Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.


The nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on its website in compliance with paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives regarding the nomination procedure; moreover, the information included in the nominations is reflected in working documents of the Committee in order to ensure transparency and access to information.


The sole responsibility for the content of each nomination file lies with the submitting States Parties concerned. The designations employed in the texts and documents presented by the submitting States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities, c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or d) references to specific historical events.







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Results : 126 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 94 countries
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2024

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Reog Ponorogo performing artIndonesia
Wosana ritual and associated practicesBotswana

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Breakfast culture in Malaysia: dining experience in a multi-ethnic societyMalaysia
Cooking and eating Mulgi puder, traditional mashed potato with barley in the Mulgimaa region, EstoniaEstonia
Craftsmanship of Aleppo Ghar soapSyrian Arab Republic
Craftsmanship of traditional woven textile KenteGhana
Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia
Cultural practices and expressions linked to Krama, a traditional woven textile in CambodiaCambodia
Cultural practices related to Taif rosesSaudi Arabia
Durbar in KanoNigeria
Equestrian art in PortugalPortugal
Fonelamvonglao (lamvonglao)Lao People's Democratic Republic
Guarania, sound of Paraguayan soulParaguay
Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practicesUnited Arab Emirates – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – State of Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
IntoreRwanda
Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea
Mongol nomad migration and its associated practicesMongolia
Myanmar traditional New Year Atā Thingyan festivalMyanmar
Ngondo, worship of water oracles and associated cultural traditions among the SawaCameroon
Pilgrimage to Watt TownJamaica
Sevdalinka, traditional urban folk songBosnia and Herzegovina
Skills related to Attiéké production in Côte d’IvoireCôte d'Ivoire
Summer farming at fäbod and seter: knowledge, traditions and practices related to the grazing of outlying lands and artisan food productionSweden – Norway
Tomyum KungThailand
Tradition of Nabulsi soap making in PalestineState of Palestine
Traditional knowledge and practices for the making and consumption of cassava breadCuba – Dominican Republic – Haiti – Honduras – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Vytsinanka, traditional art of paper cutting in BelarusBelarus

2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Jamu wellness cultureIndonesia
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practicesColombia – Cyprus – Germany – Kyrgyzstan – Luxembourg – Nigeria – Slovenia – Togo

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Safeguarding foster care heritage in the merciful city of Geel: a community-based care modelBelgium

2022

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Culture of Ukrainian borscht cookingUkraine

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaColombia
Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of lifeSlovenia
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interactionAzerbaijan – Türkiye
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesUnited Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – State of Palestine – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in CambodiaCambodia
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestlingAzerbaijan
Pyongyang Raengmyon customDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea
Social practices and knowledge related to the preparation and use of the traditional plum spirit – šljivovicaSerbia
Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr AnecdotesAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
The practice of Modern Dance in GermanyGermany
Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in ChinaChina

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

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

2021

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet NamViet Nam
Ceebu Jën, a culinary art of SenegalSenegal
Durga Puja in KolkataIndia
Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
GamelanIndonesia
Grand Festival of TarijaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Joumou soupHaiti
Nora, dance drama in southern ThailandThailand
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy, traditional knowledge and practiceItaly

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Nomad games, rediscovering heritage, celebrating diversityKyrgyzstan
Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in KenyaKenya

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking traditional musical instrument in Malawi and ZimbabweMalawi – Zimbabwe
Camel racing, a social practice and a festive heritage associated with camelsUnited Arab Emirates – Oman
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in MaltaMalta
Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in ParaguayParaguay
Sauna culture in FinlandFinland
TaijiquanChina
Tree beekeeping culturePoland – Belarus
Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguardingFrance

2019

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Buklog, thanksgiving ritual system of the SubanenPhilippines
Rituals and practices associated with Kit Mikayi shrineKenya

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

AlpinismFrance – Italy – Switzerland
GnawaMorocco
Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massageThailand
Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet NamViet Nam
Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba'in visitationIraq
SilatMalaysia
Traditional Turkish archeryTürkiye
Traditions of Pencak SilatIndonesia

2018

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bobbin lacemaking in SloveniaSlovenia
Chidaoba, wrestling in GeorgiaGeorgia
Horse and camel ArdhahOman
HurlingIreland
Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Tibetan people in ChinaChina
Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of ZambiaZambia
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountainBosnia and Herzegovina
Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – Republic of Korea

2017

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kok boru, traditional horse gameKyrgyzstan

2016

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Charrería, equestrian tradition in MexicoMexico
Kuresi in KazakhstanKazakhstan
Tahteeb, stick gameEgypt
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motionChina
YogaIndia

2015

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Coaxing ritual for camelsMongolia

2014

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern UgandaUganda
Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territoryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of ChiosGreece
Smoke sauna tradition in VõromaaEstonia
Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern MalawiMalawi

2013

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and NigerAlgeria – Mali – Niger
Xooy, a divination ceremony among the Serer of Senegal Senegal

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mesir Macunu festivalTürkiye

2011

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Esuwa, Harakbut sung prayers of Peru’s Wachiperi peoplePeru
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathingMongolia
Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in MaliMali

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Equitation in the French traditionFrance
Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial artRepublic of Korea
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of YuruparíColombia

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in FlandersBelgium

2010

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicineChina
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festivalTürkiye
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festivalMongolia
Scissors dancePeru
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in SinjCroatia

2009

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the MijikendaKenya

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

CheoyongmuRepublic of Korea
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of DubrovnikCroatia
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of BulgariBulgaria

2008

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Andean cosmovision of the KallawayaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Căluş ritualRomania
Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna SquareMorocco
Cultural space of Palenque de San BasilioColombia
Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi RumJordan
Georgian polyphonic singingGeorgia
Kankurang, Manding initiatory riteGambia – Senegal
Mak Yong theatreMalaysia
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara peopleEcuador – Peru
Vimbuza healing danceMalawi
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