ocess requiring specific knowledge, from pounding the maize into flour to selecting the accompanying food and then preparing and serving it. Certain customs are followed during mealtimes, for example to regulate gluttony and promote cleanliness and cohesion. The process of growing, storing, processing and preparing the maize from which Nsima is mad...9 December 2017
Jeju Island
and seter: knowledge, traditions and practices related to the grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production (No. 02109) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: In Sweden and Norway, summer farming refers to the practice of moving livestock to outlying lands in late spring. It entails kno...6 December 2024
Asunción
erclockwise around the seals, they carry gifts in the form of fruits, flowers, medicinal plants and food to honour their ancestors. In return, they receive blessings that fulfil their spiritual needs. The knowledge and skills related to the pilgrimage are transmitted through community-based events, including band meetings, Thanksgiving tables, heal...6 December 2024
Asunción
lude pouring water on Buddha images, giving older community members manicures and pedicures, donating food, giving to charity and joining meditation retreats. There are also community-based song and dance performances. Flowers and leaves symbolizing the seven days of the week are arranged in an earthenware vase, which is placed at the front of the...6 December 2024
Asunción
arinet. Dancers, lavishly dressed as Tata Pujllay, tirelessly circle around a large altar decorated with food. Ayarichi is danced during festivals dedicated to various Catholic saints who govern the social and cosmic order and influence the preservation of life. The group comprises four male dancer-musicians playing panpipes and drums, and two to f...28 November 2014
Paris
ishing expeditions throughout the area while another prepares offerings of rock salt, fish and ritual food for the spirits, and performs music and dance. The ritual combines knowledge of agriculture, food processing, handicrafts (costumes, tools and musical instruments) and the construction of houses and fishing dams. Yaokwa and the local biodivers...29 November 2011
Bali
tices in a multicultural urban context is present throughout Singapore. Hawkers prepare a variety of food (‘hawker food’) for people who dine and mingle at hawker centres. These centres serve as ‘community dining rooms’ where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner. Activiti...19 December 2020
Paris
or creating and dressing effigies made of corncobs and for coordinating the preparation and serving of food, and one Board Member who plays percussion. The ceremony begins with the spiritual and physical preparation of the officiants along with their instruments, a procession to the ceremonial sites, the recitation of the prayer in the Maya Mam lan...29 November 2011
Bali
ddings, rites of passages and many other socio-cultural occasions in Japan. R.2: The element contributes to food security, environmental sustainability including climate change, sustainable consumption and production, and peace and social cohesion. The element contributes to food security and environmental sustainability by safeguarding clean w...6 December 2024
Asunción
os; meanwhile four godmothers dress ceremonial corncobs and coordinate the preparation and serving of food. The Paach ceremony strengthens the identity of the community of San Pedro and its knowledge and respect for nature and its conservation. The transmission process is both oral and practical, with a group leader instructing new members at works...7 December 2013
Baku