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 : 676 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 140 countries
Group I135Group II137Group III90Group IV214Group V(a)64Group V(b)67

Group I

2022

Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette breadFrance
August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako FestivalGreece
Bear festivities in the PyreneesAndorra – France
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interactionAzerbaijan – Türkiye
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
Manual bell ringingSpain
Portuguese-Galician border ICH: a safeguarding model created by Ponte...nas ondas!Portugal – Spain
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weavingAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
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
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
Traditional Ahlat stoneworkTürkiye

2021

Community festivities in Campo MaiorPortugal
Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the NetherlandsNetherlands
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited 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
Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in TurkeyTürkiye
Inuit drum dancing and singingDenmark
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions Finland
L-Għana, a Maltese folksong traditionMalta
Namur stilt joustingBelgium
Nordic clinker boat traditionsDenmark – Finland – Iceland – Norway – Sweden
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy, traditional knowledge and practiceItaly

2020

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovationGermany – Austria – France – Norway – Switzerland
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanicsSwitzerland – France
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in MaltaMalta
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and convivialityFrance – Belgium – Luxembourg – Italy
Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic songGreece
Sauna culture in FinlandFinland
The art of glass beadsItaly – France
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguardingFrance
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/GöçürmeKazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Wine HorsesSpain

2019

AlpinismFrance – Italy – Switzerland
Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making processMexico – Spain
Byzantine chantCyprus – Greece
Celestinian forgiveness celebrationItaly
Holy Week processions in MendrisioSwitzerland
Irish harpingIreland
Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festivalBelgium
Practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (stev/stevjing)Norway
Traditional Turkish archeryTürkiye
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock along migratory routes in the Mediterranean and in the AlpsAustria – Greece – Italy
Winter festivities, Carnival of PodencePortugal

2018

Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
Avalanche risk managementSwitzerland – Austria
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and musicAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Türkiye
HurlingIreland
Land-of-Legends programme, for promoting and revitalizing the art of storytelling in Kronoberg RegionSweden
Tamboradas drum-playing ritualsSpain
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 compositionFrance

2017

Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’Italy
Basel CarnivalSwitzerland
Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermillsNetherlands
Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figuresPortugal
Organ craftsmanship and musicGermany
RebetikoGreece
Spring celebration, HıdrellezNorth Macedonia – Türkiye
Uilleann pipingIreland
Whistled languageTürkiye

2016

Beer culture in BelgiumBelgium
Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing processPortugal
Carnival of GranvilleFrance
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, YufkaAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperativesGermany
Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, GreeceGreece
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 – Türkiye
Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern contextNorway
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraftAustria
Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-makingTürkiye
Valencia Fallas festivitySpain
Winegrowers’ Festival in VeveySwitzerland

2015

Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School ViennaAustria
Manufacture of cowbellsPortugal
Summer solstice fire festivals in the PyreneesAndorra – Spain – France
Tinian marble craftsmanshipGreece

2014

Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern PortugalPortugal
Ebru, Turkish art of marblingTürkiye
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identityFrance
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of ChiosGreece
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raisingBelgium
Traditional agricultural practice of cultivating the ‘vite ad alberello’ (head-trained bush vines) of the community of PantelleriaItaly

2013

Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structuresItaly
Limousin septennial ostensionsFrance
Mediterranean dietCyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Methodology for inventorying intangible cultural heritage in biosphere reserves: the experience of MontsenySpain
Shrimp fishing on horseback in OostduinkerkeBelgium
Turkish coffee culture and traditionTürkiye

2012

Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of BrittanyFrance
Fiesta of the patios in CordovaSpain
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-MeuseBelgium
Mesir Macunu festivalTürkiye
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, AustriaAustria
Traditional violin craftsmanship in CremonaItaly

2011

Ceremonial Keşkek traditionTürkiye
Equitation in the French traditionFrance
Fado, urban popular song of PortugalPortugal
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of AlgemesíSpain
Leuven age set ritual repertoireBelgium
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in FlandersBelgium
Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, AndalusiaSpain
Tsiattista poetic duellingCyprus

2010

Chant of the Sybil on MajorcaSpain
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identitiesFrance
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-makingFrance
FlamencoSpain
Gastronomic meal of the FrenchFrance
Hopping procession of EchternachLuxembourg
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-HoutemBelgium
Human towersSpain
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festivalTürkiye
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at GeraardsbergenBelgium
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritualTürkiye
Traditional Sohbet meetingsTürkiye

2009

Âşıklık (minstrelsy) traditionTürkiye
Aubusson tapestryFrance
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of CorsicaFrance
Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic projectSpain
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 ValenciaSpain
KaragözTürkiye
Lefkara laces or LefkaritikaCyprus
MaloyaFrance
Procession of the Holy Blood in BrugesBelgium
Scribing tradition in French timber framingFrance
Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo GomeroSpain

2008

Arts of the Meddah, public storytellersTürkiye
Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songsItaly
Carnival of BincheBelgium
Mevlevi Sema ceremonyTürkiye
Mystery play of ElcheSpain
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatreItaly
Patum of BergaSpain
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and FranceBelgium – France

Group II

2022

Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of lifeSlovenia
Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interactionAzerbaijan – Türkiye
Culture of Ukrainian borscht cookingUkraine
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 CroatiaCroatia
Hungarian string band traditionHungary
Lipizzan horse breeding traditionsAustria – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Croatia – Hungary – Italy – Romania – Slovakia – Slovenia
Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestlingAzerbaijan
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weavingAfghanistan – Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Social practices and knowledge related to the preparation and use of the traditional plum spirit – šljivovicaSerbia
Strategy for safeguarding traditional crafts: The Bearers of Folk Craft Tradition programmeCzechia
Straw weaving in Belarus, art, craft and skillsBelarus
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr AnecdotesAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
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 Moldova
Timber raftingAustria – Czechia – Germany – Latvia – Poland – Spain
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sportsItaly – Belgium – Croatia – Cyprus – France
Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usageAlbania

2021

Bakhshi artUzbekistan
Building and use of expanded dugout boats in the Soomaa regionEstonia
Cultural Heritage of Boka Navy Kotor: a festive representation of a memory and cultural identityMontenegro
FalakTajikistan
Falconry, a living human heritageUnited 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
Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processionsPoland
Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about itUkraine
Visoko multipart singing from Dolen and Satovcha, South-western BulgariaBulgaria

2020

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan
Grass mowing competition custom in KupresBosnia and Herzegovina
Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beadsCzechia
Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and cultureAzerbaijan
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle MonasteryIran (Islamic Republic of) – Armenia
Tree beekeeping culturePoland – Belarus
Zlakusa pottery making, hand-wheel pottery making in the village of ZlakusaSerbia

2019

Armenian letter art and its cultural expressionsArmenia
Drotárstvo, wire craft and artSlovakia
Khorazm dance, LazgiUzbekistan
Spring rite of Juraŭski KarahodBelarus
Tradition of Kosiv painted ceramicsUkraine

2018

Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniquesCroatia – Cyprus – France – Greece – Italy – Slovenia – Spain – Switzerland
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in EuropeAustria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
Bobbin lacemaking in SloveniaSlovenia
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)Belarus
Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of TajikistanTajikistan
Chidaoba, wrestling in GeorgiaGeorgia
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and musicAzerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Türkiye
Međimurska popevka, a folksong from MeđimurjeCroatia
Nativity scene (szopka) tradition in KrakowPoland
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountainBosnia and Herzegovina
Singing to the accompaniment of the GusleSerbia
Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of NakhchivanAzerbaijan

2017

Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrumentAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural HeritageBulgaria
Cultural practices associated to the 1st of MarchBulgaria – North Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – Romania
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identityAzerbaijan
Door-to-door rounds of KurentiSlovenia
Kochari, traditional group danceArmenia
Kolo, traditional folk danceSerbia
Konjic woodcarvingBosnia and Herzegovina
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologiesUzbekistan
Multipart singing of HorehronieSlovakia
Spring celebration, HıdrellezNorth Macedonia – Türkiye

2016

Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana EcomuseumCroatia
Cossack’s songs of Dnipropetrovsk RegionUkraine
Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmissionBulgaria
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, YufkaAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabetGeorgia
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 – Türkiye
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in TajikistanTajikistan
Palov culture and traditionUzbekistan
Puppetry in Slovakia and CzechiaSlovakia – Czechia
Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály conceptHungary
Škofja Loka passion playSlovenia
Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of MoldovaRomania – Republic of Moldova

2015

Bagpipe cultureSlovakia
Copper craftsmanship of LahijAzerbaijan
Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni PologNorth Macedonia
Lad’s dances in RomaniaRomania
Surova folk feast in Pernik regionBulgaria

2014

Askiya, the art of witUzbekistan
Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, PijanecNorth Macedonia
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in ArmeniaArmenia
Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s daySerbia
Smoke sauna tradition in VõromaaEstonia
The tradition of carpet-making in ChiprovtsiBulgaria
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarvesAzerbaijan
Zmijanje embroideryBosnia and Herzegovina

2013

Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making methodGeorgia
Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in ŠtipNorth Macedonia
Mediterranean dietCyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Men’s group Colindat, Christmas-time ritualRepublic of Moldova – Romania
Music of TerchováSlovakia
Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk artUkraine

2012

Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrumentAzerbaijan
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramicsRomania
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional communityHungary
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern CroatiaCroatia
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'Armenia

2011

Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern CroatiaCroatia
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterlandCroatia
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech RepublicCzechia
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritageHungary

2010

Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of KhachkarsArmenia
Gingerbread craft from Northern CroatiaCroatia
Ojkanje singingCroatia
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko areaCzechia
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in SinjCroatia
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songsLithuania
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

2009

Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav areaCroatia
Art of Azerbaijani AshiqAzerbaijan
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival customHungary
DoinaRomania
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of DubrovnikCroatia
Katta AshulaUzbekistan
Lacemaking in CroatiaCroatia
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of BulgariBulgaria
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of HvarCroatia
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)Belarus
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing traditionEstonia
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from GorjaniCroatia
Suiti cultural spaceLatvia
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko ZagorjeCroatia
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scaleCroatia

2008

Albanian folk iso-polyphonyAlbania
Azerbaijani MughamAzerbaijan
Baltic song and dance celebrationsEstonia – Latvia – Lithuania
Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk regionBulgaria
Căluş ritualRomania
Cross-crafting and its symbolismLithuania
Cultural space and oral culture of the SemeiskieRussian Federation
Cultural space of Boysun DistrictUzbekistan
Duduk and its musicArmenia
Fujara and its musicSlovakia
Georgian polyphonic singingGeorgia
Kihnu cultural spaceEstonia
Olonkho, Yakut heroic eposRussian Federation
Shashmaqom musicUzbekistan – Tajikistan
Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dancesCzechia

Group III

2022

Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaColombia
Holy Week in GuatemalaGuatemala
Knowledge of the light rum mastersCuba
Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca potteryChile

2021

Dances and expressions associated with the Corpus Christi FestivityPanama
Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Grand Festival of TarijaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Joumou soupHaiti
Pasillo, song and poetryEcuador
Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún peoplePeru

2020

ChamaméArgentina
Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in ParaguayParaguay
Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and NariñoColombia

2019

‘Hatajo de Negritos’ and ‘Hatajo de Pallitas’ from the Peruvian south-central coastlinePeru
Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making processMexico – Spain
Biocultural programme for the safeguarding of the tradition of the Blessed Palm in VenezuelaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from MaranhãoBrazil
Music and dance of Dominican BachataDominican Republic
Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace buildingColombia
The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La PazBolivia (Plurinational State of)

2018

Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of CubaCuba
La Romería (the pilgrimage): ritual cycle of 'La llevada' (the carrying) of the Virgin of ZapopanMexico
Reggae music of JamaicaJamaica
Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culturePanama

2017

Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hatPanama
Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songsColombia – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
PuntoCuba
Ritual journeys in La Paz during AlasitaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Traditional system of Corongo’s water judgesPeru

2016

Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identityVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Charrería, equestrian tradition in MexicoMexico
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances and all the practices associatedCuba

2015

Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting techniqueArgentina
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of EcuadorColombia – Ecuador
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curaguaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena regionColombia
Wititi dance of the Colca ValleyPeru

2014

Baile ChinoChile
Capoeira circleBrazil
Festivity of Virgen de la Candelaria of PunoPeru
Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territoryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Pujllay and Ayarichi, music and dances of the Yampara cultureBolivia (Plurinational State of)

2013

Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, ParáBrazil
Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q’eswachaka bridgePeru
La Parranda de San Pedro de Guarenas y GuatireVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Nan Pa’ch ceremonyGuatemala

2012

Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, QuibdóColombia
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of RecifeBrazil
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hatEcuador
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus ChristiVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, MexicoMexico

2011

Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible HeritageBrazil
Eshuva, Harákmbut sung prayers of Peru’s Huachipaire peoplePeru
Fandango's Living MuseumBrazil
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpetMexico
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’iPeru
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of YuruparíColombia
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic orderBrazil

2010

Huaconada, ritual dance of MitoPeru
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de CorzoMexico
Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépechaMexico
Scissors dancePeru
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigmMexico
Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero)Colombia

2009

Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practiceUruguay
Carnaval de Negros y BlancosColombia
Holy Week processions in PopayánColombia
Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territoryMexico
Ritual ceremony of the VoladoresMexico
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and PeruBolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru
TangoArgentina – Uruguay

2008

Andean cosmovision of the KallawayaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Carnival of BarranquillaColombia
Carnival of OruroBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cocolo dance drama traditionDominican Republic
Cultural space of Palenque de San BasilioColombia
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa MellaDominican Republic
El GüegüenseNicaragua
Indigenous festivity dedicated to the deadMexico