Identity is what makes us different from others and the merit of shaping the identity of our country, and we ourselves preface to our most valuable mood folklore. Folk customs, poems, dances, costumes and legacy instruments are our ancestors and should nurture them. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an organization dedicated to their preservation and development. The paper presents the influence of folklore as a symbol for the revealing and fostering of identity and the contemporary promoter of folk culture. The work is divided into two parts. In the first part we will define the concepts of folklore, folklore and ethnology, then we will analyze traditional dances, traditional songs and instruments and folk costumes. Namely, Croatia can be divided in folklore into four ethnographic zones: the Alpine, Pannonian, Adriatic and Dinaric. Following the most important elements, we will acquaint Croatia and its customs. In modern times folklore live mostly in theaters and halls while in the past folklore lived on a daily basis. This is also witnessed by one of the most respected Croatian musicians, conductors, composers and music pedagogues, Bozo Potočnik, who with his work greatly influenced the evaluation of folk music in Croatian culture. A great role in the eradication of identity but also of the social status of an individual has a folk costume. By color, jewelery or headgear we can find important information for a person, for example; from where it comes from, the gosodar stratum, which has social status in the community and whether married / married and the like. In the second part of the paper, we will present an interview with the National People's Guard in Germany - Tanjom Maleš Krznar, which will show us alien life, the importance of the emigrant folklore and to answer the question of the future of tradition transfer to younger generations. We will also incorporate traditional elements such as walrus and tricolors used as signs of identification. We will highlight the importance of Smotri as a manifestation that unites Croatians in the homeland and beyond and the importance of the media in promoting and popularizing the focal point in times of accelerated globalization and new trends.