In this paper I tried to describe some of the customs of the city Metković and surrounding villages, such as the procession for St. Nicholas who was the patron of the parish in the village Borovci. Christmas time was also a special religious event when all the villagers sang Christmas carols and feasted after the mass. Then came the time of Lent when everyone was diligent in fasting and abstinence in the order to worthily welcome Easter. Besides the religious ceremonies I also wrote about some other customs that were connected with the everyday life. One of them was the courting of girls which usually happened at a dance and around a fire. Then there was the proposal after which the wedding followed with the closest realatives. The birth of the child and its baptism was one of the most joyous events. Carnival time was also very interesting because only men used to get dressed up as women. They collected eggs and bacon while singing and amusing the crowd. However, ther were also sad moments that I described such as the death of the loved ones. The funeral ceremony showed a great tribute to the deceased. His kidness and good deads where listed while the bells tolled differently for men and women. The departure of young men to the army was also sad. Their girlfriends promised to be faithful to them while their parents and neighbours encouraged them to be brave and proud. Finally, I wrote about leisure time as well. The villagers were quite creative in inventing interesting games. One of them resembles a very popular game played nowdays called „golf“. They also liked to tell scary stories to children while sitting around the fire at night. Besides causing great fear every story also had some good advice or a moral.