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 : 77 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 57 countries
Andorra2 – Austria5 – Azerbaijan2 – Belgium3 – Bosnia and Herzegovina1 – Brunei Darussalam1 – Burkina Faso1 – Burundi1 – China2 – Colombia4 – Côte d'Ivoire1 – Croatia5 – Cuba1 – Cyprus4 – Czechia4 – Denmark1 – Ecuador1 – Finland2 – France8 – Germany3 – Ghana1 – Greece3 – Hungary2 – Iceland1 – Indonesia2 – Ireland1 – Italy5 – Japan5 – Kenya1 – Kyrgyzstan2 – Latvia1 – Luxembourg2 – Malaysia1 – Mali1 – Malta1 – Mexico2 – Netherlands (Kingdom of the)1 – Nigeria2 – Norway3 – Oman1 – Peru6 – Philippines1 – Poland3 – Portugal2 – Republic of Korea4 – Romania1 – Saudi Arabia1 – Singapore2 – Slovakia3 – Slovenia4 – Spain3 – Sweden4 – Switzerland6 – Thailand1 – Togo1 – Türkiye2 – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2

Andorra

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Summer solstice fire festivals in the PyreneesAndorra – Spain – France2015

Austria

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia2018
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraftAustria2016

Azerbaijan

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Copper craftsmanship of LahijAzerbaijan2015
Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlayAzerbaijan – Türkiye2023

Belgium

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Shrimp fishing on horseback in OostduinkerkeBelgium2013

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022

Brunei Darussalam

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesBrunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand2024

Burkina Faso

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia2024

Burundi

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Ritual dance of the royal drumBurundi2014

China

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 ChinaChina2018
Spring festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new yearChina2024

Colombia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of EcuadorColombia – Ecuador2015
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of YuruparíColombia2011

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace buildingColombia2019

Côte d'Ivoire

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia2024

Croatia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterlandCroatia2011

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana EcomuseumCroatia2016
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France2022

Cuba

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into songCuba – Mexico2023

Cyprus

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023
Tsiattista poetic duellingCyprus2011

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France2022

Czechia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia2018
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech RepublicCzechia2011
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programmeCzechia2022

Denmark

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden2021

Ecuador

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of EcuadorColombia – Ecuador2015

Finland

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions Finland2021
Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden2021

France

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

AlpinismFrance – Italy – Switzerland2019
Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Carnival of GranvilleFrance2016
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanicsSwitzerland – France2020
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identityFrance2014
Limousin septennial ostensionsFrance2013
Summer solstice fire festivals in the PyreneesAndorra – Spain – France2015

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France2022

Germany

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia2018
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Ghana

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftsmanship of traditional woven textile KenteGhana2024

Greece

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako FestivalGreece2022

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic songGreece2020

Hungary

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia2018
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022

Iceland

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden2021

Indonesia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia2024
Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesBrunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand2024

Ireland

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024

Italy

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

AlpinismFrance – Italy – Switzerland2019
Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structuresItaly2013
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France2022

Japan

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and prayersJapan2022
Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumesJapan2018
Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in JapanJapan2020
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New YearJapan2013
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in JapanJapan2016

Kenya

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in KenyaKenya2021

Kyrgyzstan

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Nomad games, rediscovering heritage, celebrating diversityKyrgyzstan2021

Latvia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Luxembourg

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023

Malaysia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesBrunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand2024

Mali

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia2024

Malta

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

L-Għana, a Maltese folksong traditionMalta2021

Mexico

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into songCuba – Mexico2023
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpetMexico2011

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermillsNetherlands (Kingdom of the)2017

Nigeria

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Durbar in KanoNigeria2024
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023

Norway

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden2021
Summer farming at fäbod and seter: knowledge, traditions and practices related to the grazing of outlying lands and artisan food productionSweden – Norway2024
Traditional costumes in Norway, craftsmanship and social practiceNorway2024

Oman

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Oman Youth Sail Training Ship (Safinat Shabab Oman) programme for peace and sustainable cultural dialogueOman2024

Peru

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastlinePeru2019
Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka bridgePeru2013
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’iPeru2011
Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún peoplePeru2021
Traditional system of Corongo’s water judgesPeru2017
Wititi dance of the Colca ValleyPeru2015

Philippines

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

The School of Living Traditions (SLT)Philippines2021

Poland

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processionsPoland2021
Nativity scene (szopka) tradition in KrakowPoland2018
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Portugal

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern PortugalPortugal2014
Fado, urban popular song of PortugalPortugal2011

Republic of Korea

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea2013
Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea2014
Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea2022
Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea2020

Romania

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022

Saudi Arabia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cultural practices related to Taif rosesSaudi Arabia2024

Singapore

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban contextSingapore2020
Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesBrunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand2024

Slovakia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia2018
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

School of Crafts ÚĽUVSlovakia2024

Slovenia

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Door-to-door rounds of KurentiSlovenia2017
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia2022
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023

Spain

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Summer solstice fire festivals in the PyreneesAndorra – Spain – France2015
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain2022

Sweden

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden2021
Summer farming at fäbod and seter: knowledge, traditions and practices related to the grazing of outlying lands and artisan food productionSweden – Norway2024

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Land-of-Legends programme, for promoting and revitalizing the art of storytelling in Kronoberg RegionSweden2018
Nyckelharpa network, an innovative dissemination of a music and instrument-building tradition with roots in SwedenSweden2023

Switzerland

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Alpine pasture seasonSwitzerland2023
AlpinismFrance – Italy – Switzerland2019
Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland – Andorra – Austria – Belgium – Ireland – Luxembourg2024
Basel CarnivalSwitzerland2017
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanicsSwitzerland – France2020
Winegrowers’ Festival in VeveySwitzerland2016

Thailand

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesBrunei Darussalam – Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand2024

Togo

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo2023

Türkiye

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlayAzerbaijan – Türkiye2023
Ebru, Turkish art of marblingTürkiye2014

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curaguaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2015

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Biocultural programme for the safeguarding of the tradition of the Blessed Palm in VenezuelaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)2019
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