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s, deities and rinpoches. The chanting is performed in groups, either sitting indoors or accompanied by dance in monastery courtyards or private houses. The monks wear special costumes and make hand gestures (mudras) representing the divine Buddha, and instruments such as bells, drums, cymbals and trumpets lend musicality and rhythm to the chanting... India
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Shrine held in Hanamaki City on the first day of August. The Hayachine Kagura is a series of masked dances accompanied by drum, cymbals and flute: six ritual dances begin the performance; five dances recount stories of the deities and medieval Japanese history, and a final dance features a performer dressed as a shishi, an imaginary lion-like creat...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ
o the square as colourfully dressed priests chant hymns and prayers and perform their unique rhythmic dance in front of the pyre. At the climax, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church lights the bonfire. Maskel is celebrated nationwide regardless of age, gender, language or ethnicity. Participants are believed to receive spiritual... Ethiopia
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individual circumstances. Ritual performers also sing special, auspicious songs for unmarried girls and dance with them – a practice said to help them find a husband within the next year. Colindat is sometimes performed in costume, with instrumental accompaniment and choreography. Groups of young men (traditionally unmarried) are the main bearer...7 December 2013
Baku
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3.COM : Accreditation of non-governmental organizations
a Associazione Musa - Musiche, Canti e Danze tradizionali delle Quattro Province / Musa Association - Music, Songs and traditional Dances from "Four Provinces" Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal / Institute of Folk Arts and Culture Center for Traditional Music and Dance Centre des Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles et Populaires de la Guadeloupe Ce...8 November 2008
Istanbul
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ass or diatonic button accordion. It is often accompanied by polyphonic singing and combined with folk dances. The musical tradition of Terchová also includes solo instrumental performances on shepherds’ fifes. Performances take place at a variety of cyclical and occasional events, both religious and secular, including anniversaries, festivals,...7 December 2013
Baku
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos
uised as masked ancestors and animals, reinforcing the importance of respect for nature. They play tricks and dance to the accompaniment of the Baroque-era music of the Jesuit missions, then around midnight fireworks pop from the top of their wide-brimmed hats, symbolizing the gift of light and vision to live respectfully.,Involving all the inhabit... Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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UNESCO meets the Guna indigenous community of Panama on their territory
adition, such as narratives, lullabies, ritual songs, as well as certain expressions such as music, dance and theatre, are in a state of vulnerability and require actions to safeguard them by linking culture and education. The Guna people - who inhabit the eastern Caribbean coast of Panama and northern Colombia - have already made significant effo...16 December 2022 - 16 December 2022
Panama
rivate family events or in public spaces. Songs sung in a minor key gradually increase in tempo, as dancers move their hips and hands to a percussive beat, using short steps to manoeuvre around each other in a variety of different formations. Each soloist improvises lyrics in the Creole language, sometimes blended with other languages, while a fram... Mauritius
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f Humanity, described as follows: According to legend, travelling performers of bugaku, the ritual dance and music of the imperial palace, visited Hachimantai Town in northern Japan in the early eighth century, during the reconstruction of Dainichido, the shrine pavilion. The ritual performance of Dainichido Bugaku takes its name from this story,...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi