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Majlis, a cultural and social space
lay an important role in the transfer of oral heritage, including folk stories, folk songs and ‘Nabati’ poetry. As Majlis spaces are open to all age groups knowledge is mostly transmitted informally as children accompany community members on their visits. Through observing elders in the Majlis, young people learn the manners and ethics of their... Saudi Arabia
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al Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Fado is a performance genre incorporating music and poetry widely practised by various communities in Lisbon. It represents a Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian sung dances, local traditional genres of song and dance, musical traditions from rural areas of the country brought by succ...29 November 2011
Bali
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ance of the royal drum is a spectacle combining powerful, synchronized drumming with dancing, heroic poetry and traditional songs. The entire population of Burundi recognizes it as a fundamental part of its heritage and identity. The dance calls for at least a dozen or so drums, always in an odd number, arranged in a semicircle around a central dru...28 November 2014
Paris
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restlers, known as Baluans, have been regarded as strong and courageous and depicted as such in epics, poetry and literature. The practice of kuresi teaches younger generations in Kazakhstan to respect their history and culture, and aim to be like the heroic Baluans. It also helps to build tolerance, goodwill and solidarity amongst communities. De...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
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Opening of 10th session of Intangible Heritage Committee in Windhoek
Elemotho, the Namibian musician, performed at the ceremony, which also included a dance performance and poetry reading. “UNESCO has over the years rightly placed great emphasis on the protection of humanity’s intangible heritage. Central to UNESCO’s mission is the recognition that whatever human beings have created, built and invented over... Namibia
30 November 2015
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er in small groups to spin and weave, exchanging family news and occasionally chanting and reciting poetry. Such gatherings are the traditional means of transmission: girls learn by watching, and are gradually given tasks to do, such as sorting the wool, before learning the more intricate skills involved. However, the rapid economic development and...29 November 2011
Bali
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Report on the implementation of the Convention
d other projects have documented national oral heritage, such as ‘Grandma’s Tales’, Jordanian Bedouin poetry and oral tales from Zarqa City. Related activities also include restoring and digitalising around 1000 old recordings of oral expressions and the ‘National Thesaurus of Jordanian Folklore Heritage’ project to create a database of w...
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up is duty-bound to transfer and improve the intricate designs of staff, straw hat and clothing. The poetry recited during the festival is also particular to each compound or group and is handed down through the generations (both orally and in written form), with modifications and improvisations. Decides that, from the information included in the...7 December 2013
Baku
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arding, as follows: U.1: Ojkanje singing is a constantly changing and ever-renewing form of sung poetry, recognized by its communities as the most important part of their intangible heritage and an inseparable part of their cultural life; U.2: Nevertheless, changing social contexts and a history of ‘festivalization’ have both contribut...19 November 2010
Nairobi
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play an important role in the transfer of oral heritage, including folk stories, folk songs and ‘Nabati’ poetry. As majlis spaces are open to all age groups knowledge is mostly transmitted informally as children accompany community members on their visits. Through observing elders in the majlis, young people learn the manners and ethics of thei...4 December 2015
Windhoek