Lent and Easter in Herzegovina Church-folk Heritage

Sa？etak This paper presents the life of Catholic people during the Lent, the Holy Week and Easter. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lent and it is the time for preparation for Easter, the greatest Christian holiday. In that time the people of Herzegovina pray, fast, contemplate Jesus passion and do many good deeds. They do that more than the other days of the year. There is a huge amount of prayers and prayer songs that are spoken in these privileged times. Before Holy Week is Palm Sunday. It is the Sunday of Jesus passion. The most important event of this liturgical time is Paschal Triduum - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. These days are the biggest mystery and also a remind of their strong Catholic faith