Assessing the needs of living heritage safeguarding among displaced communities from Ukraine in five neighboring countries: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
g among displaced communities from Ukraine in five neighboring countries: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia,In April 2022, UNESCO launched a community-based needs identification for safeguarding living heritage among communities, groups and individuals from Ukraine displaced by the war. Focus was given to five neighbouring countries, w...
1 April 2022 - 1 September 2022
Opening of 10th session of Intangible Heritage Committee in Windhoek
k feast in Pernik region Bulgaria; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Republic of Moldova; Romania - Cultural practices associated to the first of March Cambodia; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Viet Nam - Tugging rituals and games Colombia; Ecuador - Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from Colombia’s South Pacific region and E...
Namibia30 November 2015
The Committee Takes note that Romania has nominated craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Horezu ceramics are a unique traditional craft. Handmade in the northern part of Vâlcea County, Romania, they reflect generations of knowledge and craftsmanship. Men and w...
Submitting States and priorities for 2016 cycle
ng and sharing culture: Lavash, Katryma, Jupka, Yufka (01181)(ii) multinational nomination 31 Romania; Republic of MoldovaRLTraditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of Moldova (01167)(ii) multinational nomination 32 Slovakia; Czech RepublicRLSlovak and Czech puppetry (01202)(ii) multinational nomination 33...
See the files under process for 2016 cycle...
9 February 2022
Inventory-making: a cumulative in-depth study of periodic reports
archives and continuously updated through different synthetic documents (e.g. Ethnographic Atlas of Romania and National Folklore Collection, the typologies and taxonomies of folklore and popular art, etc.). The national inventory could even comprise a list of programmes, projects and activities for safeguarding, as in the case of Slovakia. The inv...
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4 March 2026
New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
for social relations connecting the community and maintaining an aspect of its cultural heritage. Romania; Republic of Moldova --Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of Moldova Traditionally, wall carpets produced by weaver communities of Romania and the Republic of Moldova were used for decoration, funerals, exhibiti...
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Căluş ritual
,Căluş ritual Performed in the Olt region of southern Romania, the Căluş ritual dance also formed part of the cultural heritage of the Vlachs of Bulgaria and Serbia. Although the oldest documented music used in this dance dates from the seventeenth century, the ritual probably derived from ancient purification and fertility rites using the symbol o...
Doina
,Doina Known by various names throughout Romania, the ''doina'' is a lyrical, solemn chant that is improvised and spontaneous. As the essence of Romanian folklore, until 1900 it was the only musical genre in many regions of the country. Technically, the doina can be sung in any context (outdoors, at home, at work or during wakes...
Men’s group Colindat, Christmas-time ritual
Christmas-time ritual Each year before Christmas, groups of young men gather in villages throughout Romania and the Republic of Moldova to prepare for the ritual of Colindat. On Christmas Eve, they go from house to house performing festive songs. Afterwards, the hosts offer the singers ritual gifts and money. The songs have an epic content, which i...
Lad’s dances in Romania
Inscribed,Lad’s dances in Romania 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 performances. Each community has its own variants, all of which display virtuosity and harmonious combinations of movement and rhythm. A special role is as...