SYNCHROUOUS RECORDS OF ORAL LITERARY HERITAGE IN THE ETHNOLOGICAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT IN THE IMOTSKI REGION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOKVIČIĆI

Lokvičići su staro dalmatinsko naselje, relativno veliko selo s različitim prezimenima koje se smjestilo u Imotskoj krajini. U radu su prikazani razni običaji Imotske krajine, odnosno Lokvičića pred Božić i Uskrs, odrastanje, način života, odgoj, igre, tradicionalno poznata ganga, legenda o Gavanu i slično. Nekoć su se djeca snalazila na razne načine kako bi došli do neke igre, koju bi na kraju sami izmislili, primjerice koristili su ono što bi pronašli u prirodi ili u kući. Danas je sasvim normalna pojava da se igre kupuju, dok tada to nije ni postojalo. Udvaranja momku ili djevojci su u prošlosti u potpunosti drugačija od današnjih. Uz posao imali su običaj pjevati gangu, ali svakako i na neki blagdan. Dan-danas ostao je običaj nošenja križa od crkve do crkve na Veliki petak. Nažalost, danas sve češće uslijed modernizacije društva dolazi do gubitka narodnih običaja i priča iz prošlog vremena, a time i do zaboravljanja na postojanje tog narodnog blaga koje se nekada davno njegovalo u narodu. Stoga, potrebno je zapisivati usmenoknjiževne elemente, kako bi se oni jednog dana mogli prenijeti s koljena na koljeno u još mnogo generacija.Lokvičići is an old Dalmatian settlement, a relatively large village with different family names located in the Imotski region. This written work presents various customs of the Imotski region, Lokvičići just before Christmas and Easter, growing up, lifestyle, upbringing, games, the traditionally known ganga, the legend of Gavan etc. Once upon a time, children managed to come up with a game in various ways, which they would eventually invent themselves. For example, they used what they would find in nature or at home. Today, it is quite normal to buy games, while at that period this was not even possible. Courtship among the boys or girls in the past is completely different from today. While working, it was a common custom to sing ganga, especially on a holiday. To this day, the custom of carrying the cross from church to church on Good Friday remains. Unfortunately, today, more and more often due to the modernization of society, there is a loss of folk customs and stories from the past, and thus to the forgetting of the existence of this national treasure that was once cherished by the people. Therefore, it is necessary to write down the oral literary elements, so that they can one day be passed from generation to generation and in to many more generations to come