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Afghanistan³ – Albania² – Algeria¹⁰ – Andorra² – Argentina³ – Armenia⁷ – Austria¹⁰ – Azerbaijan¹⁹ – Bahrain³ – Bangladesh⁴ – Belarus⁵ – Belgium¹⁶ – Belize¹ – Benin¹ – Bhutan¹ – Bolivia (Plurinational State of)⁸ – Bosnia and Herzegovina⁵ – Botswana³ – Brazil⁹ – Bulgaria⁸ – Burkina Faso¹ – Burundi¹ – Cabo Verde¹ – Cambodia⁶ – Central African Republic¹ – Chile³ – China⁴³ – Colombia¹³ – Congo¹ – Costa Rica¹ – Côte d'Ivoire³ – Croatia²¹ – Cuba⁵ – Cyprus⁶ – Czechia⁹ – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea⁴ – Democratic Republic of the Congo¹ – Denmark² – Dominican Republic⁴ – Ecuador⁴ – Egypt⁷ – Estonia⁵ – Ethiopia⁴ – Finland³ – France²⁶ – Gambia¹ – Georgia⁴ – Germany⁷ – Greece¹⁰ – Guatemala⁴ – Guinea¹ – Haiti¹ – Honduras¹ – Hungary⁸ – Iceland¹ – India¹⁴ – Indonesia¹² – Iran (Islamic Republic of)²¹ – Iraq⁷ – Ireland⁴ – Italy¹⁷ – Jamaica² – Japan²² – Jordan⁵ – Kazakhstan¹³ – Kenya⁵ – Kuwait⁴ – Kyrgyzstan¹³ – Lao People's Democratic Republic¹ – Latvia³ – Lebanon² – Lithuania³ – Luxembourg² – Madagascar² – Malawi⁶ – Malaysia⁶ – Mali⁹ – Malta² – Mauritania⁴ – Mauritius⁴ – Mexico¹¹ – Micronesia (Federated States of)¹ – Mongolia¹⁵ – Montenegro¹ – Morocco¹² – Mozambique² – Namibia² – Netherlands³ – Nicaragua² – Niger² – Nigeria⁵ – North Macedonia⁵ – Norway⁴ – Oman¹³ – Pakistan³ – Palestine⁴ – Panama³ – Paraguay¹ – Peru¹³ – Philippines⁵ – Poland⁵ – Portugal¹⁰ – Qatar⁴ – Republic of Korea²² – Republic of Moldova⁴ – Romania⁹ – Russian Federation² – Samoa¹ – Saudi Arabia¹¹ – Senegal³ – Serbia⁵ – Seychelles¹ – Singapore¹ – Slovakia⁹ – Slovenia⁶ – Spain²³ – Sri Lanka² – Sudan² – Sweden² – Switzerland⁸ – Syrian Arab Republic⁵ – Tajikistan⁷ – Thailand³ – Timor-Leste¹ – Togo¹ – Tonga¹ – Tunisia⁶ – Türkiye²⁵ – Turkmenistan⁸ – Uganda⁶ – Ukraine⁵ – United Arab Emirates¹⁴ – Uruguay² – Uzbekistan¹² – Vanuatu¹ – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)⁸ – Viet Nam¹⁵ – Yemen³ – Zambia⁵ – Zimbabwe²

Afghanistan
2022
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Yaldā/Chella	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Afghanistan
2016
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Türkiye
Albania
2022
Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage	Albania
2008
Albanian folk iso-polyphony	Albania
Algeria
2022
Raï, popular folk song of Algeria	Algeria
2021
Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices	Saudi Arabia – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – Yemen
2020
Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscous	Algeria – Mauritania – Morocco – Tunisia
2018
Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and Tidikelt	Algeria
2015
Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara	Algeria
2014
Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria	Algeria
2013
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)	Algeria
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger	Algeria – Mali – Niger
2012
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria
2008
Ahellil of Gourara	Algeria
Andorra
2022
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France
2015
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees	Andorra – Spain – France
Argentina
2020
Chamamé	Argentina
2015
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
2009
Tango	Argentina – Uruguay
Armenia
2020
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Armenia
2019
Armenian letter art and its cultural expressions	Armenia
2017
Kochari, traditional group dance	Armenia
2014
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
2012
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'	Armenia
2010
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia
2008
Duduk and its music	Armenia
Austria
2022
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2020
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation	Germany – Austria – France – Norway – Switzerland
2019
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock along migratory routes in the Mediterranean and in the Alps	Austria – Greece – Italy
2018
Avalanche risk management	Switzerland – Austria
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
2016
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft	Austria
2015
Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna	Austria
2012
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria	Austria
Azerbaijan
2022
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction	Azerbaijan – Türkiye
Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling	Azerbaijan
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
2020
Art of miniature	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan
Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture	Azerbaijan
2018
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Türkiye
Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Nakhchivan	Azerbaijan
2017
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
2016
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Türkiye
2015
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan
2014
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves	Azerbaijan
2013
Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
2012
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan
2010
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
2009
Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq	Azerbaijan
2008
Azerbaijani Mugham	Azerbaijan
Bahrain
2022
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices	United Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
2021
Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices	Saudi Arabia – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – Yemen
Fjiri	Bahrain
Bangladesh
2017
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh
2016
Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh	Bangladesh
2013
Traditional art of Jamdani weaving	Bangladesh
2008
Baul songs	Bangladesh
Belarus
2022
Straw weaving in Belarus, art, craft and skills	Belarus
2020
Tree beekeeping culture	Poland – Belarus
2019
Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahod	Belarus
2018
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)	Belarus
2009
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)	Belarus
Belgium
2022
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
Namur stilt jousting	Belgium
2020
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy
2019
Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival	Belgium
2016
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
2014
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising	Belgium
2013
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke	Belgium
2012
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse	Belgium
2011
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders	Belgium
2010
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem	Belgium
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen	Belgium
2009
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium
2008
Carnival of Binche	Belgium
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France
Belize
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua
Benin
2008
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo
Bhutan
2008
Mask dance of the drums from Drametse	Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2021
Grand Festival of Tarija	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2019
The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La Paz	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2017
Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2014
Pujllay and Ayarichi, music and dances of the Yampara culture	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2012
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru
2008
Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Carnival of Oruro	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
2020
Grass mowing competition custom in Kupres	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017
Konjic woodcarving	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
2019
Seperu folkdance and associated practices	Botswana
2017
Dikopelo folk music of Bakgatla ba Kgafela in Kgatleng District	Botswana
2012
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District	Botswana
Brazil
2019
Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão	Brazil
2014
Capoeira circle	Brazil
2013
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
2012
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife	Brazil
2011
Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage	Brazil
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	Brazil
2008
Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	Brazil
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia	Brazil
Bulgaria
2021
Visoko multipart singing from Dolen and Satovcha, South-western Bulgaria	Bulgaria
2017
Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Bulgaria
Cultural practices associated to the 1st of March	Bulgaria – North Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – Romania
2016
Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmission	Bulgaria
2015
Surova folk feast in Pernik region	Bulgaria
2014
The tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi	Bulgaria
2009
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari	Bulgaria
2008
Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk region	Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
2012
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire	Mali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire
Burundi
2014
Ritual dance of the royal drum	Burundi
Cabo Verde
2019
Morna, musical practice of Cabo Verde	Cabo Verde
Cambodia
2022
Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia	Cambodia
2018
Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet	Cambodia
2016
Chapei Dang Veng	Cambodia
2015
Tugging rituals and games	Cambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet Nam
2008
Royal ballet of Cambodia	Cambodia
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia
Central African Republic
2008
Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa	Central African Republic
Chile
2022
Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca pottery	Chile
2014
Baile Chino	Chile
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru
China
2022
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China	China
2020
Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean	China – Malaysia
Taijiquan	China
2018
Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Tibetan people in China	China
2016
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China
2013
Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus	China
2012
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China
2011
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
Hezhen Yimakan storytelling	China
2010
Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine	China
Meshrep	China
Peking opera	China
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	China
Wooden movable-type printing of China	China
2009
Art of Chinese seal engraving	China
China engraved block printing technique	China
Chinese calligraphy	China
Chinese paper-cut	China
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures	China
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade	China
Dragon Boat festival	China
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group	China
Gesar epic tradition	China
Grand song of the Dong ethnic group	China
Hua’er	China
Manas	China
Mazu belief and customs	China
Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei	China
Nanyin	China
Qiang New Year festival	China
Regong arts	China
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China
Tibetan opera	China
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	China
Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon	China
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper	China
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble	China
Yueju opera	China
2008
Guqin and its music	China
Kun Qu opera	China
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia
Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang	China
Colombia
2022
Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Colombia
2020
Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and Nariño	Colombia
2019
Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building	Colombia
2017
Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songs	Colombia – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2015
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador
Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region	Colombia
2012
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó	Colombia
2011
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí	Colombia
2010
Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero)	Colombia
2009
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos	Colombia
Holy Week processions in Popayán	Colombia
2008
Carnival of Barranquilla	Colombia
Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio	Colombia
Congo
2021
Congolese rumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congo
Costa Rica
2008
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
2017
Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire
2012
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire	Mali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire
2008
Gbofe of Afounkaha, the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana community	Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
2022
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 Croatia	Croatia
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
Međimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje	Croatia
2016
Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana Ecomuseum	Croatia
2013
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
2012
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia	Croatia
2011
Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia	Croatia
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland	Croatia
2010
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia
Ojkanje singing	Croatia
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj	Croatia
2009
Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area	Croatia
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik	Croatia
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani	Croatia
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje	Croatia
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia
Cuba
2022
Knowledge of the light rum masters	Cuba
2018
Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of Cuba	Cuba
2017
Punto	Cuba
2016
Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances and all the practices associated	Cuba
2008
La Tumba Francesa	Cuba
Cyprus
2022
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
2019
Byzantine chant	Cyprus – Greece
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
2013
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
2011
Tsiattista poetic duelling	Cyprus
2009
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus
Czechia
2022
Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programme	Czechia
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2020
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads	Czechia
2018
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
2016
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia
2011
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic	Czechia
2010
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area	Czechia
2008
Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances	Czechia
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2022
Pyongyang Raengmyon custom	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2018
Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – Republic of Korea
2015
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2014
Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2021
Congolese rumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congo
Denmark
2021
Inuit drum dancing and singing	Denmark
Nordic clinker boat traditions	Denmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden
Dominican Republic
2019
Music and dance of Dominican Bachata	Dominican Republic
2016
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic
2008
Cocolo dance drama tradition	Dominican Republic
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	Dominican Republic
Ecuador
2021
Pasillo, song and poetry	Ecuador
2015
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador
2012
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador
2008
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara people	Ecuador – Peru
Egypt
2022
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices	United Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in Egypt	Egypt
2021
Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices	Saudi Arabia – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – Yemen
2020
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	Egypt
2018
Traditional hand puppetry	Egypt
2016
Tahteeb, stick game	Egypt
2008
Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epic	Egypt
Estonia
2021
Building and use of expanded dugout boats in the Soomaa region	Estonia
2014
Smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa	Estonia
2009
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition	Estonia
2008
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia
Ethiopia
2019
Ethiopian epiphany	Ethiopia
2016
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo	Ethiopia
2015
Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people	Ethiopia
2013
Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ	Ethiopia
Finland
2021
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions	Finland
Nordic clinker boat traditions	Denmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden
2020
Sauna culture in Finland	Finland
France
2022
Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread	France
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2020
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation	Germany – Austria – France – Norway – Switzerland
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics	Switzerland – France
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy
The art of glass beads	Italy – France
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding	France
2019
Alpinism	France – Italy – Switzerland
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
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 composition	France
2016
Carnival of Granville	France
2015
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees	Andorra – Spain – France
2014
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity	France
2013
Limousin septennial ostensions	France
2012
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France
2011
Equitation in the French tradition	France
2010
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities	France
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France
Gastronomic meal of the French	France
2009
Aubusson tapestry	France
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica	France
Maloya	France
Scribing tradition in French timber framing	France
2008
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France
Gambia
2008
Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	Gambia – Senegal
Georgia
2018
Chidaoba, wrestling in Georgia	Georgia
2016
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet	Georgia
2013
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
2008
Georgian polyphonic singing	Georgia
Germany
2022
The practice of Modern Dance in Germany	Germany
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2020
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation	Germany – Austria – France – Norway – Switzerland
2018
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
2017
Organ craftsmanship and music	Germany
2016
Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives	Germany
Greece
2022
August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival	Greece
2020
Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song	Greece
2019
Byzantine chant	Cyprus – Greece
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock along migratory routes in the Mediterranean and in the Alps	Austria – Greece – Italy
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
2017
Rebetiko	Greece
2016
Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece	Greece
2015
Tinian marble craftsmanship	Greece
2014
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios	Greece
2013
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Guatemala
2022
Holy Week in Guatemala	Guatemala
2013
Nan Pa’ch ceremony	Guatemala
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua
Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition	Guatemala
Guinea
2008
Cultural space of Sosso-Bala	Guinea
Haiti
2021
Joumou soup	Haiti
Honduras
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua
Hungary
2022
Hungarian string band tradition	Hungary
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
2021
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Croatia – Czechia – France – Germany – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Kazakhstan – Republic of Korea – Kyrgyzstan – Mongolia – Morocco – Netherlands – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Slovakia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic
2018
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
2016
Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept	Hungary
2012
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
2011
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage	Hungary
2009
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom	Hungary
Iceland
2021
Nordic clinker boat traditions	Denmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden
India
2021
Durga Puja in Kolkata	India
2017
Kumbh Mela	India
2016
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Türkiye