. The place was devastated after the conquests of Turks in 16th and 17th century, the population was exiled, but only after 1669. The new resettlement began. In this paper it is collected only a part of notes from the area of Unešić that testify an exceptional cultural treasure. Unfortunately, many customs are gone and some of them are forgotten. Collecting material for this paper, I discovered many historical, mythical and demonological legends, I found out different customs and human beliefs from this area. Thanks to the tellers who know the past of this area and the former way of living, oral literary heritage tries to be saved in written form too. This long tradition tends to be preserved as well as it tries to communicate knowledge to next generations. Consciousness about value of national treasure is important for protection of national identity