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Elements on UNESCO Lists
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Vite ad alberello of Pantelleria
viticultural practice in Pantelleria and intangible cultural heritage
Turkish bird language
whistled language in Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea Region – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2017
Kamablon of Kangaba
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Mali, inscribed in 2009
djéguélé
balafon of the Senoufo communities
singing accompanied by gusle
Singing to the accompaniment of the Gusle – a simple string instrument – is an ancient art of performing primarily heroic epics practised for centuries as a form of historical memory and an expression of cultural identity.
Sada Shin Noh
no description
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan Darangen
Maranao epic poem from the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao, Philippines.
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District
earthenware pottery-making by women potters in the Bakgatla ba Kgafela community in south-eastern Botswana
Traditional Sohbet meetings
Turkish social practice of community conversations
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area
no description
Dancing Devils of San Millán
no description
Dancing Devils of Ocumare de la Costa
no description
Dancing Devils of San Rafael de Orituco
no description
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi
no description
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Azerbaijan, inscribed in 2015
cocolo
folk dance from the Dominican Republic
Nan Pa'ch ceremony
corn-veneration ritual celebrated in San Pedro Sacatepéquez in Guatemala – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2013
Las Carretas, Costa Rican Oxcarts
no description
xeer ciise
oral customary laws of Somali-Issa communities in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia
Tinian marble craftsmanship
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Greece, inscribed in 2015
Sefrou Cherry Festival
annual festival in Sefrou, Morocco
Pahlavāni
a native Persian folk wrestling
Sistema de Jueces de Agua de Corongo
no description
Koogere oral tradition of the Basongora
oral tradition of Koogere of the Basongora, Banyabindi and Batooro communities in Kasese, Uganda – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2015
Al-Razfa
traditional performing art in United Arab Emirates and Oman
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Colombia – Ecuador, inscribed in 2015
lad dance
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Romania, inscribed in 2015
Oshituthi shomagongo
feast of the Ovambo people in Namibia
Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Algeria, inscribed in 2015
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, inscribed in 2015
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), inscribed in 2015
Tugging rituals and games
sitting tug of war in Cambodia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, and Viet Nam
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in China, inscribed in 2009
Woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Madagascar, inscribed in 2008
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Mongolia – China, inscribed in 2008
Taquile and its textile art
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Peru, inscribed in 2008
Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Republic of Korea, inscribed in 2008
Konjic woodcarving
artistic technique of woodcarving and intangible cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ichapekene Piesta
festival in San Ignacio de Moxos, Bolivia
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri Al Saudi
traditional art style from Saudi Arabia
Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry
no description
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics
no description
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders
program safeguarding the heritage of games and sports in Flanders, Belgium – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2011
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft
strategy of three Austrian centers for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building
safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building in Colombia – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2019
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners
program to safeguard the transmission of Fujian Puppetry in the Fujian Province in south-eastern China – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2012
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru
project to safeguard oral expressions, music, textile art and agricultural technologies of the Aymara communities of Bolivia, Chile and Peru – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2009
Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept
safeguarding measures for folk music heritage by the Kodály concept in Hungary – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage
Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2011
Coaxing ritual for camels
coaxing ritual performed by Mongol herders to encourage a female camel to accept a new-born calf or to adopt an orphan – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2015
Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territory
oral tradition of the Mapoyo community along the Orinoco River in Venezuelan Guayana – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2014
Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya
traditional celebratory performance among the Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2014
Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern Uganda
healing ritual of the Lango of central northern Uganda for a male child believed to have lost his manhood – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2014
Ebru, Turkish art of marbling
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Turkey, inscribed in 2014
Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Austria, inscribed in 2015
Bagpipe culture
Bagpipes belonging to traditional instruments, as well as entire bagpipe culture comprising expressions and knowledge associated with bagpipes and their use, represent a long continual music tradition of peasants and shepherds who lived in Slovakia.
Fichee-Chambalaalla
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Ethiopia, inscribed in 2015
Ví and Giặm folk songs of Nghệ Tĩnh
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Viet Nam, inscribed in 2014
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Azerbaijan, inscribed in 2014
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