The Committee, Takes note that India has nominated Chhau dance for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Chhau dance is a tradition from eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes. Its three distinc...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
The Committee, Takes note that Japan has nominated Traditional Ainu dance for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The Ainu are an indigenous people who today live mostly in Hokkaidō in northern Japan. Traditional Ainu dance is performed at ceremonies and banquets, as part...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
esses its thanks to Indonesia for submitting, on time, its report on the status of the element ‘Saman dance’, inscribed in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to safeguard the element, especially through diverse and collaborative safeguarding...
19 December 2020>Paris
The Committee, Takes note that Peru has nominated Huaconada, ritual dance of Mito for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Huaconada is a ritual dance performed in the village of Mito in the province of Concepción in the central Peruvian Andes. Every year, on the first thre...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
The Committee, Takes note that Peru has nominated the scissors dance for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The scissors dance is performed by inhabitants of Quechua villages and communities in the south-central Andes of Peru, and now in urban settings. This competitive ri...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
The Committee, Takes note that China has nominated Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Gathering in fields or villages during community festivals, members of the Korean ethnic group in Jilin and other provinces in north-...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
The Committee, Takes note that Oman has nominated al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Al-Bar’ah is a Bedouin musical tradition from the Dhofar mountains in southern Oman. It takes the form of a warlike dance perform...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
ittee Takes note that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has nominated Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, Pijanec (No. 00995) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Kopachkata is a dynamic and energetic social dance performed by local residents of the village of Dra...
28 November 2014>Paris
ittee Takes note that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has nominated Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, Pijanec for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Kopachkata is a traditional social dance from the region of Pijanec in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia....
7 December 2012>Paris
The Committee Takes note that Croatia has nominated Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The Nijemo Kolo is practised by communities in the Dalmatian hinterland, in southern Croatia. Nijemo Kolo is performed in...
29 November 2011>Bali