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