Usmena tradicija-primjeri iz Klokotnice
Oral tradition-examples from Klokotnica

Summary/Abstract: The main topic of this paper is the oral work of Klokotnica. The collected data correspond to the time from the 20th century, more precisely from the 1940s. Oral literature in this area was strongly nurtured in almost all areas of life: from morning conversations and prayers, through stories while grazing cattle in meadows or stories and songs while working in the fields, during flirting to night lullabies. Oral traditions and songs that speak of past times and customs have been preserved in Klokotnica by passing it from generation to generation and thus form part of the tradition and culture of this place. By studying the traditional customs, we learn a lot about the way of life and everyday life that influenced oral creation. The narrations that I will deal with in this paper were recorded by the residents of Klokotnica who listened to oral stories and songs in childhood and youth from their older family members or created them themselves and passed them on orally to the younger and older generation.

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