TRADICIJSKA KULTURA METKOVSKOG KRAJA

U ovom radu pokušala sam prenijeti mali dio običaja grada Metkovića i okolnih mjesta, kao što su procesije koje su najsvečanije bile za vrijeme blagdana svetoga Nikole, koji je ujedno bio i zaštitnik župe u selu Borovci, odlaske u crkvu za Božić gdje bi svi suseljani iza mise zajedno pjevali i častili se. Zatim bi dolazilo korizmeno vrijeme kada su svi bili ustrajni u postu i nemrsu kako bi dostojno dočekali Uskrs. Uz te običaje vezane za velike kršćanske blagdane opisala sam i druge običaje vezane za svakodnevni život kao što je udvaranje momaka djevojkama koje se obično odvijalo uz krijes, gdje bi se održavao i bal, zatim prošnju nakon koje bi uslijedilo vjenčanje uz najbližu rodbinu, rođenje djeteta koje je bilo najradosniji događaj, te njegovo krštenje. Pokladno vrijeme je također bilo veoma zanimljivo jer su se samo muškarci maškarali i to u žene te su skupljali jaja, slaninu, pjevali te tako izazivali znatiželju. Međutim, uz sve te radosne događaje našla se, naravno, i smrt voljenih osoba. Na sprovodu se odavala velika počast umrloj osobi bilo nabrajanjem dobrote i dobrih djela umrloga ili zvonjavom muških ili ženskih zvona. Tužan je bio i odlazak mladića u vojsku, ali bi im se njihove djevojke zaklele na vjernost, a roditelji i susjedi bi ih ohrabrivali te bi oni ponosno odlazili. Također sam opisala igre koje su mještani izmišljali i u tome su bili veoma kreativni. Jedna od njih nalikuje na danas popularnu igru „golf“. Također su voljeli pričati zastrašujuće priče djeci dok su sjedili oko vatre noću. Iako su izazivale strah svaka od tih priča je imala neki dobar savjet ili pouku.In this paper I tried to describe some of the customs of the city Metković and surrounding villages, such as the procession for St. Nicholas who was the patron of the parish in the village Borovci. Christmas time was also a special religious event when all the villagers sang Christmas carols and feasted after the mass. Then came the time of Lent when everyone was diligent in fasting and abstinence in the order to worthily welcome Easter. Besides the religious ceremonies I also wrote about some other customs that were connected with the everyday life. One of them was the courting of girls which usually happened at a dance and around a fire. Then there was the proposal after which the wedding followed with the closest realatives. The birth of the child and its baptism was one of the most joyous events. Carnival time was also very interesting because only men used to get dressed up as women. They collected eggs and bacon while singing and amusing the crowd. However, ther were also sad moments that I described such as the death of the loved ones. The funeral ceremony showed a great tribute to the deceased. His kidness and good deads where listed while the bells tolled differently for men and women. The departure of young men to the army was also sad. Their girlfriends promised to be faithful to them while their parents and neighbours encouraged them to be brave and proud. Finally, I wrote about leisure time as well. The villagers were quite creative in inventing interesting games. One of them resembles a very popular game played nowdays called „golf“. They also liked to tell scary stories to children while sitting around the fire at night. Besides causing great fear every story also had some good advice or a moral