South Slavic culture

A zadruga (, ) refers to a type of rural community historically common among South Slavs.

old Slavic tradition

Bugarštica ( or ), originally known as Bugaršćica, is a form of epic and ballad oral poetry, which was popular among South Slavs mainly in Dalmatia and Bay of Kotor from 15th until the 18th century, sung in long verses of mostly fifteen and sixteen syllables with a caesura after the seventh and eighth syllable, respectively.

stylistic device used in epic poetry