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New 2024 Living Heritage Elements
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Novruz
traditional folk spring festival observed in several countries in Asia and the Middle East
Afghanistan • Turkmenistan • Tajikistan • Pakistan • Kyrgyzstan • Iraq • Iran • Mongolia • India • Uzbekistan • Kazakhstan • Azerbaijan • Turkey
National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
simsimiyya
Sudanese-Egyptian stringed musical instrument
Asturian cider
apple-based alcoholic beverage, typical of Asturias
Wardh Taifi
rose characteristic to the Taif region and its cultural heritage and identity
dry stone walling
mortarless masonry method
csárdás
Hungarian folk dance performed by couples
Chinese New Year
traditional Chinese celebration of the first day of the lunar calendar
tandoor
cylindrical clay or metal oven used in Asian cooking
Mehregan
religious celebration tied to the autumn harvest in Tajikistan and Iran
pysanka
egg decorating tradition in Slavic countries
National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
carnival culture
set of practices and experiences around carnivals
Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Brussels
kulintang
Indonesian traditional instrument
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henna
dye
State of Palestine • Sudan • Morocco • Mauritania • Tunisia • United Arab Emirates • Saudi Arabia • Qatar • Oman • Kuwait • Jordan • Yemen • Iraq • Bahrain • Algeria • Egypt
Hanbok
traditional Korean outfit comprised of a jacket and a woman’s skirt or men’s trousers
gandoura
women’s ceremonial costume in the Eastern region of Algeria
Sumpango Festival
tradition of making and flying kites in Santiago Sacatepéquez and Sumpango, Guatemala
kente cloth
Ghanaian fabric made of strips that are woven from silk, cotton or rayon using horizontal looms
manual bell ringing
manual ringing of bells as a means of expression and communication in Spain
Intore
traditional Rwandan dance performed by a troupe
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zinc roofers and ornamentalists
craftmanship of 19th-century restoration of haussmann-style roofs in Paris
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tulum
traditional bagpipe from North Turkey and Macedonia
Durbar festival
annual festival celebrated in several cities of Nigeria
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balafon
type of wooden xylophone originating in Mali
Thingyan
Myanmar traditional New Year festival
Naïve painting practices of Kovačica
tradition of painting and decorating objects in Kovačica, Serbia
Reog
Indonesian traditional theatrical dance
traditional Li textile techniques
spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering tradition of the Li ethnic group of Hainan Province, China
Aleppo soap
handmade, hard bar soap associated with the city of Aleppo, Syria
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kebaya
traditional Indonesian womenswear in the form of a light jacket or blouse, to be worn with a sarong
Ngondo
worship of water oracles and associated cultural traditions among the Sawa
Arabic coffee
serving and drinking customs of Arabic coffee
National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
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Romvong
type of Southeast Asian dance where both females and males dance in a circle
guarania
musical genre originating in Paraguay
xeer ciise
oral customary laws of Somali-Issa communities in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia
mulgipuder
traditional dish that is consumed daily in the Mulgimaa region of Estonia
equestrian art in Portugal
traditional Portuguese art of horse training and riding
Qiang New Year Festival
traditional event of the Qiang people of China’s Sichuan Province
traditional Chinese wooden arch bridge
bridge-building tradition in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, along China’s south-east coast
summer farming at fäbod and seter
practice of moving livestock to outlying lands in late spring in Norway and Sweden
School of Crafts ÚLUV
school of crafts in Slovakia
safeguarding programme of kobza and wheel lyre tradition
Ukrainian safeguarding program for a musical tradition
Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Epic of Samba Gueladio
epic of the Fouta Toro region’s history and mythology passed on through storytelling and song
Oman youth sail training ship
youth training program in Oman fostering cultural dialogue and heritage through global sailing voyages
vytsinanka
traditional art of paper cutting in Belarus
Shakespeare Mas'
traditional public theatre at Carriacou's annual carnival
pilgrimage to Watt Town
revival pilgrimage to Watt Town in Jamaica occurring every year on the first Thursday in March
Messosporitissa festivity
Greek Orthodox Christian festivity observed on 21 November
mangwengwe
traditional dance performed by the Mambwe and Namwanga people of Zambia
Twāyef performing arts
troupes of poet singers of the Ghbonten tribe in Tunisia performing chants or songs
mongol nomad migration
Mongolian nomadic culture
k'cimi dancing of Tropojë
festive dance in Albania for weddings, birthdays, and ceremonies
Bà Chúa Xứ Festival
festival of Bà Chúa Xứ Goddess at Sam Mountain, observed by the Kinh, Khmer, Cham and Hoa communities in Châu Đốc city
living pictures of Galeras, Sucre
collective and community-based artistic expression in Colombia
jang making
knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making in the Republic of Korea
wosana
rainmaking ritual of the Bakalanga community in Botswana and Zimbabwe
breakfast culture in Malaysia
dining experience in a multi-ethnic society
Betashar
ceremony of revealing the bride’s face during a wedding ceremony in Kazakhstan
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