SUVREMENI ZAPISI OBIČAJA, USMENIH LIRSKIH PJESAMA, DEMONOLOŠKIH I MITSKIH PREDAJA U IMOTSKOME KRAJU

Usmena je književnost dio nematerijalne kulturne baštine koja u narodu ostaje zapamćena prenoseći se usmenim putem s koljena na koljeno. Upravo usmena književnost oplemenjuje i obogaćuje čovjekovu nutrinu te pomaže čovjeku spoznati samoga sebe, odakle zapravo potječe i kakav je bio život prije njega. U ovom istraživačkom radu opisani su običaji vezani uz blagdane i spomendane kao što su sveti Nikola, Badnji dan, Božić, Uskrs, sveti Marko Evanđelist, Mala Gospa i drugi. Ostatak rada posvećen je pjesmama i usmenim predajama o vukodlacima, vilama i svakodnevnom životu stanovnika na području Imotske krajine. Nažalost, neki običaji i obredi nisu više aktualni u današnjem životu Imoćana, ali još uvijek brojni stanovnici štuju tradiciju vezanu uz velike blagdane poput Božića, Uskrsa i Velike Gospe. Svi su običaji uvelike utjecali na formiranje identiteta cjelokupnog stanovništva Imotskoga kraja i zato se ispitivači s ponosom i sitnom dozom nostalgije prisjećaju nekadašnjeg života i običaja.Oral literature is part of the intangible cultural heritage which is remembered by the people by being transmitted orally from generation to generation. It is oral literature that ennobles and enriches a person's inner self and helps a person to know himself where he actually came from and what life was like before him. This research paper describes customs related to holidays and commemorations such as St. Nicholas, Christmas Day, Christmas, Easter, St. Mark the Evangelist, Saint Mary and others. The rest of the paper is dedicated to songs and oral traditions about werewolves, fairies and everyday life of the inhabitants of the Imotski region. Unfortunately, some customs and rituals are no longer relevant in today's life of the people of Imotski, but many residents still worship the tradition associated with major holidays such as Christmas, Easter and Saint Mary. All the customs greatly influenced the formation of the identity of the entire population of the Imotski region, and that is why the examiners remember the former life and customs with pride and a small dose of nostalgia