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.

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Results : 730 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 145 countries
Group I149Group II150Group III99Group IV227Group V(a)73Group V(b)76

Group I

2023

Alpine pasture seasonSwitzerlandRepresentative List
Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/NaqqoshlikAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/meyAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlayAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditionsAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass productionCzechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – SpainRepresentative List
Maltese Village Festa, an annual community celebrationMaltaRepresentative List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – TogoRepresentative List
Nyckelharpa network, an innovative dissemination of a music and instrument-building tradition with roots in SwedenSwedenRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Rotterdam Summer CarnivalNetherlands (Kingdom of the)Representative List
Safeguarding foster care heritage in the merciful city of Geel: a community-based care modelBelgiumRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
The practice of opera singing in ItalyItalyRepresentative List
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organizationAustria – Belgium – Germany – Italy – Luxembourg – Netherlands (Kingdom of the) – SwitzerlandRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge, methods and practices concerning olive cultivationTürkiyeUrgent Safeguarding List
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestockAlbania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – SpainRepresentative List

2022

Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette breadFranceRepresentative List
August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako FestivalGreeceRepresentative List
Bear festivities in the PyreneesAndorra – FranceRepresentative List
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interactionAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – SloveniaRepresentative List
Manual bell ringingSpainRepresentative List
Portuguese-Galician border ICH: a safeguarding model created by Ponte...nas ondas!Portugal – SpainRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weavingAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr AnecdotesAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
The practice of Modern Dance in GermanyGermanyRepresentative List
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – SpainRepresentative List
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – FranceRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional Ahlat stoneworkTürkiyeUrgent Safeguarding List

2021

Community festivities in Campo MaiorPortugalRepresentative List
Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the NetherlandsNetherlands (Kingdom of the)Representative List
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands (Kingdom of the) – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in TurkeyTürkiyeRepresentative List
Inuit drum dancing and singingDenmarkRepresentative List
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions FinlandRepresentative List
L-Għana, a Maltese folksong traditionMaltaRepresentative List
Namur stilt joustingBelgiumRepresentative List
Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – SwedenRepresentative List
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy, traditional knowledge and practiceItalyRepresentative List

2020

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovationGermany – Austria – France – Norway – SwitzerlandRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanicsSwitzerland – FranceRepresentative List
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in MaltaMaltaRepresentative List
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and convivialityFrance – Belgium – Luxembourg – ItalyRepresentative List
Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic songGreeceRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Sauna culture in FinlandFinlandRepresentative List
The art of glass beadsItaly – FranceRepresentative List
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguardingFranceRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/GöçürmeKazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Wine HorsesSpainRepresentative List

2019

AlpinismFrance – Italy – SwitzerlandRepresentative List
Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making processMexico – SpainRepresentative List
Byzantine chantCyprus – GreeceRepresentative List
Celestinian forgiveness celebrationItalyRepresentative List
Holy Week processions in MendrisioSwitzerlandRepresentative List
Irish harpingIrelandRepresentative List
Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festivalBelgiumRepresentative List
Practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (stev/stevjing)NorwayRepresentative List
Traditional Turkish archeryTürkiyeRepresentative List
Winter festivities, Carnival of PodencePortugalRepresentative List

2018

Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – SwitzerlandRepresentative List
Avalanche risk managementSwitzerland – AustriaRepresentative List
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – SlovakiaRepresentative List
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and musicAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
HurlingIrelandRepresentative List
Land-of-Legends programme, for promoting and revitalizing the art of storytelling in Kronoberg RegionSwedenRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Tamboradas drum-playing ritualsSpainRepresentative List
The skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse: the cultivation of perfume plants, the knowledge and processing of natural raw materials, and the art of perfume compositionFranceRepresentative List

2017

Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’ItalyRepresentative List
Basel CarnivalSwitzerlandRepresentative List
Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermillsNetherlands (Kingdom of the)Representative List
Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figuresPortugalRepresentative List
Organ craftsmanship and musicGermanyRepresentative List
RebetikoGreeceRepresentative List
Spring celebration, HıdrellezNorth Macedonia – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Uilleann pipingIrelandRepresentative List
Whistled languageTürkiyeUrgent Safeguarding List

2016

Beer culture in BelgiumBelgiumRepresentative List
Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing processPortugalUrgent Safeguarding List
Carnival of GranvilleFranceRepresentative List
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, YufkaAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperativesGermanyRepresentative List
Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, GreeceGreeceRepresentative List
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, NavruzAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern contextNorwayRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraftAustriaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-makingTürkiyeRepresentative List
Valencia Fallas festivitySpainRepresentative List
Winegrowers’ Festival in VeveySwitzerlandRepresentative List

2015

Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School ViennaAustriaRepresentative List
Manufacture of cowbellsPortugalUrgent Safeguarding List
Summer solstice fire festivals in the PyreneesAndorra – Spain – FranceRepresentative List
Tinian marble craftsmanshipGreeceRepresentative List

2014

Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern PortugalPortugalRepresentative List
Ebru, Turkish art of marblingTürkiyeRepresentative List
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identityFranceRepresentative List
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of ChiosGreeceRepresentative List
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raisingBelgiumRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional agricultural practice of cultivating the ‘vite ad alberello’ (head-trained bush vines) of the community of PantelleriaItalyRepresentative List

2013

Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structuresItalyRepresentative List
Limousin septennial ostensionsFranceRepresentative List
Mediterranean dietCyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – PortugalRepresentative List
Methodology for inventorying intangible cultural heritage in biosphere reserves: the experience of MontsenySpainRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Shrimp fishing on horseback in OostduinkerkeBelgiumRepresentative List
Turkish coffee culture and traditionTürkiyeRepresentative List

2012

Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of BrittanyFranceRepresentative List
Fiesta of the patios in CordovaSpainRepresentative List
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-MeuseBelgiumRepresentative List
Mesir Macunu festivalTürkiyeRepresentative List
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, AustriaAustriaRepresentative List
Traditional violin craftsmanship in CremonaItalyRepresentative List

2011

Ceremonial Keşkek traditionTürkiyeRepresentative List
Equitation in the French traditionFranceRepresentative List
Fado, urban popular song of PortugalPortugalRepresentative List
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of AlgemesíSpainRepresentative List
Leuven age set ritual repertoireBelgiumRepresentative List
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in FlandersBelgiumRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, AndalusiaSpainRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Tsiattista poetic duellingCyprusRepresentative List

2010

Chant of the Sybil on MajorcaSpainRepresentative List
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identitiesFranceRepresentative List
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-makingFranceRepresentative List
FlamencoSpainRepresentative List
Gastronomic meal of the FrenchFranceRepresentative List
Hopping procession of EchternachLuxembourgRepresentative List
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-HoutemBelgiumRepresentative List
Human towersSpainRepresentative List
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festivalTürkiyeRepresentative List
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at GeraardsbergenBelgiumRepresentative List
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritualTürkiyeRepresentative List
Traditional Sohbet meetingsTürkiyeRepresentative List

2009

Âşıklık (minstrelsy) traditionTürkiyeRepresentative List
Aubusson tapestryFranceRepresentative List
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of CorsicaFranceUrgent Safeguarding List
Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic projectSpainRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Irrigators’ tribunals of the Spanish Mediterranean coast: the Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia and the Water Tribunal of the plain of ValenciaSpainRepresentative List
KaragözTürkiyeRepresentative List
Lefkara laces or LefkaritikaCyprusRepresentative List
MaloyaFranceRepresentative List
Procession of the Holy Blood in BrugesBelgiumRepresentative List
Scribing tradition in French timber framingFranceRepresentative List
Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo GomeroSpainRepresentative List

2008

Arts of the Meddah, public storytellersTürkiyeRepresentative List
Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songsItalyRepresentative List
Carnival of BincheBelgiumRepresentative List
Mevlevi Sema ceremonyTürkiyeRepresentative List
Mystery play of ElcheSpainRepresentative List
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatreItalyRepresentative List
Patum of BergaSpainRepresentative List
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and FranceBelgium – FranceRepresentative List

Group II

2023

Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/NaqqoshlikAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Ceramic arts in UzbekistanUzbekistanRepresentative List
Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/meyAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlayAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditionsAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass productionCzechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – SpainRepresentative List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – TogoRepresentative List
Polonaise, traditional Polish dancePolandRepresentative List
Sadeh/Sada celebrationIran (Islamic Republic of) – TajikistanRepresentative List
Sodai straw garden making in LithuaniaLithuaniaRepresentative List
Tradition of blacksmithing in GyumriArmeniaRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabricsTajikistanRepresentative List
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestockAlbania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – SpainRepresentative List

2022

Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of lifeSloveniaRepresentative List
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interactionAzerbaijan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Culture of Ukrainian borscht cookingUkraineUrgent Safeguarding List
Festivity of Saint Tryphon and the Kolo (chain dance) of Saint Tryphon, traditions of Croats from Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) who live in the Republic of CroatiaCroatiaRepresentative List
Hungarian string band traditionHungaryRepresentative List
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – SloveniaRepresentative List
Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestlingAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weavingAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Social practices and knowledge related to the preparation and use of the traditional plum spirit – šljivovicaSerbiaRepresentative List
Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programmeCzechiaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Straw weaving in Belarus, art, craft and skillsBelarusRepresentative List
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr AnecdotesAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of MoldovaRomania – Republic of MoldovaRepresentative List
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – SpainRepresentative List
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – FranceRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usageAlbaniaUrgent Safeguarding List

2021

Bakhshi artUzbekistanRepresentative List
Building and use of expanded dugout boats in the Soomaa regionEstoniaUrgent Safeguarding List
Cultural Heritage of Boka Navy Kotor: a festive representation of a memory and cultural identityMontenegroRepresentative List
FalakTajikistanRepresentative List
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands (Kingdom of the) – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processionsPolandRepresentative List
Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about itUkraineRepresentative List
Visoko multipart singing from Dolen and Satovcha, South-western BulgariaBulgariaRepresentative List

2020

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Grass mowing competition custom in KupresBosnia and HerzegovinaRepresentative List
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beadsCzechiaRepresentative List
Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and cultureAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle MonasteryIran (Islamic Republic of) – ArmeniaRepresentative List
Tree beekeeping culturePoland – BelarusRepresentative List
Zlakusa pottery making, hand-wheel pottery making in the village of ZlakusaSerbiaRepresentative List

2019

Armenian letter art and its cultural expressionsArmeniaRepresentative List
Drotárstvo, wire craft and artSlovakiaRepresentative List
Khorazm dance, LazgiUzbekistanRepresentative List
Spring rite of Juraŭski KarahodBelarusUrgent Safeguarding List
Tradition of Kosiv painted ceramicsUkraineRepresentative List

2018

Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – SwitzerlandRepresentative List
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – SlovakiaRepresentative List
Bobbin lacemaking in SloveniaSloveniaRepresentative List
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)BelarusRepresentative List
Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of TajikistanTajikistanRepresentative List
Chidaoba, wrestling in GeorgiaGeorgiaRepresentative List
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and musicAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Međimurska popevka, a folksong from MeđimurjeCroatiaRepresentative List
Nativity scene (szopka) tradition in KrakowPolandRepresentative List
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountainBosnia and HerzegovinaRepresentative List
Singing to the accompaniment of the GusleSerbiaRepresentative List
Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of NakhchivanAzerbaijanUrgent Safeguarding List

2017

Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrumentAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural HeritageBulgariaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Cultural practices associated to the 1st of MarchBulgaria – North Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – RomaniaRepresentative List
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identityAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Door-to-door rounds of KurentiSloveniaRepresentative List
Kochari, traditional group danceArmeniaRepresentative List
Kolo, traditional folk danceSerbiaRepresentative List
Konjic woodcarvingBosnia and HerzegovinaRepresentative List
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologiesUzbekistanRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Multipart singing of HorehronieSlovakiaRepresentative List
Spring celebration, HıdrellezNorth Macedonia – TürkiyeRepresentative List

2016

Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana EcomuseumCroatiaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Cossack’s songs of Dnipropetrovsk RegionUkraineUrgent Safeguarding List
Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmissionBulgariaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, YufkaAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabetGeorgiaRepresentative List
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, NavruzAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in TajikistanTajikistanRepresentative List
Palov culture and traditionUzbekistanRepresentative List
Puppetry in Slovakia and CzechiaSlovakia – CzechiaRepresentative List
Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály conceptHungaryRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Škofja Loka passion playSloveniaRepresentative List
Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of MoldovaRomania – Republic of MoldovaRepresentative List

2015

Bagpipe cultureSlovakiaRepresentative List
Copper craftsmanship of LahijAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni PologNorth MacedoniaUrgent Safeguarding List
Lad’s dances in RomaniaRomaniaRepresentative List
Surova folk feast in Pernik regionBulgariaRepresentative List

2014

Askiya, the art of witUzbekistanRepresentative List
Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, PijanecNorth MacedoniaRepresentative List
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in ArmeniaArmeniaRepresentative List
Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s daySerbiaRepresentative List
Smoke sauna tradition in VõromaaEstoniaRepresentative List
The tradition of carpet-making in ChiprovtsiBulgariaRepresentative List
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarvesAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Zmijanje embroideryBosnia and HerzegovinaRepresentative List

2013

Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making methodGeorgiaRepresentative List
Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanUrgent Safeguarding List
Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in ŠtipNorth MacedoniaRepresentative List
Mediterranean dietCyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – PortugalRepresentative List
Men’s group Colindat, Christmas-time ritualRepublic of Moldova – RomaniaRepresentative List
Music of TerchováSlovakiaRepresentative List
Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk artUkraineRepresentative List

2012

Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrumentAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramicsRomaniaRepresentative List
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional communityHungaryRepresentative List
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern CroatiaCroatiaRepresentative List
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'ArmeniaRepresentative List

2011

Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern CroatiaCroatiaRepresentative List
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterlandCroatiaRepresentative List
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech RepublicCzechiaRepresentative List
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritageHungaryRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices

2010

Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of KhachkarsArmeniaRepresentative List
Gingerbread craft from Northern CroatiaCroatiaRepresentative List
Ojkanje singingCroatiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko areaCzechiaRepresentative List
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in SinjCroatiaRepresentative List
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songsLithuaniaRepresentative List
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanRepresentative List

2009

Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav areaCroatiaRepresentative List
Art of Azerbaijani AshiqAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival customHungaryRepresentative List
DoinaRomaniaRepresentative List
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of DubrovnikCroatiaRepresentative List
Katta AshulaUzbekistanRepresentative List
Lacemaking in CroatiaCroatiaRepresentative List
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of BulgariBulgariaRepresentative List
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of HvarCroatiaRepresentative List
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)BelarusUrgent Safeguarding List
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing traditionEstoniaRepresentative List
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from GorjaniCroatiaRepresentative List
Suiti cultural spaceLatviaUrgent Safeguarding List
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko ZagorjeCroatiaRepresentative List
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scaleCroatiaRepresentative List

2008

Albanian folk iso-polyphonyAlbaniaRepresentative List
Azerbaijani MughamAzerbaijanRepresentative List
Baltic song and dance celebrationsEstonia – Latvia – LithuaniaRepresentative List
Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk regionBulgariaRepresentative List
Căluş ritualRomaniaRepresentative List
Cross-crafting and its symbolismLithuaniaRepresentative List
Cultural space and oral culture of the SemeiskieRussian FederationRepresentative List
Cultural space of Boysun DistrictUzbekistanRepresentative List
Duduk and its musicArmeniaRepresentative List
Fujara and its musicSlovakiaRepresentative List
Georgian polyphonic singingGeorgiaRepresentative List
Kihnu cultural spaceEstoniaRepresentative List
Olonkho, Yakut heroic eposRussian FederationRepresentative List
Shashmaqom musicUzbekistan – TajikistanRepresentative List
Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dancesCzechiaRepresentative List

Group III

2023

Ancestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of the 'Poncho Para'i de 60 Listas', from the city of Piribebuy, Republic of ParaguayParaguayUrgent Safeguarding List
Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into songCuba – MexicoRepresentative List
Ch'utillos, the Festival of San Bartolomé and San Ignacio de Loyola, the meeting of cultures in PotosíBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
ICH safeguarding practices program for the cultural and ecologic Sea Turtle Festival of ArmilaPanamaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
JunkanooBahamasRepresentative List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – TogoRepresentative List
Practices and meanings associated with the preparation and consumption of ceviche, an expression of Peruvian traditional cuisinePeruRepresentative List
Program for the safeguarding of the Bandos and Parrandas of the Holy Innocents of Caucagua: nuclei of initiation and transmission of wisdoms and community councilsVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional wooden boatbuilding in Carriacou and Petite MartiniqueGrenadaRepresentative List

2022

Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaColombiaRepresentative List
Holy Week in GuatemalaGuatemalaRepresentative List
Knowledge of the light rum mastersCubaRepresentative List
Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca potteryChileUrgent Safeguarding List

2021

Dances and expressions associated with the Corpus Christi FestivityPanamaRepresentative List
Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Representative List
Grand Festival of TarijaBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
Joumou soupHaitiRepresentative List
Pasillo, song and poetryEcuadorRepresentative List
Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún peoplePeruRepresentative List

2020

ChamaméArgentinaRepresentative List
Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in ParaguayParaguayRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and NariñoColombiaUrgent Safeguarding List

2019

‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastlinePeruRepresentative List
Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making processMexico – SpainRepresentative List
Biocultural programme for the safeguarding of the tradition of the Blessed Palm in VenezuelaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from MaranhãoBrazilRepresentative List
Music and dance of Dominican BachataDominican RepublicRepresentative List
Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace buildingColombiaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La PazBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List

2018

Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of CubaCubaRepresentative List
La Romería (the pilgrimage): ritual cycle of 'La llevada' (the carrying) of the Virgin of ZapopanMexicoRepresentative List
Reggae music of JamaicaJamaicaRepresentative List
Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culturePanamaRepresentative List

2017

Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hatPanamaRepresentative List
Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songsColombia – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Urgent Safeguarding List
PuntoCubaRepresentative List
Ritual journeys in La Paz during AlasitaBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
Traditional system of Corongo’s water judgesPeruRepresentative List

2016

Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identityVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Representative List
Charrería, equestrian tradition in MexicoMexicoRepresentative List
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicRepresentative List
Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances and all the practices associatedCubaRepresentative List

2015

Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting techniqueArgentinaRepresentative List
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of EcuadorColombia – EcuadorRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curaguaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Representative List
Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena regionColombiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Wititi dance of the Colca ValleyPeruRepresentative List

2014

Baile ChinoChileRepresentative List
Capoeira circleBrazilRepresentative List
Festivity of Virgen de la Candelaria of PunoPeruRepresentative List
Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territoryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Urgent Safeguarding List
Pujllay and Ayarichi, music and dances of the Yampara cultureBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List

2013

Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, ParáBrazilRepresentative List
Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka bridgePeruRepresentative List
La Parranda de San Pedro de Guarenas y GuatireVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Representative List
Nan Pa’ch ceremonyGuatemalaUrgent Safeguarding List

2012

Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, QuibdóColombiaRepresentative List
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of RecifeBrazilRepresentative List
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hatEcuadorRepresentative List
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus ChristiVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Representative List
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, MexicoMexicoRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices

2011

Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible HeritageBrazilRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Esuwa, Harakbut sung prayers of Peru’s Wachiperi peoplePeruUrgent Safeguarding List
Fandango's Living MuseumBrazilRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpetMexicoRepresentative List
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’iPeruRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of YuruparíColombiaRepresentative List
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic orderBrazilUrgent Safeguarding List

2010

Huaconada, ritual dance of MitoPeruRepresentative List
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de CorzoMexicoRepresentative List
Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépechaMexicoRepresentative List
Scissors dancePeruRepresentative List
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigmMexicoRepresentative List
Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero)ColombiaRepresentative List

2009

Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practiceUruguayRepresentative List
Carnaval de Negros y BlancosColombiaRepresentative List
Holy Week processions in PopayánColombiaRepresentative List
Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territoryMexicoRepresentative List
Ritual ceremony of the VoladoresMexicoRepresentative List
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and PeruBolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – PeruRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
TangoArgentina – UruguayRepresentative List

2008

Andean cosmovision of the KallawayaBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
Carnival of BarranquillaColombiaRepresentative List
Carnival of OruroBolivia (Plurinational State of)Representative List
Cocolo dance drama traditionDominican RepublicRepresentative List
Cultural space of Palenque de San BasilioColombiaRepresentative List
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa MellaDominican RepublicRepresentative List
El GüegüenseNicaraguaRepresentative List
Indigenous festivity dedicated to the deadMexicoRepresentative List
La Tumba FrancesaCubaRepresentative List
Language, dance and music of the GarifunaBelize – Guatemala – Honduras – NicaraguaRepresentative List
Maroon heritage of Moore TownJamaicaRepresentative List
Oral and graphic expressions of the WajapiBrazilRepresentative List
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara peopleEcuador – PeruRepresentative List
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa RicaCosta RicaRepresentative List
Rabinal Achí dance drama traditionGuatemalaRepresentative List
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of BahiaBrazilRepresentative List
Taquile and its textile artPeruRepresentative List

Group IV

2023

Aklan piña handloom weavingPhilippinesRepresentative List
Art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decorationTurkmenistanRepresentative List
Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/NaqqoshlikAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Elechek, Kyrgyz female headwear: traditional knowledge and ritualsKyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Garba of GujaratIndiaRepresentative List
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditionsAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Jamu wellness cultureIndonesiaRepresentative List
Mek MulungMalaysiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – TogoRepresentative List
Rickshaws and rickshaw painting in DhakaBangladeshRepresentative List
Sadeh/Sada celebrationIran (Islamic Republic of) – TajikistanRepresentative List
Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festivalThailandRepresentative List
Traditional craft of Naga motif weaving in Lao communitiesLao People's Democratic RepublicRepresentative List

2022

Art of pottery-making of Chăm peopleViet NamUrgent Safeguarding List
Crafting and playing the OudIran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and prayersJapanRepresentative List
Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in CambodiaCambodiaRepresentative List
Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and musicKazakhstanRepresentative List
Pyongyang Raengmyon customDemocratic People’s Republic of KoreaRepresentative List
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weavingAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr AnecdotesAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in ChinaChinaRepresentative List
Turkmen-style needlework artTurkmenistan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Yaldā/ChellaIran (Islamic Republic of) – AfghanistanRepresentative List

2021

Art of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet NamViet NamRepresentative List
Carolinian wayfinding and canoe makingMicronesia (Federated States of)Urgent Safeguarding List
Durga Puja in KolkataIndiaRepresentative List
Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singingTurkmenistanRepresentative List
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands (Kingdom of the) – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
GamelanIndonesiaRepresentative List
National programme to safeguard the traditional art of calligraphy in IranIran (Islamic Republic of)Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Nomad games, rediscovering heritage, celebrating diversityKyrgyzstanRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Nora, dance drama in southern ThailandThailandRepresentative List
SongketMalaysiaRepresentative List
Tais, traditional textileTimor-LesteUrgent Safeguarding List
The School of Living Traditions (SLT)PhilippinesRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional craftsmanship of making Dumbara Ratā KalālaSri LankaRepresentative List

2020

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – UzbekistanRepresentative List
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban contextSingaporeRepresentative List
Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the oceanChina – MalaysiaRepresentative List
PantunIndonesia – MalaysiaRepresentative List
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle MonasteryIran (Islamic Republic of) – ArmeniaRepresentative List
TaijiquanChinaRepresentative List
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/GöçürmeKazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in JapanJapanRepresentative List
Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List

2019

'Ie Samoa, fine mat and its cultural valueSamoaRepresentative List
Ak-kalpak craftsmanship, traditional knowledge and skills in making and wearing Kyrgyz men’s headwearKyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Buklog, thanksgiving ritual system of the SubanenPhilippinesUrgent Safeguarding List
Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massageThailandRepresentative List
Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet NamViet NamRepresentative List
SilatMalaysiaRepresentative List
Traditional skills of crafting and playing DotārIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customsMongoliaRepresentative List
Traditional turkmen carpet making art in TurkmenistanTurkmenistanRepresentative List
Traditions of Pencak SilatIndonesiaRepresentative List

2018

Dondang SayangMalaysiaRepresentative List
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and musicAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Khon, masked dance drama in ThailandThailandRepresentative List
Lkhon Khol Wat Svay AndetCambodiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Tibetan people in ChinaChinaRepresentative List
Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumesJapanRepresentative List
Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri LankaSri LankaRepresentative List
Suri Jagek (observing the sun), traditional meteorological and astronomical practice based on the observation of the sun, moon and stars in reference to the local topographyPakistanUrgent Safeguarding List
Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – Republic of KoreaRepresentative List
Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breedersKazakhstanRepresentative List

2017

Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrumentAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytellingIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Kazakh traditional Assyk gamesKazakhstanRepresentative List
Khaen music of the Lao peopleLao People's Democratic RepublicRepresentative List
Kok boru, traditional horse gameKyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Kumbh MelaIndiaRepresentative List
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancingTurkmenistanRepresentative List
Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sitesMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Pinisi, art of boatbuilding in South SulawesiIndonesiaRepresentative List
The art of Bài Chòi in Central Viet NamViet NamRepresentative List
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of SylhetBangladeshRepresentative List
Xoan singing of Phú Thọ province, Viet Nam Viet NamRepresentative List

2016

Chapei Dang VengCambodiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Culture of Jeju Haenyeo (women divers)Republic of KoreaRepresentative List
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, YufkaAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Kuresi in KazakhstanKazakhstanRepresentative List
Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela BaishakhBangladeshRepresentative List
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, NavruzAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three RealmsViet NamRepresentative List
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motionChinaRepresentative List
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in JapanJapanRepresentative List
YogaIndiaRepresentative List

2015

Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisationKazakhstan – KyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Coaxing ritual for camelsMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Epic art of GoroglyTurkmenistanRepresentative List
Three genres of traditional dance in BaliIndonesiaRepresentative List
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic People’s Republic of KoreaRepresentative List
Tugging rituals and gamesCambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet NamRepresentative List

2014

Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaDemocratic People’s Republic of KoreaRepresentative List
Kazakh traditional art of Dombra KuyKazakhstanRepresentative List
Mongolian knuckle-bone shootingMongoliaRepresentative List
Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, IndiaIndiaRepresentative List
Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)Kazakhstan – KyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Ví and Giặm folk songs of Nghệ TĩnhViet NamRepresentative List
Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paperJapanRepresentative List

2013

Art of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Viet NamViet NamRepresentative List
Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacusChinaRepresentative List
Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Kyrgyz epic trilogy: Manas, Semetey, SeytekKyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Mongolian calligraphyMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of ManipurIndiaRepresentative List
Traditional art of Jamdani weavingBangladeshRepresentative List
Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customsMongoliaRepresentative List
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New YearJapanRepresentative List

2012

Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpetsKyrgyzstanUrgent Safeguarding List
Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaIndiaRepresentative List
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festivalJapanRepresentative List
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of PapuaIndonesiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in KāšānIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners ChinaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Worship of Hùng kings in Phú ThọViet NamRepresentative List

2011

Chinese shadow puppetryChinaRepresentative List
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathingMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Hezhen Yimakan storytellingChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Jultagi, tightrope walkingRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, HiroshimaJapanRepresentative List
Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-tellingIran (Islamic Republic of)Urgent Safeguarding List
Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, ShimaneJapanRepresentative List
Saman danceIndonesiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial artRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian GulfIran (Islamic Republic of)Urgent Safeguarding List
Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan regionRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List

2010

Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicineChinaRepresentative List
Chhau danceIndiaRepresentative List
Daemokjang, traditional wooden architectureRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestraRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Gióng festival of Phù Ðông and Sóc templesViet NamRepresentative List
Indonesian AngklungIndonesiaRepresentative List
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of RajasthanIndiaRepresentative List
Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatreJapanRepresentative List
MeshrepChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Mongolian traditional art of KhöömeiMongoliaRepresentative List
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of KeralaIndiaRepresentative List
Music of the Bakhshis of KhorasanIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festivalMongoliaRepresentative List
Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei ritualsIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Peking operaChinaRepresentative List
Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīyeIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in FarsIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in KashanIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junksChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Wooden movable-type printing of ChinaChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production techniqueJapanRepresentative List

2009

Akiu no Taue OdoriJapanRepresentative List
Art of Chinese seal engravingChinaRepresentative List
Ca trù singingViet NamUrgent Safeguarding List
CheoyongmuRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
China engraved block printing techniqueChinaRepresentative List
Chinese calligraphyChinaRepresentative List
Chinese paper-cutChinaRepresentative List
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structuresChinaRepresentative List
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocadeChinaRepresentative List
DaimokutateJapanRepresentative List
Dainichido BugakuJapanRepresentative List
Dragon Boat festivalChinaRepresentative List
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in PekalonganIndonesiaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic groupChinaRepresentative List
GagakuJapanRepresentative List
GanggangsullaeRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Gesar epic traditionChinaRepresentative List
Grand song of the Dong ethnic groupChinaRepresentative List
Hayachine KaguraJapanRepresentative List
Hua’erChinaRepresentative List
Indonesian BatikIndonesiaRepresentative List
Jeju Chilmeoridang YeongdeunggutRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
ManasChinaRepresentative List
Mazu belief and customsChinaRepresentative List
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk danceMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epicMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Mongolian art of singing, KhoomeiChinaRepresentative List
Namsadang NoriRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
NanyinChinaRepresentative List
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata PrefectureJapanRepresentative List
Oku-noto no AenokotoJapanRepresentative List
Qiang New Year festivalChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songsViet NamRepresentative List
Radif of Iranian musicIran (Islamic Republic of)Representative List
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, IndiaIndiaRepresentative List
Regong artsChinaRepresentative List
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of ChinaChinaRepresentative List
Tibetan operaChinaRepresentative List
Traditional Ainu danceJapanRepresentative List
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridgesChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadonChinaRepresentative List
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paperChinaRepresentative List
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroideringChinaUrgent Safeguarding List
Traditional music of the TsuurMongoliaUrgent Safeguarding List
Xi’an wind and percussion ensembleChinaRepresentative List
YeongsanjaeRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Yueju operaChinaRepresentative List

2008

Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellersKyrgyzstanRepresentative List
Baul songsBangladeshRepresentative List
Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake LanaoPhilippinesRepresentative List
Gangneung Danoje festivalRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Guqin and its musicChinaRepresentative List
Hudhud chants of the IfugaoPhilippinesRepresentative List
Indonesian KrisIndonesiaRepresentative List
Kabuki theatreJapanRepresentative List
Kun Qu operaChinaRepresentative List
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatreIndiaRepresentative List
Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of TongaTongaRepresentative List
Mak Yong theatreMalaysiaRepresentative List
Mask dance of the drums from DrametseBhutanRepresentative List
Nha Nhac, Vietnamese court musicViet NamRepresentative List
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatreJapanRepresentative List
Nôgaku theatreJapanRepresentative List
Pansori epic chantRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the RamayanaIndiaRepresentative List
Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its musicRepublic of KoreaRepresentative List
Royal ballet of CambodiaCambodiaRepresentative List
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatreCambodiaRepresentative List
Space of gong cultureViet NamRepresentative List
Tradition of Vedic chantingIndiaRepresentative List
Traditional music of the Morin KhuurMongoliaRepresentative List
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long songChina – MongoliaRepresentative List
Uyghur Muqam of XinjiangChinaRepresentative List
Vanuatu sand drawingsVanuatuRepresentative List
Wayang puppet theatreIndonesiaRepresentative List

Group V(a)

2023

Hiragasy, a performing art of the Central Highlands of MadagascarMadagascarRepresentative List
Ingoma Ya MapikoMozambiqueUrgent Safeguarding List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – TogoRepresentative List
Nguon, rituals of governance and associated expressions in the Bamoun communityCameroonRepresentative List
Sango Festival, OyoNigeriaRepresentative List
Shuwalid festivalEthiopiaRepresentative List
Sona, drawings and geometric figures on sandAngolaRepresentative List
Traditional skills of loincloth weaving in Côte d’IvoireCôte d'IvoireRepresentative List
XeedhoDjiboutiUrgent Safeguarding List

2022

Kalela danceZambiaRepresentative List

2021

Ceebu Jën, a culinary art of SenegalSenegalRepresentative List
Congolese rumbaDemocratic Republic of the Congo – CongoRepresentative List
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the 'M’Bolon', a traditional musical percussion instrumentMaliUrgent Safeguarding List
Malagasy Kabary, the Malagasy oratorical artMadagascarRepresentative List
MoutyaSeychellesRepresentative List
Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in KenyaKenyaRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices

2020

Aboxan Musik ǀŌb ǂÂns tsî ǁKhasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skillsNamibiaUrgent Safeguarding List
Art of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking traditional musical instrument in Malawi and ZimbabweMalawi – ZimbabweRepresentative List
Budima danceZambiaRepresentative List

2019

Ethiopian epiphanyEthiopiaRepresentative List
Kwagh-Hir theatrical performanceNigeriaRepresentative List
Morna, musical practice of Cabo VerdeCabo VerdeRepresentative List
Rituals and practices associated with Kit Mikayi shrineKenyaUrgent Safeguarding List
Sega tambour ChagosMauritiusUrgent Safeguarding List
Seperu folkdance and associated practicesBotswanaUrgent Safeguarding List

2018

Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai communityKenyaUrgent Safeguarding List
Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of ZambiaZambiaRepresentative List
Mwinoghe, joyous danceMalawiRepresentative List

2017

Dikopelo folk music of Bakgatla ba Kgafela in Kgatleng DistrictBotswanaUrgent Safeguarding List
Nsima, culinary tradition of MalawiMalawiRepresentative List
Sega tambour of Rodrigues IslandMauritiusRepresentative List
Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’IvoireCôte d'IvoireRepresentative List

2016

Argungu international fishing and cultural festivalNigeriaRepresentative List
Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-GawaiMauritiusRepresentative List
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the OromoEthiopiaRepresentative List
Ma'di bowl lyre music and danceUgandaUrgent Safeguarding List

2015

Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama peopleEthiopiaRepresentative List
Koogere oral tradition of the Basongora, Banyabindi and Batooro peoplesUgandaUrgent Safeguarding List
Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festivalNamibiaRepresentative List

2014

Coming forth of the masks and puppets in MarkalaMaliRepresentative List
Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western KenyaKenyaUrgent Safeguarding List
Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern UgandaUgandaUrgent Safeguarding List
Practices and expressions of joking relationships in NigerNigerRepresentative List
Ritual dance of the royal drumBurundiRepresentative List
Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern MalawiMalawiRepresentative List
Traditional Mauritian SegaMauritiusRepresentative List

2013

Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of ChristEthiopiaRepresentative List
Empaako tradition of the Batooro, Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda and Banyabindi of western UgandaUgandaUrgent Safeguarding List
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and NigerAlgeria – Mali – NigerRepresentative List
Xooy, a divination ceremony among the Serer of Senegal SenegalRepresentative List

2012

Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in UgandaUgandaUrgent Safeguarding List
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'IvoireMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'IvoireRepresentative List
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng DistrictBotswanaUrgent Safeguarding List

2011

Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in MaliMaliUrgent Safeguarding List

2009

Ijele masqueradeNigeriaRepresentative List
Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan FugaMaliRepresentative List
Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the SankéMaliUrgent Safeguarding List
Septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of KangabaMaliRepresentative List
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the MijikendaKenyaUrgent Safeguarding List

2008

Barkcloth making in UgandaUgandaRepresentative List
Chopi TimbilaMozambiqueRepresentative List
Cultural space of Sosso-BalaGuineaRepresentative List
Cultural space of the Yaaral and DegalMaliRepresentative List
Gbofe of Afounkaha, the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana communityCôte d'IvoireRepresentative List
Gule WamkuluMalawi – Mozambique – ZambiaRepresentative List
Ifa divination systemNigeriaRepresentative List
Kankurang, Manding initiatory riteGambia – SenegalRepresentative List
Makishi masqueradeZambiaRepresentative List
Mbende Jerusarema danceZimbabweRepresentative List
Oral heritage of GeledeBenin – Nigeria – TogoRepresentative List
Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central AfricaCentral African RepublicRepresentative List
Vimbuza healing danceMalawiRepresentative List
Woodcrafting knowledge of the ZafimaniryMadagascarRepresentative List

Group V(b)

2023

Al-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in LebanonLebanonRepresentative List
Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)Iraq – Algeria – Egypt – Mauritania – Morocco – State of Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – YemenRepresentative List
Dabkeh, traditional dance in PalestineState of PalestineRepresentative List
Harees dish: know-how, skills and practicesUnited Arab Emirates – Oman – Saudi ArabiaRepresentative List
Mahadra, a community system for transmission of traditional knowledge and oral expressionsMauritaniaRepresentative List
Malhun, a popular poetic and musical artMoroccoRepresentative List
Procession and celebrations of Prophet Mohammed's birthday in SudanSudanRepresentative List
Traditional craft skills and arts of Al-Mudhif buildingIraqRepresentative List
Traditional Syrian glassblowingSyrian Arab RepublicUrgent Safeguarding List

2022

Al Sadu Educational Programme: Train the trainers in the art of weavingKuwaitRegister of Good Safeguarding Practices
Al Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRepresentative List
Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practicesOmanRepresentative List
Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meaningsJordanRepresentative List
Alheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocksSaudi Arabia – Oman – United Arab EmiratesRepresentative List
Crafting and playing the OudIran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesUnited Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – State of Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – YemenRepresentative List
Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in EgyptEgyptRepresentative List
Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practicesTunisiaRepresentative List
Knowledge and practices related to cultivating Khawlani coffee beansSaudi ArabiaRepresentative List
Raï, popular folk song of AlgeriaAlgeriaRepresentative List

2021

Al-Qudoud al-HalabiyaSyrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practicesSaudi Arabia – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – State of Palestine – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – YemenRepresentative List
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands (Kingdom of the) – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
FjiriBahrainRepresentative List
TbouridaMoroccoRepresentative List
The art of embroidery in Palestine, practices, skills, knowledge and ritualsState of PalestineRepresentative List
Traditional craft skills and arts of Al-NaoorIraqRepresentative List

2020

Al Aflaj, traditional irrigation network system in the UAE, oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distributionUnited Arab EmiratesRepresentative List
Camel racing, a social practice and a festive heritage associated with camelsUnited Arab Emirates – OmanRepresentative List
Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah IslandsTunisiaRepresentative List
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)EgyptUrgent Safeguarding List
Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscousAlgeria – Mauritania – Morocco – TunisiaRepresentative List
Traditional weaving of Al SaduSaudi Arabia – KuwaitRepresentative List

2019

GnawaMoroccoRepresentative List
Practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose in Al-MrahSyrian Arab RepublicRepresentative List
Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba'in visitationIraqRepresentative List

2018

As-Samer in JordanJordanRepresentative List
Horse and camel ArdhahOmanRepresentative List
Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and TidikeltAlgeriaUrgent Safeguarding List
Pottery skills of the women of SejnaneTunisiaRepresentative List
Shadow playSyrian Arab RepublicUrgent Safeguarding List
Traditional hand puppetryEgyptUrgent Safeguarding List

2017

Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetryUnited Arab EmiratesUrgent Safeguarding List
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRepresentative List
Taskiwin, martial dance of the western High AtlasMoroccoUrgent Safeguarding List

2016

Almezmar, drumming and dancing with sticksSaudi ArabiaRepresentative List
Khidr Elias feast and its vowsIraqRepresentative List
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, NavruzAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – TürkiyeRepresentative List
Tahteeb, stick gameEgyptRepresentative List

2015

Al-Razfa, a traditional performing artUnited Arab Emirates – OmanRepresentative List
Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRepresentative List
Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosityUnited Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – QatarRepresentative List
Majlis, a cultural and social spaceUnited Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – QatarRepresentative List
Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in GouraraAlgeriaRepresentative List

2014

Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab EmiratesOman – United Arab EmiratesRepresentative List
Al-Zajal, recited or sung poetryLebanonRepresentative List
Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan treeMoroccoRepresentative List
Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, AlgeriaAlgeriaRepresentative List

2013

Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)AlgeriaRepresentative List
Mediterranean dietCyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – PortugalRepresentative List
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and NigerAlgeria – Mali – NigerRepresentative List

2012

Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetryOmanRepresentative List
Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of OmanUnited Arab Emirates – OmanRepresentative List
Cherry festival in SefrouMoroccoRepresentative List
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of TlemcenAlgeriaRepresentative List

2011

Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUrgent Safeguarding List
Moorish epic T’heydinnMauritaniaUrgent Safeguarding List

2010

Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleysOmanRepresentative List

2008

Ahellil of GouraraAlgeriaRepresentative List
Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epicEgyptRepresentative List
Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna SquareMoroccoRepresentative List
Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi RumJordanRepresentative List
Iraqi MaqamIraqRepresentative List
Moussem of Tan-TanMoroccoRepresentative List
Palestinian HikayeState of PalestineRepresentative List
Song of Sana’aYemenRepresentative List
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