
val starts with supplications and spiritual songs, followed by the reading of scriptures, music and dance. The celebration is concluded with words of blessing. The occasion unites community members of all ages and genders and serves as a platform for community elders to share their knowledge and experiences and to give blessings to the next generat...
Ethiopiatern Oman and throughout the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ayyala involves chanted poetry, drum music and dance, and simulates a battle scene. Two rows of about twenty men face each other, carrying thin bamboo sticks to signify spears or swords. Between the rows musicians play large and small drums, tambourines and brass cymbals. The rows of men move th...
28 November 2014>Paris
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain
they climb up Gostilij and assemble into smaller groups, many wearing Ozren folk costumes, to play, dance and sing traditional music. In the afternoon, Orthodox priests climb up to the peak of Gostilij where they consecrate the iva. Iva is consumed in different ways (as a tea, soaked in brandy, mixed with honey) both for its curative effect and pre...
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCommunity-based inventorying to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage in western Guatemala
ty to perform participatory observations of local ICH elements and record them, such as the ´Torito´s dance´, local culinary traditions, weaving techniques and ceramic production.,Community-based inventorying to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage in western Guatemala,Santa Apolonia, Guatemala,...
5 June 2017 - 9 June 2017>Santa Apolonia, Guatemala
frican-American and European elements. Chamamé culture incorporates a variety of elements, including: a dance performed by dance partners with no set choreography; ‘musiqueada’ (the social event including the party); ‘Sapukay’ (a ‘secret language’ transmitting emotions, feelings and sensations); instruments; singing rooted in songs of...
1 December 2018>Port Louis
The Committee Takes note that Croatia has nominated 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 (No. 01891) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The Festivity of Saint Trypho...
3 December 2022>Rabat
and altars and perform chants accompanied by drums and, on occasion, Marimbas. The Currulao (or Marimba Dance) is a festive occasion. Men play the Marimba and perform profane chants while people sing, dance, eat and drink, and recount stories. The Chigualo is a wake following the death of a young child. The body is covered with flowers and a cappe...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of El Güegüense
e,Popular throughout Nicaragua, the El Güegüense is a satirical street drama accompanied by music and dance, developed in the eighteenth century. The beautifully costumed and masked protagonist, El Güegüe, cleverly uses verbal artistry in Spanish, Basque and Nahuatl, an Amerindian language, to demonstrate subservience to the colonial authoritie...
Benefitting country(ies) : Nicaragua1 April 2007 - 1 March 2009>
Raï, popular folk song of Algeria
ts message of freedom and transgression has become universal, borne by young women and men who sing and dance for the youth of their country and the rest of the world. Raï music is thus viewed as a genre for young people, representing a channel for them to express their feelings in their quest to break free from social constraints. Musicians make...
Algeriad challenges of working together. Another enriching aspect of the workshop was a qawaali and sattreya dance performance followed by Q&A sessions with the performers. UNESCO Delhi now plans to organise such workshops in different regions within India to encourage greater involvement of the state governments.,Workshop on awareness raising and cap...
2 December 2014 - 4 December 2014>New Delhi