This work represents the past life of people around the city of Drniš and it's surrounding area. Particular emphasis is placed on the church-folk heritage; customs around the feast holidays such as Christmas Eve, Christmas and Easter. Additionally, it is given a review of a handful of oral literary genres characterizing this area. Oral lyric poems are displayed, too, among which are the religious lyrics and folk songs performed on local traditional instruments such as (gusle) and (diple); instruments similar to fiddle and bagpipes. Speaking about other customs, it is mentioned that (ojkanje), kind of non-instrumental singing is a typical form of folk singing in the area of Dalmatian Zagora (Dalmatian hinterland) including a chorus as a form of traditional folk dance. All this is integral part of Croatian rural area's traditional music - and that is, the musical expression of ordinary peasants. Common habits, wedding events, situations from everyday life, numerous proverbs and riddles as a characteristic of past times, are actually what remains special and unique. Traditional customs are kept and remembered, passed from generation to generation, and, as a whole are reasons for the preservation of oral literature.