New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
n; Pakistan; Tajikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan— Nauryz, Navruz, Nawrouz, Nevruz, Nooruz, Novruz, Nowrouz or Nowruz New Year in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is celebrated on March 21st known as Nauryz, Navruz, Nawrouz, Ne...
Germany , Saudi Arabia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Belgium , China , Republic of Korea , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Egypt , Spain , Ethiopia , France , Georgia , Greece , Hungary , India , Iran (Islamic Republic of) , Iraq , Italy , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Morocco , Mauritius , Mexico , Mongolia , Nigeria , Uzbekistan , Pakistan , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Switzerland , Syrian Arab Republic , Tajikistan , Czechia , Turkmenistan , Türkiye , Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) , Viet Nam , Afghanistan1 December 2016
India to host the 20th session of the Committee in 2025
ratification. There are 15 elements inscribed on the Representative List in India: 2024: Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz 2023: Garba of Gujarat 2021: Durga Puja in Kolkata 2017: Kumbh Mela 2016: Yoga 2014: Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thath...
India31 January 2025
21 March: the International Day of Nowruz
online campaign was launched in 2020 with the hashtag #NoViruzGelir. This is a play on words where “Novruz gelir”, meaning “Nowruz is coming”, is associated with an anglicism that sounds like “No Virus Comes”. The aim of this campaign, viewable on Youtube, was to encourage people to stay positive by carrying the message that the arrival of Nowruz w...
Azerbaijan , India , Iran (Islamic Republic of) , Iraq , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Türkiye , Afghanistan18 March 2021