SUVREMENA ETNOGRAFIJA U IMOTSKOJ KRAJINI

U Imotskoj krajini nalazimo mnogo ostataka starijih običaja i tradicija vezanih za raznolike blagdane, svece, itd. Tako je u ovom radu obrađen pregled hrvatske tradicijske narodne baštine u sklopu crkveno-pučke baštine kroz mnoge od poznatih blagdana i posebno obilježenih dana u godini, s fokusom na područja u Imotskoj krajini. Drugi dio rada obrađuje raznovrsne priče iz nekadašnjeg života u Imotskom i okolici koje su dobivene od osoba koje su tamo provele veliki dio života i koje osjećaju veliku povezanost s tim mjestom. Sve navedene stvari iznimno je bitno dokumentirati s obzirom na to da im prijeti velika opasnost od nestajanja u zaborav. Kod mnogih od crkveno-pučkih običaja (od kojih je većina vezana za svece) da se primijetiti kako postoji dosta obreda panspermijskog, a posebice apotropejskog karaktera, dok se u mnogima opet primjećuje i duboka religioznost naroda. Svakako, neki od običaja se, nasreću, i dalje poštuju, a za ove koji nisu, oni barem mogu postojati u ovakvim zapisima, a prenošenje ovih priča i tradicija s koljena na koljeno samo doprinosi očuvanju vlastite kulture i jačem povezivanju s bliskim ljudima i rodnim krajem.In Imotska krajina there can be found a lot of remnants of old customs and traditions connected with various feast days, saints, etc. This paper presents an overview of traditional Croatian folk heritage as part of church-folk heritage through a lot of well-known feast days and days in a year which are specially marked, all while focusing on the area of Imotska krajina. The second part of this paper deals with various stories from former life in Imotski and the surrounding area. The stories were provided by people who had spent a big part of their lives there and who feel a big connection with the place. It is of great importance for all of the aforementioned to be documented since it could very easily disappear into oblivion any day now. It is noticeable in many of the church-folk customs (most of which are connected with saints) that there are a lot of ceremonies and rituals of panspermian, and especially apotropaic character, while in a lot of them, a deep religiousness of the people is noticeable too. Anyhow, some of the customs are, luckily, still being carried on, and for those that are not, they can at least exist in records like this, and carrying on stories and traditions from one generation to another only contributes to the preservation of our own culture and to better connecting with our loved ones and our homeland