Since 2003 Associazione Giochi Antichi (AGA – Verona, Italy) is involved in the safeguarding of Traditional Sports and Games at the National, European and international level. During these difficult times of restrictions due to COVID19, the association has completely revisited the organization of one of the most important events of its program of activities: the Tocatì festival. The 2020 edition of the Festival, given the world health situation, has given up hosting in Verona the usual international Guest of Honor and has seen Tocatì turn into a widespread festival, involving the whole Italian peninsula with the participation of 13 Italian villages with their Traditional Spo ›››

The Museu da Pessoa, a virtual and collaborative museum, has been concerned since the beginning with the appreciation of the history of each one. Through the registration, preservation and dissemination of personal narratives, it seeks to demonstrate that each person is unique. That each individual is a true heritage of humanity. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerned with serving society in the midst of this critical moment, but also thinking about how we can look at it in a few years’ time, we launched the “My pandemic diary”, a virtual space for recording everyday memories for building a ›››

L’arrêt total de l’ouverture des boites des bouquinistes des quais de Paris pendant les deux périodes de confinement à complètement suspendu le fondement de notre métier qui est physiquement basé sur l’échange non virtuel de connaissances, d’idées et de culture autour de la vente de livres de seconde main, les yeux dans les yeux. Notre inscription au patrimoine culturel immatériel français nous a permis, outre la reconnaissance au yeux du public, et nous a facilité l’obtention d’aides diverses auprès des élus et des autorités responsables pour surmonter les conséquences de la crise sanitaire. Elle a également co ›››

The “Hin und Weg – Das Volkstanzprojekt“ is not a dance group, but a digital platform established to explore German folk dances, it’s’ protagonists, contexts and meanings across Europe and Latin America, with the focus of making folk dance and its traditions accessible to a wider audience. The project seeks to enable discovery and dialogue so that traditional forms of dance in all their diversity can continue their development process and not fall into oblivion. During the pandemic, we have been observing how groups and dancers are reacting to the impossibility of meeting and dancing. The Internet has been a very importa ›››

We, as a non-governmental organization accredited to provide advisory services to the Committee, within the framework of UNESCO ICH Convention, carry out works titled “Handicrafts Research Program” along with other research works. We review the tradition of handicrafts under basic titles like the raw materials and tools used; production methods and oral knowledge and skills transmitted through generations. The craftspeople who carry out knowledge-experience, production and cultural transmission process in their fields, have a special place within our works as the important bearers of this tradition. With this approach, the book titled “My Art Story” which includes artists’ stories through their o ›››

Throughout the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have documented the experiences of people throughout our province. How have culture and heritage helped interpret, cope, and look beyond the crisis? In what ways has life changed, or stayed the same? With the help of six Community Coordinators, we have collected experiences from our communities. In partnership with the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, we have published, “Covid-19 Culture: A Living Heritage Project of the Pandemic in Saskatchewan.” It features the accounts we gathered presented by each Coordinator. All interviews have been donated to the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, where ›››

On 3 December, the 78th Kraków Nativity Scene Contest was held. Due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic and related restrictions, the event was held under special conditions as a substitute for the traditional meeting of Nativity artists, people of Kraków and journalists at the Adam Mickiewicz monument on the Main Square. Every year, on the first Thursday of December, hundreds of people would gather there to see Nativity scenes entered in the competition. This is a special day for Nativity artists, gathering on Kraków’s Main Square and meeting other artists being an important part of their identity. This is a re ›››

Covid-19 forces people worldwide to change their behavior to avoid the epidemic’s spread as much as possible. Among the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the physical distancing has had a significant impact on individuals’ lives and entire groups and communities. The canto a tenore is, in fact, multipart singing: four singers join the singing, each interpreting their specific vocal part. From the proxemic point of view and the reciprocal positions, our way of singing is characterized by the singers’ arrangement in a circle, a circle whose diameter is usually about one meter, inside which the singers are. The distances ›››

In the present fragmented regional and national cultural policy about ICH, the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected Sicilian Opera dei Pupi that, as a living heritage, exists thanks to the constant relation with its audiences and the new generations. Past May, the 12 companies from all over Sicily, members of the “Rete italiana di organismi per la tutela, promozione e valorizzazione dell’opera dei pupi” Italian Network of organisations for the Opera dei Pupi safeguarding, promotion and valorisation reacted at the crises provoked by the new pandemic context and the lockdown (sudden interruption of any theatrical, cultural and educational activities). In fac ›››

Due to the Covid-19 sanitary emergency, in compliance with the measures taken by the government as to contain and handle the epidemiological risk, the Cities of the Network of the Celebrations of the Big shoulder-borne structures have cancelled the celebrations and the solemn processions during the traditional festive moments taking usually place from June to September of every year and attracting hundreds and hundreds of people. The decision to cancel the processions has been shared by the Institutions together with the Communities of the stakeholders, heard the technical-scientific responsible of the UNESCO project of the Network. Religious ceremonies have been ›››

In Italy unfortunately, due to the actual pandemic situation our living heritage has been impacted negatively. Falconry needs, to be practiced, to go outside daily in the countryside for training the birds of prey and this was forbidden during the lockdown period in March-May 2020. Again in these days, due to new limitations we are forced to stay home. This time, following the actual animal welfare law it’s possible to get outside to fly with our birds, even if hunting is still not allowed and, of course, falconers must go alone. One of the main aspects of falconry as living heritage i ›››

In order to analyze in detail the influence of the current pandemic emergency on the celebration of the Feast of Celestinian Forgiveness, one cannot ignore the two celebratory moments that take place in the period from 16 to 29 August and which are well highlighted in the recognition of the heritage: A) The “Cammino del Perdono” which crosses over 23 locations in the Province of Aquila with an itinerary exceeding 80 km. B) The Procession of the Bull (Corteo della Bolla) with the involvement of the Aquilana community in the historical and spiritual rituals of the Celebration of Celestinian Forgiveness. Both of these celebratory mom ›››

The Italian Alpine Club (CAI), with its central organs and its peripheral structures spread throughout the territory (over 800), has always promoted the spread of alpinism and the high human values, under the banner of one inclusive and participatory spirit, through widespread activities in the areas of interest of the practice. The exceptional situation consequent to the pandemic in progress obviously precluded many of the practical activities normally carried out and promoted by the Italian Alpine Club for the diffusion and practice of alpinism (our hashtag was #Themountainsknowhowtowait), but it has not interrupted the promotional activity of the same and the ›››

The element concerns a traditional musical art linked to an instrument called “Hunting Horn – corno da caccia – tromba da caccia - Waldhorn – Jagdhorn…”, born as a signal « en plein air » in the mid-17th century and immediately used in orchestra, wind music and entertainment. The French hunting horn, called trompe de chasse, or shortly trompe, is corresponding to a practice in the open air. For this reason all our projects (2020/2021) have been modified to respond to present COVID issues. Music is generally performed in gardens, parks, villages, towns and sometimes as a soundscape to baroque residences. Some feasts, such as Saint Hubert (N ›››

Last year in November, Venice was hit by the worst flood we ever experienced during the last 53 years. Because of all the Perleri, Impiraresse and Maestri laboratories are at the ground floor, quite all their places, instruments, tools and materials were strongly damaged. It took months to refurbish, renovate and deeply clean their places and they had to rebuy many of their instruments, tools and materials. A large part of their drawings and researches written on copybooks were lost. Perleri, Impiraresse and Maestri have been again in condition to work in February 2020 at the occasion of Carnival of Venice. Due ›››

Contrary to most cultural products, carillon concerts were allowed to continue during the lockdowns of March-May and November-December 2020, because the carillonneurs is sitting in isolation in a bell-tower, and because the public on ground level is not concentrated. On the 5 Leuven carillons, special programs were played around the themes of caring, loneliness, positive thinking, endurance etc. The carillonneurs received many requests from the public and responded to them with new arrangements. The lack of traffic noise in town improved the perception of carillon music. On several carillons, the concerts were streamed via Facebook Live, in order to offer ‘home delivery ›››

En el caso del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial del Bordado Popular de la Sierra de Francia de Salamanca (España) se ha visto afectado en parte por la clausura de varios Talleres de Salvaguarda y continuidad de este patrimonio que la organización Red Arrayán había organizado y comenzado a desarrollar en varias localidades del Territorio Eco-Cultural. De igual manera fueron afectadas las actividades de Inmersión Cultural y de Difusión, clausurándose los programas de “Talleres de Estandartes Serranos” y de “Exposiciones Itinerante”, iniciados en el mes de marzo 2020. No obstante, a través de la conexión y el contacto con los grupos de mujeres de estas ›››

The group “Stili di Vita” from San Vendemiano has organised every year traditional ethnic cooking classes as part of our activities since 2014. The classes have included amateur chefs from foreign countries living in Italy. Through the cooking classes we aim to promote the gastronomy as living heritage of other populations as well as their culture, tradition and territory. We usually organise 7 classes, six of them dedicated to the gastronomy of other countries and one to an Italian region. The host community has always been very interested and enthusiastic about the cooking classes. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hav ›››

Miles y miles de metros cuadrados albergan los ‘ninots’ indultados por un virus que truncó este año las populares fiestas valencianas y ahora amenaza su futuro Valencia ardió la noche del 10 de marzo. Lo hizo a través de grupos de WhatsApp y redes sociales. La combustión sucedió de una forma distinta y nueve días antes de lo que, desde la Guerra Civil, nada ni nadie había podido interrumpir. El coronavirus impidió que las fallas se quemaran, la mayoría ni llegó a asomarse a las calles. Ese mismo martes, al mediodía, la mascletà había reunido a decenas de miles de personas; por la tarde ›››

For many stakeholders of intangible cultural heritage, meeting and socialising face to face is an important part of keeping the tradition alive and going. In Finland, folk music and dancing is practiced in many ways: in spontaneous meetings between players, through formal education in schools and in music schools, at summer camps and festivals. The covid-19 pandemic put an end to all of these activities in March 2020. The schools were closed and all public events were cancelled. After a short period of adjusting most of the activities were moved online. The small village of Kaustinen is famous for its folk ›››

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade, as a competent body in charge of ICH, provides online activities, using digital platforms and social networks, with the focus on exchange of information in digital form. The Center ensures accessibility to the National Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia (e-Register of ICH) within a broader online platform for the presentation of ICH, by the access to the inscribed elements, including description of the element, photos, video and other relevant information about the bearers and communities. Having in ›››

Some traditional practices have been canceled or postponed. There are traditional rites which have a certain time frame. The pandemic has an influence on the creative industries too. Many concerts and events with the participation of bearers have been canceled. Up to 40 000 pilgrims visit Budslaŭ during the Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady every second weekend of July. So, the ceremony has been postponed. The celebration will take place after the normalization of the epidemiological situation. The folk art festival “Berahinia”, which is one of the best practices for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Belarus, was postp ›››

La pandemia de la COVID-19 obligó el 10 de marzo de 2020 a cancelar la fiesta de las Fallas, que se celebran tradicionalmente entre el 15 y el 19 de marzo, pero con actividades desde el 1 de marzo. Más allá de las consecuencias de cancelar los días grandes de la fiesta, con todo lo que ello conlleva respecto a cualquier fiesta popular que concentra las voluntades de su comunidad y que marca el calendario social de la ciudad de Valéncia (y el resto de ciudades que lo celebran), la pandemia ha limitado todas las actividades sociales en las que se basa la preparación de la fi ›››

The first condition for protection against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep a physical distance from other people. This directly threatens the survival of living culture, its practice, re-creation and sharing. Members of this organization have found a way to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on certain forms of living heritage, such as singing and dancing. Examples of this are the separation of the singing group from the community, into isolated uninhabited areas for the practice of traditional singing. Other examples are learning to sing, play and dance remotely via digital platforms. This association used the ›››

We provided online classes on subjects related to UNESCO and intangible cultural heritage at graduate level (both phd and masters) at our university. The Chair put academic support behind the “Intangible Cultural Heritage Online Summer School” to be organized by Turkish National Commission for UNESCO and Institute for Intangible Cultural Heritage (accredited NGO) on June 29-July 5, 2020. This meeting may be a good opportunity to extend the reach of ICH-related research and applications and may serve as a platform to bring other related disciplines closer together. Besides, the Summer School also focuses on the sustainable development goals and safeguarding ICH in eme ›››

In Greece, the first coronavirus restrictions imposed in early March were primarily felt in the ICH field, as the Hellenic Ministry of Health, aiming to limit crowded get togethers, and banning the spring carnival festivities organized throughout the country. Τhe municipal authorities deferred to the governmental instructions and numerous scheduled excursions and visits were cancelled. Yet the vibrant side of ICH creatively maintained the communitarian bonds, declaring its persistence and contributing to social cohesion during this harsh period: the internet and the social media often served to praise, remind and transmit ICH in coronavirus restricted Greece. We gleaned four examples ›››

Préserver, soutenir, promouvoir et valoriser le Patrimoine Culturel Immatériel, ici la Cabrette, sans lien social est pour le moins difficile pour ne pas dire impossible. A travers les réseaux sociaux et la communication par vidéo certains pans ont pu être comblés comme les cours ou le plaisir de jouer ensemble via les réseaux sociaux. Cette période a permis de faire un travail de collectage et de sauvegarde de notre patrimoine musical transmis depuis plusieurs générations, avant tout par transmission orale. En effet, plus de 300 morceaux de notre musique traditionnelle ont été retranscrits sur partition et enregistrés sur notre site internet. Les parti ›››

La pandémie a mis en évidence de manière spectaculaire le rôle et l’impact positifs que des sonneries de cloches et de carillons exercent, aujourd’hui encore, auprès de populations marquées par l’épreuve. Nombreux sont en effet les propriétaires de sonneries de cloches et les carillonneurs qui se sont associés, par le biais des cloches, aux manifestations de soutien au personnel soignant et aux divers corps de métier continuant à assurer un service à la population malgré les circonstances. C’est ainsi que de nombreuses sonneries de cloches et auditions de carillons ont, en Wallonie comme ailleurs, rompu le silence inhabituel des localités dépourvues de tout b ›››

El Tango es reconocido como PCI desde el año 2009, una presentación conjunta realizada por la Argentina y el Uruguay. La asociación Tango en Red (Francia), realiza en este momento la preparación de dos fichas de inventario para ser incluidas en el patrimonio cultural en Francia. El proyecto se llama: “La pratique du Tango en France : Milongas et Festivals” y es financiado por el Ministerio de la cultura en Francia (Département du pilotage de la recherche et de la politique scientifique). El proyecto de patrimonialización del Tango en Francia se ha podido desarrollar vía digital y a distancia. Las fichas de invent ›››

Depuis près de 600 ans, Orléans rend hommage tous les ans à l’une des figures les plus célèbres de France, Jeanne d’Arc. 2020 célèbre un double centenaire exceptionnel, celui de la Canonisation de Jeanne d’Arc le 16 mai 1920, et celui de l’institution d’une fête nationale de Jeanne d’Arc et du patriotisme par la Loi du 16 juillet 1920. 1920 aura ainsi été l’année de la reconnaissance, à la fois par l’Église et par l’État, de celle qui incarne encore aujourd’hui la liberté et la résistance à l’oppression. La 591ème édition des Fêtes de Jeanne d’Arc devait initialement se tenir du 26 avril au 17 mai 2020… CORONAVIRUS - REPORT DES FÊTES DE JEANNE D’ARC -Communiqué de pr ›››

A l’instar de nombreux pays dans le monde, la France a décidé une mise en confinement de sa population pour lutter contre la propagation de la pandémie de Covid-19. Le confinement a été mise en œuvre à partir du Mardi 17 Mars 2020 sur l’ensemble du territoire français. Il s’est traduit par une interdiction de se déplacer en dehors de son domicile, hors situation exceptionnelle : professionnelle ou médicale. Une pratique sportive minimale était tolérée de façon individuelle dans un rayon de 1km autour de chez soi. La pratique de la montagne et de l’alpinisme a, quant à elle, été totalement interdite. Plus que l’alpinisme, c’est l ›››

Se han suspendido todas las enseñanzas de baile, canto, música y artesanía textil de nuestro centro en la ciudad de Zamora, Castilla y León, España. Estamos aprovechando esta situación para restaurar las piezas de indumentaria original antigua que posee la propia asociación y ha ido adquiriendo con nuestra labor de campo durante décadas. ›››

A questionnaire on the impact of the lockdown measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, launched in April in Flanders, revealed more than 380 answers from respondents working in cultural heritage. Today, we summarize the answers for respondents involved in intangible cultural heritage. Traditionally, spring is the season for century old parades, processions, cavalcades, fairs and circuses to roam the streets and occupy the market places, often dedicated to legendary figures and Saints. More often than not, such tradition brings an entire community, town or city together. Many municipalities had the difficult message to deliver, that either a large gathering would still ›››

On June 7, 2020, as usual every year, the Holy Blood Procession in Voormezele would retreat through the streets. In 2019, the Yper Museum, together with the children from Voormezele primary school, launched an Intangible Cultural Heritage Project around this tradition. The Yper Museum won the International Badges Award, Learning in and from heritage (Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union). The final product became a documentary that highlighted its uniqueness and closely involved the heritage community. Now that the procession cannot go live this year, this documentary will be broadcast in its entirety via ‘Kerknet’, the online platform of the ›››

Results of the survey “Folklore in conditions of social distancing” As a result of the crisis caused by the COVID’19 pandemic, the EAFF team conducted an online survey on “Folklore in conditions of social distancing”. The research took place in the period 24.04.2020 - 12.05.2020. The eleven questions from the short survey provide information about the role of folklore in the context of global crisis and social isolation. Dance formations, choirs, instrumental groups and mixed ensembles from Algeria, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Great Britain, Bulgaria and Ukraine took part in the web questionnaire. The processing of the results obtained thanks to the empirical research prese ›››

European Muslims with a divers background have been affected by the pandemic especially during the holy month of Ramadan. Sharing, getting together for Iftar was not possible in the traditional ways, we have been used to. So we developed alternative ways to share and show our care and commitment for our fellow humans. As the Friede Institut für Dialog, a Gülen-inspired Dialogue institute, promoting peaceful coexistence and diversity, we started the project #GemeinsamRamadan - Füreinander Da, trotz Distanz ! (Together Ramadan, bring there for each other despite distance) We encouraged our members and all Muslims to find innovative ways of sharing the sp ›››

“Traditional Kharkiv Kotzarstvo” was included in the List of elements of the intangible cultural heritage of Kharkiv region. Since 2020, we decided to start monitoring interest in Kotzarstvo among students of art schools in the Kharkiv region. As a result of monitoring in some schools, it’s planned to include “Kotzarstvo” as a “subject of choice”. In February, the Valky District Communal Children’s Art School expressed interest in studying this craft. I taught a teacher of this school, Elena Koval, how to weave kotz. After that, Elena showed the students how to weave kotz, but within a month there were no other express ›››

La pandémie a eu comme première conséquence l’annulation de toutes les joutes prévues. La joute sur échasses de Namur est une pratique qui nécessite une grande proximité des jouteurs et de nombreux contacts physiques entre eux. Par ailleurs, elle est toujours pratiquée pour un public. Ces caractéristiques sont incompatibles avec les risques sanitaires et les mesures de confinement. Les joutes ont donc été annulées et le resteront dans les prochains mois. Pour les mêmes raisons, les séances collectives d’initiation et d’entrainement, qui rassemblent chaque samedi filles et garçons, ont également été mises à l’arrêt. A l’échelle familiale, la pratique s’est cependant maintenue et parfois ›››

Le Musée de la mémoire vivante est un OBNL dédié à la protection et la mise en valeur du patrimoine culturel immatériel. Sa collection unique comprend plus de 3000 témoignages sur différents savoirs et savoir-faire, récits de vie et de pratique de gens du Québec et d’ailleurs. À cause de la COVID-19, nous avons fermé le Musée aux visiteurs dès le début de la pandémie, mais nous gardons contact avec le public à travers les réseaux sociaux et le site web du Musée. L’espace numérique, nous permet de continuer à faire rayonner la mission du Musée ainsi que l’importance du patrimoine immatériel grâce à nos expo ›››

During quarantine, people are isolated from each other and are unable to gather in the community. However, at the same time, people have a lot of free time. As a weaver, I have been offering those wishing to join the craft without having the professional equipment and knowledge online tutorials. A video on how to weave was recorded and shared via Facebook for those wishing to start. The videos show a simple weaving technique, and how you can adapt the tools at hand: https://www.facebook.com/dobrovolska.master/videos/pcb.1135307133476175/1135295186810703/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/dobrovolska.master/videos ›››

The transhumance in the Ötztal Alps (inscribed on the RL in 2019) is a special form of transhumance for two reasons: first, the sheep are driven over mountain passes and glaciers in the Alps (in June and September). Second, it is a cross-border transhumance from two valleys in Italy (Schnalstal and Passeier valley) to the allocated summer pastures in the Ötztal valley in Austria. Both countries adopted safety measures in March 2020, including full lockdowns, travel restrictions and completely sealing their borders, to contain the new coronavirus. The practitioners are still confident that the ICH will not be disrupted by the virus ( ›››

The Färbermuseum plays an important role in the safeguarding of the element “Indigo hand block printing in the Mühlviertel region”, inscribed on the RL in 2018, for example via awareness-raising measures, transmission and promotion of the element. The museum had to close its doors and the traditional, international market for dyers was cancelled this year. After the Austrian government recommended wearing face masks, the Färbermuseum started to produce masks made from local, indigo-dyed material. They would distributed the masks in the region in exchange for donations to the museum. Shortly after, a regional bank (VKB-BANK) ordered masks for more than 800 employees. This ›››

Following Covid-19 lockdown measures, the Austrian Commission for UNESCO too has moved to the virtual world and launched the first edition of “VIRTUELLER SALON Immaterielles Kulturerbe” (Virtual Salon Intangible Cultural Heritage) with a view to fostering exchange and dialogue among and with ICH stakeholders in Austria. Community representatives of the 124 elements inscribed on the National Inventory of the ICH in Austria were invited to come together online and almost 50 people participated in the launching event of this new format. The first edition of the Salon focused on the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the intangible cultural heritage in Austria. IC ›››

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in some cases the bearers of the elements listed in the national Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia have adapted their activities, particularly their festive customs, to the new situation. Here are some examples: Easter dances and games usually take place on Easter Monday in the medieval center of the town of Metlika. They involve the folk dance known as the kolo (circle dance) and local games. For example, folklore dancers who dance in Metlika on Easter Monday this year performed the Easter dance in such a way that each dancer or dance ›››

El patrimonio de España se ha visto muy afectado en todos los ámbitos del Patrimonio declarado por la UNESCO. El patrimonio mundial cultural, el turístico cultural y el inmaterial se han visto muy afectados pues todos los acontecimientos previstos se han suspendido como consecuencia del COVID-19. La Fiesta de las Fallas de Valencia; la Fiesta de los Patios de Córdoba; o el Flamenco son un patrimonio inmaterial que no ha podido ser transmitido este año. He de decir que si ha habido un gran beneficiado y ha sido el medio ambiente. El patrimonio natural ha conseguido que los ciudadanos logremos resp ›››

We have tried to stay in touch with our community by sharing digital themes and content, such as virtual exhibitions or insights on some hidden elements of our collection. We are keeping two weekly appointments, one on Tuesday for adults and one on Thursday dedicated to workshops for kids. ›››

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has severely affected Kazakhstan, located at the intersection of many transport corridors between East and West, North and South. Protective measures began to be applied almost immediately, but from March 16, 2020, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was forced to introduce a state of emergency in the country. The strict self-isolation regime was a serious blow to the living heritage of the Kazakh people: after all, the celebration of Nauryz, included in the ICH Representative List, begins in Kazakhstan on March 14 with the Körisu tradition, which consists in visiting parents and friends in order to find out about their health ›››

Suite aux mesures strictes de confinement dû à l’épidémie de Covid 19, notre communauté à été obligé de se mettre en stand-by, néanmoins nos instances subsidiantes nous ont demandé les renseignements affectant notre organisation, nous avons dès le début du confinement informé nos membres et diverti via les réseaux sociaux et par mail avec des galeries photos anciennes et photos positives, énigmes, coloriage. ›››

En ces temps de crise sanitaire, la culture occitane a dû faire face aux impondérables qu’a hélas connu la Culture en général : annulation des actions pédagogiques dans les établissements scolaires, fermeture des établissements au public, arrêt net des saisons et report des festivals. Pour autant, la culture occitane a montré sa grande vitalité en utilisant notamment les réseaux sociaux comme lien et espace d’échange avec les publics. Dès le début du confinement, grâce à ses dispositifs numériques, le CIRDOC-Institut Occitan de Cultura a ainsi concentré son action pour favoriser un accès direct, en ligne, aux ressources numériques du Patrimoine culturel ›››

Nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir faire notre évènement pour lequel nous sommes reconnus à savoir notre 128ème bal masqué le samedi après le mardi-gras. En effet, à ce moment l’épidémie progressait mais la Belgique n’était pas encore menacée. Une semaine et demi plus tard, les événements commençaient à être annulés. Nous avons décidé suite à cette pandémie de dédier l’ensemble de nos bénéfices à la solidarité autour du COVID-19. Nous avons distribué pendant 35 jours de suite le petit déjeuner à des personnes démunies. En effet, à proximité de notre ville, un centre d’hébergement pour les personnes sans domicile fixe ›››

Our main activity in the “Ongal” Association is to organize and conduct research projects in the field of ethnology studies and international scientific forums and applied symposia. At the moment due to the present lockdown these two forms are practically impossible to implement as a consequence of the COVID–19. To help the work of the researchers we shared on our web site “Ongal” Association copyright free scientific information, the use of which does not need special permission in terms of copyright. In case of use it will be sufficient to add the correct reference to this source. The Association “Ongal” wo ›››

With the onset of the so-called “pandemic” of this unknown virus, a window of leisure opened up for me to fill with things I had never had enough time for before. My profession is a graphic designer and my hobby is to practice typical Bulgarian crafts. I usually don’t refer to them as a crafts because they were not considered as such in the past – they were just part of the skills that every women practiced. Some of this includes knitting /1 and 2 hooks/ developing initial wеаving skills, lace making, typical Bulgarian embroidery making and a fine knowledge of the technique of se ›››

Dealing with the situation in today’s world requires a complete virtual or digital presentation of the cultural heritage for every institution working in the field of culture. We believe this is also needed as a practice in the field of the agriculture, the sports, the tourism and many others, so we are making efforts to adapt in that direction. Supporting and sharing information related to the living culture allows us to rethink the importance of the intangible cultural heritage and this knowledge helps to overcome the effects of the lockdown. By sharing ICH related information we are trying to focus t ›››

L’affectation de notre patrimoine s’est concrétisée par l’arrêt pur et simple de nos activités nationales, internationales dont les coopérations internationales avec au moment la suspension de toutes nos compétitions jusqu’au 31 Juillet 2020 pour l’instant. Comment avons-nous fait face ? Vidéos conférences systématisées de nos Commissions, GT spécifiquement créés, et Réunions de Comité Directeur o Internes à la fédération o Externes avec le CNOSF et Ministère des Sports o Externe avec la CEP (Confédération Européenne de Pétanque) Notes / Communiqués internes écrits avec nos organes déconcentrés et licenciés ainsi que par les réseaux sociaux avec utilisation de communication vidéo Création de clips animés Mise sur notre site internet de toutes les dir ›››

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of Cremona in northern Italy’s Lombardy region is one of the most affected areas in the world. The city is home to the UNESCO element, ‘Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona, inscribed in 2012 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity. Traditional violinmaking is fundamental to the identity of Cremona and its citizens and plays an irreplaceable role in the city’s social and cultural practices and rituals. The traditional violinmakers have been affected in two significant ways. Firstly, since the onset of the government-mandated lockdown and associated containment measures, violinmakers are p ›››

The small communities of Valle Camonica, in the heart of the Lombard Alps, have also been highly affected by Covid-19, which tragically led to the deaths of numerous elderly people, silent guests isolated in hospitals and retirement homes. The time of our community was suddenly suspended, stopped, and the protectors of our memory, the elderly, were desperately protected by isolation and incommunicability. For most of them, their homes became dens of a mandatory hibernation, a temporary, but that doesn’t mean less difficult, imprisonment for people who are strongly attached to history and daily-based habits. These habits are now missing: churches a ›››

Depuis le début de la pandémie, nous avons fermé notre atelier aux visiteurs, aux apprentis et aux participant(e)s à nos formations. Nous sommes heureusement soutenu par une belle communauté, qui nous envoi des messages d’espoir. Nous prenons ce temps en confinement pour travailler sur nos dossiers de recherche sur la forge traditionnelle au Québec, en plus de repenser à notre mode de fonctionnement à l’ère de la pandémie. Comme le patrimoine de la forge réside dans des individus, nous nous assurons de protéger ceux-ci en limitant les contacts. ›››

La mi-carême est une fête carnavalesque bien ancrée dans la tradition guyanaise. Cette année, le coronavirus a eu raison des défilés de chars dans les rues de la ville capitale Cayenne mais aussi des autres communes. Les carnavaliers ne se sont pas laissés abattre pour autant. En témoigne l’action citoyenne mise en place par les membres de l’observatoire régional du carnaval guyanais qui a fait inscrire en 2017 sur la liste d’inventaire du patrimoine français, le carnaval de Guyane avec le personnage du Touloulou. A partir de chutes de tissu de vieux costumes de carnaval et sous la direction ›››

Dans un premier temps nous avons été assommés. Toute notre pratique est basé sur le présentiel, soit avec la Compagnie, soit dans les nombreuses formations en Mime et Arts du Geste que nous organisons. Certainement en suivant notre instinct de survie nous avons imaginé un projet qui pouvait être réalisé à distance et mobiliser les gens de tout horizon. L’idée de GestezChezVous est née de l’envie de continuer à partager avec les autres une connaissance spécifique, lié au mime, et une l’expérience de chacun lié aux moment que nous vivons. En partenariat avec le Théâtre Victor Hugo – Scène des Arts d ›››

Depuis le mois de mars mes activités sont à l arrêt. Mais malgré tout, j ai mis en place des vidéos que j’appel de déconfinement pour apporter un peu de joie à ma communauté. Ainsi que des initiations en direct sur l’art du Mime et la communication non verbale. Cela permet aussi de garder un lien avec les gens et de faire rayonner notre art autrement car nous Mime nous avons la chance énorme d être un art visuel ou le geste est au centre de tout. Et encore plus aujourd’hui. Mes vidéos live ont porter intérêt à un acteu ›››

Des temps comme ceux-ci dans notre domaine, la scène, sont très rares: annulation de toute représentation jusqu’à nouvel ordre, tout contact avec autrui est impossible… Or l’essence même des arts du Mime et du Geste est le partage des créations avec un public physique et présent lors des spectacles. Il a donc fallu chercher, innover, et s’inspirer d’autres disciplines ainsi que des grandes figures telles que Charlie Chaplin ou Mr Bean. Seule la vidéo semble, en ces temps ci, être l’alternative viable. Nous voila donc, dès le début du confinement, en création, tournage, montage vidéo et son, par ›››

Living heritage is playing important part of Greek life, almost during the whole year’s circle and humans life periods, especially in small non-urban livestock societies, where there are various traditions related to nature, animals and human’s life. These traditions keep alive the cultural heritage of the communities and usually local cultural associations contribute to this. The period of the Greek Orthodox Easter, the spring and all the summer festivities, are mainly the periods with the majority of the live traditions, customs and events, with separate “acts” in each Greek areas depending on the cultural origins of the inhabitants (Thracians, Macedonians, Ep ›››

Our center organizes, folk festival and fairs and many other activities that safeguard and promote intangible cultural heritage. On 9th of March our country suspended all cultural and sport activities. In order to fulfill this questionnaire we made a survey asking some popular artists about their activities now. We noticed that with the help of innovative technology they have registered themselves with smartphones and some of them have even found help from voice engineers to mix the voice and sounds and to have a final product. More difficult is the situation for different artisans whose work has been suspended since ›››

Our museum has a boat building yard with 2 boatbuilders and 2 apprentices. During the pandemic the boat building yard has been closed for the public but the boat builders has been to work every day. They have been keeping distance from each other. They all think it has gone pretty great. When it comes to the rest of the community we have experienced a growth in DIY. People are asking for something to do at their home like making a cup of wood, a spoon or how to make and use a wooden boat. Many people want to go back to ›››

Notre patrimoine a été durement affecté par la crise liée au Coranavirus, dans la mesure où nos activités festives ont été interrompues. Nous ne pouvons plus accueillir de public, en raison des risques sanitaires graves qui pèsent sur la population. Notre communauté se sent particulièrement engagée dans cette crise et défend une attitude responsable pour éviter la propagation du virus, dans la mesure où les arts forains sont festifs et publics par nature. De surcroît, notre patrimoine est particulièrement impacté puisqu’il n’est plus possible, en France, de prévoir et pour une durée indéterminée les festivités foraines, avec des répercussions particul ›››

J’ai la chance de vivre et travailler sur place, je suis donc confiné avec ma famille mais continue à travailler normalement. La difficulté principale est l’achat de consommables, il est presque impossible de trouver des fournisseurs ouverts. Par ailleurs, il a eu une annulation d’événement (les Journées européennes des Métiers d’art), et un report indéfini d’une exposition, donc du travail de préparation qui n’a pas donnée de résultat. ›››

La cuisine niçoise fait partie du patrimoine culturel immatériel national depuis octobre 2019. Cette inscription a permis de renforcer la prise de conscience de l’importance de leur cuisine dans la culture et le patrimoine des niçois. De nombreux médias régionaux, nationaux et internationaux ont relayé cette initiative pour la Sauvegarde, l’Evolution et la Transmission en tant qu’élément d’identité. Paradoxalement, la situation actuelle a permis de tirer du positif au niveau de ce patrimoine vivant. En complément des médias traditionnels, de nouveaux outils sur les réseaux sociaux (cf. point 4) ont été mis en place et ont été très fortement utilisés. Quelques exemples : Au niveau des fam ›››

On Friday April 3, the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage (Kenniscentrum Immaterieel Erfgoed Nederland) put some questions online for the approximately 300 intangible cultural heritage communities, affiliated to the Network and the Inventory Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands. We wanted to make a survey of the impact of the corona crisis for intangible cultural heritage sector in the Netherlands. Within three days we received 125 responses. For about 60% of the respondents the current restrictions due to the coronavirus have major consequences, for about 30% minor consequences and for only 10% there are no consequences as yet. One of the restrictions is for instance a total ›››

A living tradition is one that is practiced and constantly recreated in communities. At the time of the pandemic, when it is forbidden to socialize and move around, it is not possible to practice most forms of living tradition. However, individuals and groups, using modern technology, manage to create a semblance of communion and transfer individual practices to young people, so that the thread of tradition transfer is not interrupted. Traditional singing is practiced through social networks, transferring some skills via video and the like. We have examples of young people in small groups of 3-5 people taking a mountain trip ›››

Des jeux bretons à fabriquer et jouer à la maison et en famille  ! Le Cârouj, le parc de loisirs des jeux bretons de Monterfil (Ille-et-Vilaine), ne peut plus recevoir le public durant la pandémie et du fait du confinement… Du coup, l’association La Jaupitre, spécialiste des jeux bretons et gestionnaire de ce parc, a eu l’idée de proposer d’importer dans les familles quelques-uns des jeux bretons que l’on peut pratiquer en temps normal au Cârouj. Mais comment est-ce possible ? Tout simplement en proposant de les fabriquer, parents et enfants réunis, avec des matériaux que chacun a toujours chez lui : boîtes en carton (boîtes ›››

La crise sanitaire impacte tous les projets en cours de notre organisme (évènements internationaux, formations, expositions…), ce qui ralenti nos démarches de sauvegarde et de développement. Les ateliers continuent de produire des oeuvres en attendant de pouvoir à nouveau les diffuser physiquement. Cependant, les outils numériques (vente en ligne, réseaux sociaux…) permettent de développer une nouvelle manière aux artisans émailleurs de rester en contact avec le public. ›››

Le carillon, soutien moral, « réconfort » de la population Dans une telle situation, les carillons doivent-ils, peuvent-ils jouer ? l’expérience aura montré qu’ils tiennent une place de choix dans les moyens mis en œuvre pour le moral, mot qui n’est pas vain dans cette situation parfois psychologiquement difficile. On pouvait hésiter pour deux raisons : l’interdiction de se sortir de chez soi sauf pour cas de force majeure, et le risque de s’entendre reprocher une sonnerie insouciante hors de propos pour des personnes qui n’ont pas le droit de sortir, de fêter en société, de jouer. Il n’en est évidemment rien, plusieurs carillonneurs pourront en témoigner. V ›››

Nous avons annuler les concours (un concours toutes les samedis) depuis le 14 mars, en raison de la pandémie, toutes les allées de boules sont closes, en raison de la promiscuité lors des concours nous sommes en générale entre 50 et 60 joueurs a jouer ces concours nous attendons la reprise avec impatience peut etre en septembre. ›››

France Boutis, du fait de la pandémie et du confinement qui a été décrété, n ‘a pas pu suivre son objectif de partager et transmettre l’art du boutis traditionnel et contemporain pour plusieurs raisons : Annulation ou report de salons importants (Aiguilles en fête Paris, Pour l’amour du fil Nantes) durant lesquels des ateliers sont diffusés. Annulation de notre revue “Le Fil Blanc” du second trimestre (imprimerie et maquettiste à l’arrêt). Report de notre Salon National qui réunit l’élite du boutis (de France et de l’étranger) à Nimes-Caissargues. L’annulation des Jeudis de Caissargues (2 jeudis par mois les prat ›››

C’est avec une immense tristesse que le Conseil d’Administration a annulé le 60e Festival Mondial, ce, sur base des directives édictées par le Bourgmestre de notre ville (Namur, Belgique). 2020 devait-être une année anniversaire avec diverses festivités, ce ne sera pas le cas. Mais, préserver la santé de tout un chacun : danseurs, chanteurs, musiciens, public, bénévoles, partenaires, … était la plus grande de nos priorités en ces moments de pandémie à travers le monde. Cette décision était la plus sage à prendre pour la sécurité de tous  ! Décision très difficile au vu du travail accompli durant l’année pour présenter un très beau plateau mais nous en sortirons ›››

Some celebrations of the Carnival of Barranquilla (inscribed on the Representative List) developed by the Colombian diaspora in different cities where they reside won’t be held. In Toronto, for example, the community had announced the organization of a “Carnaval de Barranquilla in Toronto” for the boreal summer, would be cancelled. In a greater sense, the representatives of the community of the inscribed element in Barranquilla are trying to prepare for a festival that may not come. Performers of the carnival music expressions are looking for alternative sources of income. ›››

Due to lockdown and physical distancing measures, living heritage has been greatly impacted. The Gabriel Caruana Foundation, where I work as a Curator and Co-creative director, operates and runs a contemporary artistic programme from a 300-year old Schedule 1 windmill in Birkirkara. It was converted into an Arts, Crafts and Cultural Centre by the late Gabriel Caruana, one of the pioneers of local modernist art and ceramics in 1990. Together with my colleague Raffaella Zammit (Co-Creative Director and Programme Manager), we were preparing to celebrate The Mill’s 30th anniversary and its legacy on the 22nd of June. Although we might not ›››

ICH is always in motion, and is apt to adapt to changing conditions. Workshop Intangible Heritage Flanders started collecting stories about new traditions and rituals that originate in the wake of the Covid19-crisis, and inventorizing ways in how ICH-practices started rethinking the way they work, while facing unprecedented challenges. How new traditions and rituals originate The corona crisis gave birth to new daily routines and traditions. They have the true potential to become lasting habits, not only because we need them now, but because life won’t be the same anymore after this crisis ends. In Belgium, citizens started applauding t ›››

The video, made for UNESCO by the community of Macerata Campania and NGO Associazione Sant’Antuono & le Battuglie di Pastellessa, with simple smartphones, tells the idea that faith and culture are a lifeline while the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic puts a strain on communities with repercussions on the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. And the feast of Sant’Antuono of Macerata Campania proves it ! In the past 2 months, our lifestyle has changed and, unfortunately, we have had to “postpone” some of our traditions and customs. The best word right now is “postpone” because our living heritage, our traditions will never ›››

While recently Georgia has just 4 elements inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and one element under the process of evaluation to be inscribed in the Urgent Safeguarding list, the country is really rich for its traditional and centuries old living heritage. The global danger of the pandemic dictates us a new style of life, acting and expressing our creativity. The lockdown condition caused the closing of all museums, cultural centres, heritage sites and etc. In such circumstances when the physical interaction is impossible, the social digital networks turned into the most and only available ›››

Arrêt des répétitions et des spectacles. Grâce aux réseaux sociaux certains de nos membres ont pu participer à des défis divers et variés mettant en scène notamment des pas de danses et morceaux musique sur instruments traditionnels. Défis proposés par la Fédération des Groupes Folkloriques Landais au départ et défis entre membres de notre groupe pour le volet sportif : figures du gymkhana sur échasses que nous proposons chaque année lors des Fêtes de Dax. ›››

Dans les prochains mois, de nombreux événements traditionnels qui normalement marquent le printemps à Luxembourg ne pourront avoir lieu comme de coutume. Ainsi, l’« Éimaischen » (lundi de Pâques), le pèlerinage de l’Octave (en mai) et la procession dansante d’Echternach (mardi de Pentecôte) ont été annulés, trois manifestations qui figurent sur l’inventaire luxembourgeois du patrimoine culturel immatériel, la procession dansante d’Echternach étant inscrite depuis 2010 sur la Liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’Humanité. Dans un moment où préoccupations et soucis prédominent, il importe de garder en vie les coutumes festives. La Commission luxembourgeoise pour la coopération avec l’UNESCO s’efforce donc à perpétrer ces traditions par les m ›››

The Museum of Kraków cooperates with several communities related to the intangible cultural heritage of the city: the Kraków nativity scene (szopka) makers, the Kraków bobbin lace-makers and the members of Lajkonik band. The museum participates in the celebration of urban traditional festivals: the Emaus Fair celebrated on Monday after Easter Sunday and Rękawka Festival celebrated the day after. All these phenomena of living heritage are affected in different ways by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The festivals (the Emaus Fair, the Rękawka and the Lajkonik Procession celebrated during the Corpus Christi) visited by thousands of people have been canceled. Craftsmen (inc ›››

The members of our organisation are not able to get together to rehearse our performances of the Great British Music and Percussive Dance. To keep our organisation running we have created a remote rehearsal space online using Google Classroom. Teachers have uploaded traditional tunes and dances for the members to learn and practice at home and they are able to upload these for the teachers to assess and assist them to perform to the best of their ability. Each week the students get together either on Zoom or Google Meet to play music together, give out notices and to chat ›››

A lot of events concerning Sorbian ICH (“traditions and customs of Lusatian Sorbs” - recognized intangible cultural heritage of the Federal Republic of Germany) were canceled due to the pandemic, for example the very popular easter ridings. ›››

Las tamboradas de Hellín cuentan con el reconocimiento de fiesta de interés turístico internacional además de patrimonio Cultural inmaterial de la humanidad por la UNESCO, conjuntamente con otras 16 localidades de España. Los rituales de toques de tambor en Hellín son protagonizados por más de 20.000 tamborileros en cada una de sus cinco convocatorias que duran entre 9 y 15 horas continuas de redobles. Está tamboradas van ligadas a la de Semana Santa. En este 2020 y ante la pandemia que nos azota, hemos recurrido a la imaginación para, de una manera testimonial y durante 10 minutos, conmemorar nuestras tamboradas. La motivación que nos ha llevado a ello ha ›››

It is difficult in this situation of the coronavirus pandemic. The youth who danced in folklore groups in Bulgaria can no longer hold rehearsals these days. But they bring and safe our cultural heritage. Popularization and presentation of our ICH is impossible because the open stage, festivals and theaters are closed. We have a lot of traditional holidays in the spring, but cannot celebrate them because of the situation. We believe pandemic will finish soon. ›››

One example of a tradition changed by the pandemic is the tradition of “virpominen”. The Easter preparations for Palm Sunday include the decoration of a large amount of willow branches at homes with children. On Palm Sunday, children dress up as witches, bunnies or other animals and usually visit the homes of neighbors, friends and relatives to wish good fortune by blessing the families with the willow branches and telling a rhyme. In return, kids get a chocolate egg or other kind of candy. This year, because of the pandemic, it has not been possible to visit other people’s ›››

L’atelier national du Point d’Alençon siège de la communauté et de la transmission du savoir-faire est fermé. Les cours de pratique amateur sont suspendus. Le musée poursuit son travail de valorisation du patrimoine culturel immatériel et demeure un pont entre la communauté et le public par une activité accrue sur Facebook. Les publications sont suivies, partagées et commentées par des personnes heureuses de faire une pause dans un contexte actuel difficile et anxiogène. ›››

We must observe that the lockdown is negatively affecting both our organization and the individuals and communities who hold and safeguard the living heritage in the concreteness of its exercise. The current situation has aroused in people a mixture of feelings in which regret and even pain for the cancellation (or uncertain postponement) of the various events and rituals has to deal with the concern for health, own and of loved ones, with the fear of contravening the rules imposed, with a widespread sense of abandonment and with anxiety for the future. At the same time, it must also be ›››

La plupart des festivals internationaux de Folklore ont été annulés à travers le monde (Juin à Septembre), les quelques centaines de groupes folkloriques qui devaient voyager au sein de nos festivals ont reportés leurs voyages pour 2021 ! Nous utilisons les moyens virtuels sur Internet tels que Facebook ; Instagram etc., pour montrer par le biais de vidéos les élements du PCI reconnus par l’Unesco et ceux reconnus par les gouvernements nationaux. Des classes virtuelles de folklore sont organisées dans de nombreux pays (exemple Mexique). Nous essayons aussi d’aider au mieux les communautés à travers le monde. ›››

As a Traditional Arts Association, since the COVID-19 pandemic has started in our country (mid-March), we took new measurements. First of all, we re-organized our routine works and moved every possible task online while shaping our workflow. The association team members started to work from home instead and those who need to come to the office have applied social distance rules strictly. We had to cancel or postpone all organized or co-organized events, meetings, and organizations due to the global pandemic situation; however, we are organizing online events and meetings when possible via our social media accounts. The content of ›››

The danger of the spread of COVID-19 and the measures undertaken by the public authorities, in order to prevent further infestation, have restrained the possibility of people to assemble, to perform activities or to exchange goods. An important part of our living heritage consists of performative practices, thus they cannot be properly acted. An example would be the traditional celebrations on Palm Sunday (last Sunday before Easter). During this day, in several villages, but also in cultural centres in cities, ritual performances were performed dedicated to the resurrection of St. Lazarus (in Romanian, “Lăzărelul”). It is a unique occasion, during t ›››

Concernant notre association nous sommes impacté du point de vue « presentielle » nous ne pouvons nous voir pour mettre en place nos projets pour fêter les 40 ans de l’association, nos répétitions ne sont pas assurées. Durant ce confinement et pour une prise de conscience de tous nous avons réalisé une vidéo qui faisait ressortir le message que nous entendons depuis le début de cette pandémie :restez ches vous. Mais dans notre langue régionale : rété an zòt kaz. Pour notre communauté créole un passionné de notre tradition a lancé un challenge « konvwé konfinman » durant une semaine ou chaque soir un rythme de notre tradition éta ›››

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic many ICH activities have been suspended in ICH communities of Armenia, including folk festivals, workshops, ICH transfer and other programs. 1. Twenty seven communities in Armenia realized a global program “Arar (Creation): Safeguarding, Dissemination, Development and Popularization of ICH in the regions of the Republic of Armenia”. Almost 600 children of different ages are involved in this program and take part in traditional song and dance, fine arts, carpet weaving, lace and embroidery, pottery, khachkar (cross-stone) making, stone, wood and metal art groups. They are taught by local masters, ICH bearers. Nowadays, the program continues on the ›››

We are mostly deprived from mobility and contacts as important prerequisites for ICH practices, so its difficult to report firsthand. However, social networks took over the role of former oral expressions and contribute to sharing useful information on possible remedies and overall facilitation at different levels. Thereby I noticed the increased mass of knowhow shared on nature circulating widely. The question is to what degree that information is accurate and reliable. ›››

La culture basque se vit au quotidien au travers des multiples activités artistiques organisées dans les villes et villages par les associations et collectifs d’artistes membres de l’Institut culturel basque. L’épidémie du COVID-19 a, de manière soudaine, figé cette vie, cet agenda culturel. Afin de permettre au public de rester en contact avec la culture basque et de manière à en à approfondir la connaissance l’ICB propose gratuitement sur ses plateformes internet eke.eus et mintzoak.eus des entretiens, témoignages, dossiers thématiques et expos en ligne. En basque et français. Cette crise permet, quelque part, de mettre en a ›››

Since the Middle Ages, urban gardening has been practiced in Bamberg. These late medieval structures of gardening from farmsteads to adjacent acreage have been exceptionally preserved to this day, in the centre of Bamberg. The Market Gardeners’ District with its wide and open spaces, within the World Heritage site and its buffer zone does not only characterize Bamberg’s townscape, but also forms an important contrast to the densely constructed town of Bamberg. The Market Gardeners’ District together with the City on the Hills and the Island District is an integral part of the World Heritage site. Land use through farming has b ›››

Il y a deux axes de réponses contradictoires, pour la transmission intergénérationnelle des pratiques culinaires et des récits familiaux c’est un cadre parfait. L’entre-soi est renforcé, le manque de sorties provoqué par le confinement favorise ces activités aux quelles on ne porte que peu d’attention en temps normal. Par contre, tous les savoir-faire liés au monde agricole, à la gestion de la nature au façonnage des paysages et à la pratique de certains sports traditionnels sont lourdement impactés. Je ne citerai que la pratique de la course landaise qui me touche plus particulièrement. Jeu taurin d’esquive des vaches d ›››

We find ourselves living in a situation none of us could have imagined. The COVID-19 crisis has an impact in all aspects of our lives: public health, economy, social interaction, environment and of course cultural life. The virus presents the cultural heritage sector with a major and evolving challenges. Because most of living heritage, as well as other sectors of culture, activities involve being in crowed spaces or interaction among people it got severely affected by the virus. COVID-19 has posed a special challenge to art institutions around the world. Like in other countries COVID-19 is hitting the cultural life ›››

Measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are aimed at avoiding physical contact between people. Given the fact that intangible culture is a living tradition, one that is constantly being re-created and shared, the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a long-lasting negative mark especially in this form of culture. Aware of these facts, USOFFTU in BiH / CIOFF BiH Section is trying to find ways to reduce the damage to the intangible cultural heritage caused by the pandemic. A part of the activities of our members, associations in BiH, are aimed at passing on the tradition to new generations by organizing workshops ›››