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

Afghanistan³ – Albania³ – Algeria¹¹ – Andorra³ – Angola¹ – Argentina³ – Armenia⁸ – Austria¹¹ – Azerbaijan²³ – Bahamas¹ – Bahrain³ – Bangladesh⁵ – Belarus⁵ – Belgium¹⁸ – Belize¹ – Benin¹ – Bhutan¹ – Bolivia (Plurinational State of)⁹ – Bosnia and Herzegovina⁵ – Botswana³ – Brazil⁹ – Bulgaria⁸ – Burkina Faso¹ – Burundi¹ – Cabo Verde¹ – Cambodia⁶ – Cameroon¹ – Central African Republic¹ – Chile³ – China⁴³ – Colombia¹⁴ – Congo¹ – Costa Rica¹ – Côte d'Ivoire⁴ – Croatia²² – Cuba⁶ – Cyprus⁷ – Czechia¹⁰ – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea⁴ – Democratic Republic of the Congo¹ – Denmark² – Djibouti¹ – Dominican Republic⁴ – Ecuador⁴ – Egypt⁸ – Estonia⁵ – Ethiopia⁵ – Finland⁴ – France²⁸ – Gambia¹ – Georgia⁴ – Germany¹⁰ – Greece¹⁰ – Grenada¹ – Guatemala⁴ – Guinea¹ – Haiti¹ – Honduras¹ – Hungary⁹ – Iceland¹ – India¹⁵ – Indonesia¹³ – Iran (Islamic Republic of)²⁴ – Iraq⁹ – Ireland⁴ – Italy¹⁹ – Jamaica² – Japan²² – Jordan⁵ – Kazakhstan¹³ – Kenya⁵ – Kuwait⁴ – Kyrgyzstan¹⁵ – Lao People's Democratic Republic² – Latvia³ – Lebanon³ – Lithuania⁴ – Luxembourg⁵ – Madagascar³ – Malawi⁶ – Malaysia⁷ – Mali⁹ – Malta³ – Mauritania⁶ – Mauritius⁴ – Mexico¹² – Micronesia (Federated States of)¹ – Mongolia¹⁵ – Montenegro¹ – Morocco¹⁴ – Mozambique³ – Namibia² – Netherlands⁵ – Nicaragua² – Niger² – Nigeria⁷ – North Macedonia⁵ – Norway⁴ – Oman¹⁴ – Pakistan³ – Palestine⁶ – Panama⁴ – Paraguay² – Peru¹⁴ – Philippines⁶ – Poland⁶ – Portugal¹⁰ – Qatar⁴ – Republic of Korea²² – Republic of Moldova⁴ – Romania¹⁰ – Russian Federation² – Samoa¹ – Saudi Arabia¹³ – Senegal³ – Serbia⁵ – Seychelles¹ – Singapore¹ – Slovakia⁹ – Slovenia⁷ – Spain²⁵ – Sri Lanka² – Sudan⁴ – Sweden³ – Switzerland¹⁰ – Syrian Arab Republic⁶ – Tajikistan¹⁰ – Thailand⁴ – Timor-Leste¹ – Togo² – Tonga¹ – Tunisia⁷ – Türkiye³⁰ – Turkmenistan⁹ – Uganda⁶ – Ukraine⁵ – United Arab Emirates¹⁵ – Uruguay² – Uzbekistan¹⁵ – Vanuatu¹ – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)⁹ – Viet Nam¹⁵ – Yemen⁴ – Zambia⁵ – Zimbabwe²

Afghanistan
2022
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Yaldā/Chella	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Afghanistan	Representative List
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	Representative List
Albania
2023
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock	Albania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – Spain	Representative List
2022
Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage	Albania	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Albanian folk iso-polyphony	Albania	Representative List
Algeria
2023
Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)	Iraq – Algeria – Egypt – Mauritania – Morocco – Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen	Representative List
2022
Raï, popular folk song of Algeria	Algeria	Representative List
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	Representative List
2020
Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscous	Algeria – Mauritania – Morocco – Tunisia	Representative List
2018
Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and Tidikelt	Algeria	Urgent Safeguarding List
2015
Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara	Algeria	Representative List
2014
Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria	Algeria	Representative List
2013
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)	Algeria	Representative List
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger	Algeria – Mali – Niger	Representative List
2012
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria	Representative List
2008
Ahellil of Gourara	Algeria	Representative List
Andorra
2023
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock	Albania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – Spain	Representative List
2022
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France	Representative List
2015
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees	Andorra – Spain – France	Representative List
Angola
2023
Sona, drawings and geometric figures on sand	Angola	Representative List
Argentina
2020
Chamamé	Argentina	Representative List
2015
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina	Representative List
2009
Tango	Argentina – Uruguay	Representative List
Armenia
2023
Tradition of blacksmithing in Gyumri	Armenia	Representative List
2020
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Armenia	Representative List
2019
Armenian letter art and its cultural expressions	Armenia	Representative List
2017
Kochari, traditional group dance	Armenia	Representative List
2014
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia	Representative List
2012
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'	Armenia	Representative List
2010
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia	Representative List
2008
Duduk and its music	Armenia	Representative List
Austria
2023
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization	Austria – Belgium – Germany – Italy – Luxembourg – Netherlands – Switzerland	Representative List
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock	Albania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – Spain	Representative List
2022
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia	Representative List
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain	Representative List
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	Representative List
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	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2018
Avalanche risk management	Switzerland – Austria	Representative List
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia	Representative List
2016
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft	Austria	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2015
Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna	Austria	Representative List
2012
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria	Austria	Representative List
Azerbaijan
2023
Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/Naqqoshlik	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/mey	Azerbaijan – Türkiye	Representative List
Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlay	Azerbaijan – Türkiye	Representative List
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditions	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2022
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction	Azerbaijan – Türkiye	Representative List
Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling	Azerbaijan	Representative List
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2020
Art of miniature	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2018
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Türkiye	Representative List
Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Nakhchivan	Azerbaijan	Urgent Safeguarding List
2017
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2016
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye	Representative List
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	Representative List
2015
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2014
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2013
Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Urgent Safeguarding List
2012
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2010
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2009
Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2008
Azerbaijani Mugham	Azerbaijan	Representative List
Bahamas
2023
Junkanoo	Bahamas	Representative List
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	Representative List
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	Representative List
Fjiri	Bahrain	Representative List
Bangladesh
2023
Rickshaws and rickshaw painting in Dhaka	Bangladesh	Representative List
2017
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh	Representative List
2016
Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh	Bangladesh	Representative List
2013
Traditional art of Jamdani weaving	Bangladesh	Representative List
2008
Baul songs	Bangladesh	Representative List
Belarus
2022
Straw weaving in Belarus, art, craft and skills	Belarus	Representative List
2020
Tree beekeeping culture	Poland – Belarus	Representative List
2019
Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahod	Belarus	Urgent Safeguarding List
2018
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)	Belarus	Representative List
2009
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)	Belarus	Urgent Safeguarding List
Belgium
2023
Safeguarding foster care heritage in the merciful city of Geel: a community-based care model	Belgium	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization	Austria – Belgium – Germany – Italy – Luxembourg – Netherlands – Switzerland	Representative List
2022
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
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	Representative List
Namur stilt jousting	Belgium	Representative List
2020
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy	Representative List
2019
Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival	Belgium	Representative List
2016
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium	Representative List
2014
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising	Belgium	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2013
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke	Belgium	Representative List
2012
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse	Belgium	Representative List
2011
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium	Representative List
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders	Belgium	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2010
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem	Belgium	Representative List
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen	Belgium	Representative List
2009
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium	Representative List
2008
Carnival of Binche	Belgium	Representative List
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France	Representative List
Belize
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua	Representative List
Benin
2008
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo	Representative List
Bhutan
2008
Mask dance of the drums from Drametse	Bhutan	Representative List
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2023
Ch'utillos, the Festival of San Bartolomé and San Ignacio de Loyola, the meeting of cultures in Potosí	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2021
Grand Festival of Tarija	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2019
The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La Paz	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2017
Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2014
Pujllay and Ayarichi, music and dances of the Yampara culture	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2012
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2008
Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
Carnival of Oruro	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia	Representative List
2020
Grass mowing competition custom in Kupres	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Representative List
2018
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Representative List
2017
Konjic woodcarving	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Representative List
2014
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Representative List
Botswana
2019
Seperu folkdance and associated practices	Botswana	Urgent Safeguarding List
2017
Dikopelo folk music of Bakgatla ba Kgafela in Kgatleng District	Botswana	Urgent Safeguarding List
2012
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District	Botswana	Urgent Safeguarding List
Brazil
2019
Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão	Brazil	Representative List
2014
Capoeira circle	Brazil	Representative List
2013
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil	Representative List
2012
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife	Brazil	Representative List
2011
Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage	Brazil	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	Brazil	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	Brazil	Representative List
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia	Brazil	Representative List
Bulgaria
2021
Visoko multipart singing from Dolen and Satovcha, South-western Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Representative List
2017
Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Bulgaria	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Cultural practices associated to the 1st of March	Bulgaria – North Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – Romania	Representative List
2016
Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmission	Bulgaria	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2015
Surova folk feast in Pernik region	Bulgaria	Representative List
2014
The tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi	Bulgaria	Representative List
2009
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari	Bulgaria	Representative List
2008
Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk region	Bulgaria	Representative List
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	Representative List
Burundi
2014
Ritual dance of the royal drum	Burundi	Representative List
Cabo Verde
2019
Morna, musical practice of Cabo Verde	Cabo Verde	Representative List
Cambodia
2022
Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia	Cambodia	Representative List
2018
Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet	Cambodia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2016
Chapei Dang Veng	Cambodia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2015
Tugging rituals and games	Cambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet Nam	Representative List
2008
Royal ballet of Cambodia	Cambodia	Representative List
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia	Representative List
Cameroon
2023
Nguon, rituals of governance and associated expressions in the Bamoun community	Cameroon	Representative List
Central African Republic
2008
Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa	Central African Republic	Representative List
Chile
2022
Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca pottery	Chile	Urgent Safeguarding List
2014
Baile Chino	Chile	Representative List
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
China
2022
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China	China	Representative List
2020
Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean	China – Malaysia	Representative List
Taijiquan	China	Representative List
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	Representative List
2016
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China	Representative List
2013
Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus	China	Representative List
2012
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2011
Chinese shadow puppetry	China	Representative List
Hezhen Yimakan storytelling	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine	China	Representative List
Meshrep	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Peking opera	China	Representative List
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Wooden movable-type printing of China	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
2009
Art of Chinese seal engraving	China	Representative List
China engraved block printing technique	China	Representative List
Chinese calligraphy	China	Representative List
Chinese paper-cut	China	Representative List
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures	China	Representative List
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade	China	Representative List
Dragon Boat festival	China	Representative List
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group	China	Representative List
Gesar epic tradition	China	Representative List
Grand song of the Dong ethnic group	China	Representative List
Hua’er	China	Representative List
Manas	China	Representative List
Mazu belief and customs	China	Representative List
Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei	China	Representative List
Nanyin	China	Representative List
Qiang New Year festival	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Regong arts	China	Representative List
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China	Representative List
Tibetan opera	China	Representative List
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon	China	Representative List
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper	China	Representative List
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble	China	Representative List
Yueju opera	China	Representative List
2008
Guqin and its music	China	Representative List
Kun Qu opera	China	Representative List
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia	Representative List
Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang	China	Representative List
Colombia
2023
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices	Colombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo	Representative List
2022
Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta	Colombia	Representative List
2020
Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and Nariño	Colombia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2019
Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building	Colombia	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2017
Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songs	Colombia – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Urgent Safeguarding List
2015
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador	Representative List
Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region	Colombia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2012
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó	Colombia	Representative List
2011
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí	Colombia	Representative List
2010
Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero)	Colombia	Representative List
2009
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos	Colombia	Representative List
Holy Week processions in Popayán	Colombia	Representative List
2008
Carnival of Barranquilla	Colombia	Representative List
Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio	Colombia	Representative List
Congo
2021
Congolese rumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congo	Representative List
Costa Rica
2008
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Representative List
Côte d'Ivoire
2023
Traditional skills of loincloth weaving in Côte d’Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
2017
Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
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	Representative List
2008
Gbofe of Afounkaha, the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana community	Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
Croatia
2023
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock	Albania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – Spain	Representative List
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	Representative List
Lipizzan horse breeding traditions	Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia	Representative List
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
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	Representative List
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland	Representative List
Međimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje	Croatia	Representative List
2016
Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana Ecomuseum	Croatia	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2013
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal	Representative List
2012
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
2011
Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland	Croatia	Representative List
2010
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Ojkanje singing	Croatia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj	Croatia	Representative List
2009
Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area	Croatia	Representative List
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik	Croatia	Representative List
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia	Representative List
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani	Croatia	Representative List
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje	Croatia	Representative List
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia	Representative List
Cuba
2023
Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into song	Cuba – Mexico	Representative List
2022
Knowledge of the light rum masters	Cuba	Representative List
2018
Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of Cuba	Cuba	Representative List
2017
Punto	Cuba	Representative List
2016
Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances and all the practices associated	Cuba	Representative List
2008
La Tumba Francesa	Cuba	Representative List
Cyprus
2023
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices	Colombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo	Representative List
2022
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2019
Byzantine chant	Cyprus – Greece	Representative List
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland	Representative List
2013
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal	Representative List
2011
Tsiattista poetic duelling	Cyprus	Representative List
2009
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus	Representative List
Czechia
2023
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production	Czechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – Spain	Representative List
2022
Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programme	Czechia	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain	Representative List
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	Representative List
2020
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads	Czechia	Representative List
2018
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia	Representative List
2016
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia	Representative List
2011
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic	Czechia	Representative List
2010
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area	Czechia	Representative List
2008
Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances	Czechia	Representative List
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2022
Pyongyang Raengmyon custom	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Representative List
2018
Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – Republic of Korea	Representative List
2015
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Representative List
2014
Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Representative List
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2021
Congolese rumba	Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congo	Representative List
Denmark
2021
Inuit drum dancing and singing	Denmark	Representative List
Nordic clinker boat traditions	Denmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden	Representative List
Djibouti
2023
Xeedho	Djibouti	Urgent Safeguarding List
Dominican Republic
2019
Music and dance of Dominican Bachata	Dominican Republic	Representative List
2016
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Representative List
2008
Cocolo dance drama tradition	Dominican Republic	Representative List
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	Dominican Republic	Representative List
Ecuador
2021
Pasillo, song and poetry	Ecuador	Representative List
2015
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador	Representative List
2012
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador	Representative List
2008
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara people	Ecuador – Peru	Representative List
Egypt
2023
Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)	Iraq – Algeria – Egypt – Mauritania – Morocco – Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen	Representative List
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	Representative List
Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in Egypt	Egypt	Representative List
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	Representative List
2020
Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	Egypt	Urgent Safeguarding List
2018
Traditional hand puppetry	Egypt	Urgent Safeguarding List
2016
Tahteeb, stick game	Egypt	Representative List
2008
Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epic	Egypt	Representative List
Estonia
2021
Building and use of expanded dugout boats in the Soomaa region	Estonia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2014
Smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa	Estonia	Representative List
2009
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition	Estonia	Representative List
2008
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania	Representative List
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia	Representative List
Ethiopia
2023
Shuwalid festival	Ethiopia	Representative List
2019
Ethiopian epiphany	Ethiopia	Representative List
2016
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo	Ethiopia	Representative List
2015
Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people	Ethiopia	Representative List
2013
Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ	Ethiopia	Representative List
Finland
2023
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production	Czechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – Spain	Representative List
2021
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions	Finland	Representative List
Nordic clinker boat traditions	Denmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden	Representative List
2020
Sauna culture in Finland	Finland	Representative List
France
2023
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production	Czechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – Spain	Representative List
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock	Albania – Andorra – Austria – Croatia – France – Greece – Italy – Luxembourg – Romania – Spain	Representative List
2022
Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread	France	Representative List
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees	Andorra – France	Representative List
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	Italy – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
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	Representative List
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	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics	Switzerland – France	Representative List
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy	Representative List
The art of glass beads	Italy – France	Representative List
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding	France	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
2019
Alpinism	France – Italy – Switzerland	Representative List
2018
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques	Croatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland	Representative 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 composition	France	Representative List
2016
Carnival of Granville	France	Representative List
2015
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees	Andorra – Spain – France	Representative List
2014
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity	France	Representative List
2013
Limousin septennial ostensions	France	Representative List
2012
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France	Representative List
2011
Equitation in the French tradition	France	Representative List
2010
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities	France	Representative List
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France	Representative List
Gastronomic meal of the French	France	Representative List
2009
Aubusson tapestry	France	Representative List
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica	France	Urgent Safeguarding List
Maloya	France	Representative List
Scribing tradition in French timber framing	France	Representative List
2008
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France	Representative List
Gambia
2008
Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	Gambia – Senegal	Representative List
Georgia
2018
Chidaoba, wrestling in Georgia	Georgia	Representative List
2016
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet	Georgia	Representative List
2013
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia	Representative List
2008
Georgian polyphonic singing	Georgia	Representative List
Germany
2023
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production	Czechia – Finland – France – Germany – Hungary – Spain	Representative List
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices	Colombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo	Representative List
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization	Austria – Belgium – Germany – Italy – Luxembourg – Netherlands – Switzerland	Representative List
2022
The practice of Modern Dance in Germany	Germany	Representative List
Timber rafting	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain	Representative List