In the paper are interpreted secular and religious customs and rituals that took place in several villages of Dalmatian hinterland: Gornje Sitno, Poljica, Gizdavac, Dugobabe i Neorić. Notes that can be found in this paper were taken in 2012 and they are related to customs in villages Gizdavac and Gornje Sitno. Religious customs are: advent (St. Nichola, St. Lucia, Materice), Christmas eve, christmas holydays, Epiphany, New year's eve, lent, Palm sunday, Holy Thursday, Holy Friday, Holy saturday, Easter, Saint George and Saint John the Baptist. In the paper are also presented customs wich take place during the Carnival time. The chosen ceremonies mostly have apotropaic and panspermic character. Religious and secular ceremonies were often accompanied by proverbs, riddles and oral lyrical poetry wich were believed to own magical powers to make people's prayers come true. Examples that can be found in this paper have oral-literary, ethnological and lingiustic wealth. According to UNESCO's convention from 2003, oral legends, customs and traditional rituals are key factor to define cultural identities. Customs that are written in this paper are preserved and transmitted from generation to ganeration for years. They are very important for the preservation of national identity and we should continue to record and to trasmit them to the next generations.