Patronage request
The activities below have received the patronage of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The reports received by the Secretariat of the Convention on these activities are sometimes accompanied by additional information (press releases, etc..), which can be requested from Secretariat at ICH-Emblem@unesco.org.
| Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| The Landskappleiken – Norwegian National Folk Music and Dance Competition 24/06/2026 - 28/06/2026Hovden, Norway Contact: Setesdal Spelemannslag (Norway) Astri Rysstad | The Landskappleiken is an annual event and competition, widely regarded as the Norwegian national championship in traditional folk music and dance. It is a travelling event, hosted in a different location each year. The first edition was held in 1888 in Bø, Telemark. As of 2024, the event is owned by FolkOrg – the Norwegian Organization for Folk Music and Dance. The local implementation of the event is carried out by regional hosts, typically one of the local folk music associations (spelemannslag) affiliated with FolkOrg. The Landskappleiken always features competitions in Hardanger fiddle, fiddle, diatonic button accordion (durspel), and traditional vocal music (kveding), as well as couple dance, group dance, and solo dance. It usually also includes competitions in jaw harp, langeleik, flute, and other traditional folk instruments. Related element(s) : Practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (stev/stevjing) |
| Publication ‘Traditional medicine, exchanges of experienes from the field’ 05/12/2017 - 27/05/2026 Contact: #HeritageAlive & ICHCAP (Norway) Norwegian Crafts Institute | The book dedicated to the healing knowledge contains 18 articles from different parts of the world, sharing different traditions and experiences from the field. It is the result of a cooperation between the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP) and #HeritageAlive |