Throughout a large part of Croatia right up until World War II, the kolo had been the centre of village social life. Due to its simplicity, this type of dance is widely spread. The circle dance is regarded as the oldest form of dance, in which people express their desire for communion. The kolo is one of the basic forms of Croatian folk dance. The kolo is a circular dance form in which the dancers follow each other around in the circle. There are similar forms of singing: rera, ojkavica (ojkalica) or orcanje. Ganga was declared as a cultural heritage by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and therefore became a part of protected cultural legacy. The lyrics of ganga are written in decasyllabic, characteristic for croatian folk songs. It is sang in area of Imotski, west Hercegovina and in the areas of Duvno and Livno. It is a form of polyphonic singing in Croatian folklore. The night was hot and the boys from tambura orchestra Garavi were warming up the atmosphere so if you needed cooling you were given draft beer and you could also jump to the nearest canal where you could catch frogs and win great prizes. Over a thosuand people from Zmijavci together with their friends from all over Croatia enjoyed in frog specialties, and you could also find eels and freshwater crayfish on the menu. Unlike many places in this area, in which people organise fishing parties, people in Zmijavci went one step further and organized frog evenings. There is a legend of origin of this lake called Gavan’s palace. A special care is taken of quality of water and tidiness of the beach. During summer period there is usually enough water in the lake for swimming and you can also play different water sports. In situations like this you can play football at the bottom of the lake. The water level significantly oscilates during the year so there are years when it is completely dried. On September 28th 2013 new measurements were conducted with a submarine and the depth of the lake was 255 metres.īlue lake is one of the most beautiful karst lakes in Croatia. Its name - Red Lake - comes from the color of surrounding cliffs. According to the legend of Gavan and his palace, in ancient history there was a palace which collapsed and in that placce the lake emerged. It is presumed that the lake emerged when the ceiling of a large cave hall collapsed. According to some information, that would be the deepest lake in the Europe. during which was measured altitude difference of 528 metres and the depth of the lake was 287 metres.

The Croatian Speleological Federation organised international speleological expedition in 1998. Red lake is a sinkhole containing a karst lake near the city of Imotski.

Kolo clawfish