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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
Report on the implementation of the Convention
pecially true for traditional music, certain knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, pharmacopeia, poetry-related to hunting and fishing etc., which are threatened because of the vulnerability or absence of the bearers and practitioners. The format is based on the use of a questionnaire prepared in advance in the Kirundi languag...
Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
of children. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan - Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisation Aitysh/Aitys is a contest between two people on poetry improvisation spoken or sung to music of traditional instruments like the Kazakh dombra. The audience chooses the topics and the contestant who demonstrates the best musical skills, rhythm, originality and wit wins. Aitys... Saudi Arabia
, Austria
, Bulgaria
, Cambodia
, Colombia
, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
, Ecuador
, Ethiopia
, Greece
, Namibia
, Oman
, Peru
, Qatar
, Romania
, Slovakia
, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
, Viet Nam
2 December 2015
Palestinian authorities take further steps in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
ies on several ICH elements, such as food processing on date culture, Hikaye, traditional songs, bedouins poetry and Dehyya song. 17 Community-based inventorying videos were produced, and this activity proved to be a useful approach in critical circumstances, including in times of pandemic or other emergencies.... Palestine
15 April 2021