
The Committee Takes note that Romania has nominated Lad’s dances in Romania (No. 01092) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Lad’s dances are a genre of men’s folk dance in Romania practised in community life on festive occasions, such as weddings and holidays, as well as during stage...
4 December 2015>Windhoek
Ma'di bowl lyre music and dance
Inscribed,Ma'di bowl lyre music and dance The Ma’di bowl lyre music and dance is a cultural practice of the Madi people of Uganda. Passed on by the community’s ancestors, the songs and dances involved in the tradition are performed for various purposes, including weddings, political rallies, to celebrate good harvests, educate children, re...
Ugandatakes place from 4 to 23 January every year in Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico. This celebration of music, dance, handicrafts, gastronomy, religious ceremonies and feasting takes place in honour of three Catholic saints: Saint Anthony Abbot, Our Lord of Esquipulas and, most importantly, Saint Sebastian. The dances of the Parachicos – the word refers b...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage
áncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage The Táncház (‘dance-house’) model of teaching folk dance and music combines traditional forms of acquisition with modern pedagogical and academic methods. Participants acquire dance knowledge from experienced members or tradition bearers by direct observat...
HungarySustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices
,Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda Bigwala music and dance practiced by the Basoga people from eastern Uganda were inscribed by the Committee on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2012. Only two surviving master players are said to exist together...
Botswana2023-08-02 - 28-02-2025>
Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella is distinguished in the fields of music, dance and popular festivities. The musicians play hand-drums called congos, which origin is attributed to the Holy Spirit. The Festival of the Holy Spirit, celebrated at Pentecost, features prayers, dances and singing, accompanied by the music of t...
Benefitting country(ies) : Dominican Republic1 January 2003 - 1 December 2009>
inscribed,Festivity of Saint Tryphon and the Kolo (chain dance) of Saint Tryphon, traditions of Croats from Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) who live in the Republic of Croatia The Festivity of Saint Tryphon and the Kolo (chain dance) of Saint Tryphon are centred around two main annual events: the Feast Day of St. Tryphon (3 February) and the Boka Nigh...
CroatiaThe Committee, Takes note that Norway has nominated Practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (stev/stevjing) (No. 01432) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: In the practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (ste...
14 December 2019>Bogotá
The Committee Takes note that Malawi has nominated Mwinoghe, joyous dance (No. 01293) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Mwinoghe is an instrumental dance performed among three ethnic communities – Sukwa, Ndali and Bandya – in the northern region of Malawi. In the Chisukwa dialect, the...
1 December 2018>Port Louis
Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi
Inscribed,Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi Tchopa is a performing art practised among Lhomwe communities in southern Malawi. The dance is usually performed during celebrations after good harvests and successful hunting trips and during offerings to ancestral spirits after calamities such as droughts and outbreaks of...
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