ia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia have nominated Lipizzan horse breeding traditions (No. 01687) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Lipizzan horse breeding traditions were initially used to breed horses for the Habsburg imperial court in Vienna, but t...3 December 2022
Rabat
The Committee Takes note that Austria has nominated Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna (No. 00857) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The High School of classical horsemanship sees the horse as a partner rather than a subordinate, and bases its t...7 December 2013
Baku
nventions and rituals. Each tbourida is performed by a troupe made up of an odd number of riders and horses (between 15 and 25). The riders line up side by side, with the leader of the troupe in the middle. They often give spiritual significance to the event, performing ablutions and praying collectively beforehand. Under the direction of the leade...18 December 2021
Online
The Committee Takes note that the Islamic Republic of Iran has nominated Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling (No. 01282) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Chogān is a traditional horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling; it has a history of o...9 December 2017
Jeju Island
ntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: In Nigeria, Durbar is a procession of about 10,000 men on horses, and men and women on foot. It takes place during the ninth and twelfth months of the Muslim calendar to mark the Eid el-Fitr and Eid el-Kabir every year. The central figure of the Durbar procession is the Emir and his palace courtiers, offici...6 December 2024
Asunción
submitting, on time, its second report on the status of the element ‘Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan’, inscribed in 2013 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, in particular thro...3 December 2022
Rabat
r submitting, on time, its first report on the status of the element ‘Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan’, inscribed in 2013 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the continued efforts undertaken by Azerbaijan to safeguard the element in various reg...1 December 2018
Port Louis
by ridicule of the city’s actual politicians; a procession of effigies of giants and ’Bayard’, the horse from the Charlemagne legends; a broom dance in the central market to chase away the ghosts of winter; a parade of young men dressed as women with corsets, prams and broken umbrellas and a ritual burning of the carnival effigy – accompan...19 November 2010
Nairobi
in the fourth lunar month in the village of his birth, symbolically re-enacts his feats through the riding of a white horse into battle and the orchestration of an elaborate flag dance to symbolize the battle itself. Young men receive extensive training to play the roles of Flag Master, Drum Master, Gong Master, Army Master and Children’s Master...19 November 2010
Nairobi
olian people and for great heroes. The form is reserved for special events and group activities such as horse races, archery and wrestling tournaments, large banquets and sacrificial rituals. The timing and order of songs is often strictly regulated. Khoomei has long been regarded as a central element representing Mongolian culture and remains a st...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi