
Humanity, described as follows: Each of the ethnic groups of Iran enjoys its own language, music, dance and arts forms, which constitute an integral part of Iranian ethnic identity. The music and dances are performed individually or collectively and can be divided into instrumental, performed with wind, string or percussion instruments, and vocal...
29 November 2011>Bali
to 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...
7 December 2013>Baku
Report on the implementation of the Convention
museum; and the Nike Centre for Art and Culture, with five locations where artists, painters, drummers and dancers practise and perform and apprentices are trained by masters on a regular basis. The Institute of African Studies, the Institute of Cultural Studies and the Nike Centre are also named as bodies for training in intangible cultural herit...
ng. The festival continues with two contests that attract numerous groups gathering several thousand dancers and musicians from across the region. The main practitioners are rural and urban inhabitants of the Puno region who belong to the Quechua and Aymara ethnic groups. Many emigrants from Puno also return to participate, reinforcing a sense of c...
28 November 2014>Paris
sence of Christ in the Sacrament. Groups of adults, young men and children disguised as masked devils dance backwards in penitence as an official of the Catholic Church carries forth the Blessed Sacrament. String and percussion instruments provide musical accompaniment and worshippers carry maracas to ward off evil spirits. At the climax of the cel...
7 December 2012>Paris
Report on the implementation of the Convention
Salta and Santiago del Estero are active in the transmission of knowledge related to intangible cultural heritage, such as music, dance and traditional handicrafts. The Celebration of the National Day of Afro-Argentine and Afro Culture and the promotion of Afro culture should by law be included in the curricula of educational institutions. MATRA a...
9 August: UNESCO celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Saman dance Read more on the element© 2010 by Centre for Research and Development of Culture, Indonesia < In the Aceh province in S...
international8 August 2023>
Find out the newly inscribed elements on the 2003 Convention Lists…
around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist Ecuador: Pasillo, song and poetry Panama: Dances and expressions associated with the Corpus Christi Festivity Peru: Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún people Malaysia: Songket Indonesia: Gamelan Thailand: Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand...
international17 December 2021>
11.COM : Voluntary supplementary contributions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
Authority and Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre) as well as the Norwegian Centre for Traditional Music and Dance; Encourages other contributors to consider the possibility of supporting the Convention, in particular through the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund, while inviting them to disburse their contribution on time and therefore shorten as...
2 December 2016>Addis Ababa
corncobs in replicas of regional costumes. During the ceremony, these bearers take turns to perform a dance while holding the ceremonial corncob dolls, with music provided by marimbas accompanied by wind instruments and percussion. The Paach ceremony strengthens the identity of the community of San Pedro and increases its knowledge and respect for...
Guatemala