Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.


The nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on its website in compliance with paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives regarding the nomination procedure; moreover, the information included in the nominations is reflected in working documents of the Committee in order to ensure transparency and access to information.


The sole responsibility for the content of each nomination file lies with the submitting States Parties concerned. The designations employed in the texts and documents presented by the submitting States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities, c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or d) references to specific historical events.







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Results : 24 elements corresponding to 1 region and 12 countries
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Myanmar traditional New Year Atā Thingyan festivalMyanmar

2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festivalThailand

2022

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and prayersJapan
Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea

2021

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nora, dance drama in southern ThailandThailand
Traditional craftsmanship of making Dumbara Ratā KalālaSri Lanka

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massageThailand

2018

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Lkhon Khol Wat Svay AndetCambodia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Tibetan people in ChinaChina
Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri LankaSri Lanka

2017

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sitesMongolia

2016

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three RealmsViet Nam

2015

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Coaxing ritual for camelsMongolia

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaIndia

2010

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Wooden movable-type printing of ChinaChina

2009

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

China engraved block printing techniqueChina
Gesar epic traditionChina
Regong artsChina
Tibetan operaChina
YeongsanjaeRepublic of Korea

2008

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Baul songsBangladesh
Gangneung Danoje festivalRepublic of Korea
Mask dance of the drums from DrametseBhutan
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