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 designations employed in the texts and documents of the nomination presented by the submitting State Party or 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 or c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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Results : 14 elements corresponding to 4 regions and 26 countries

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2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization	Austria – Belgium – Germany – Italy – Luxembourg – Netherlands – Switzerland
2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality	France – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival	Belgium
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke	Belgium
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse	Belgium
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Carnival of Binche	Belgium
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France