The aim of this thesis is to portrait the cultural identity and traditional legacy of the Cetina area, with the emphasize on oral literature genres, which present an essential part of its culture and overall legacy. The thesis also comprises definitions, information and data from both professional literature and experiential knowledge and the testimonies od five tellers. Having insights into scientific and theoretical knowledge on one side and the living word of people incorporated into a complex system of social and traditional relations on the other side, the thesis was formed in a way that the descriptive and explicative parts, based on professional literature, were supported by practical realisation in social reality. Examples of different types of traditional storytelling can be found in this thesis: mythical, demonological as well as eschatological, with incorporated different experiences of mythical creatures, such as fairies, witches and the boogeymen, from the cultural point of view of people from the Cetina area. Furthermore, epic and shepherd poems are taken into consideration, as well as proverbs and sayings, together with the corresponding examples. The final part of the thesis is made up of scripts from the church and folk inheritance about folk festivities such as Easter holidays, marital and wedding customs, and the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, where the syncretic relationship between the Church and society comes to light.