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Report on the implementation of the Convention

itled ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia’ includes the text of the Convention translated into Georgian. The National Agency has also cooperated with the National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Georgia to include ICH in the Teachers Manual on Cultural Heritage (Introduction to elementary and secondary school...

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11.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Georgia has nominated Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet (No. 01205) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The evolution of Georgia’s written language has produced three alphabets – Mrgvlovani, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli – which all remai...

2 December 2016

Addis Ababa
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15.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

s numerous traditions related to wheat cultivation and use. Wheat plays a major role in the life of Georgians, both as a daily food and as a component of rituals, medical treatments and other social practices. There are also a variety of traditional tools and facilities related to wheat culture and each region in Georgia has diverse baking and past...

19 December 2020

Paris
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Safeguarding and Promotion of Georgian Traditional Polyphony

Safeguarding and Promotion of Georgian Traditional Polyphony,Polyphonic singing is a popular tradition that used to pervade all areas of everyday life in Georgia, ranging from field work to songs for curing illnesses and Christmas carols. There are three types of polyphony in Georgia, each performed in a different region. The project enabled not...

Benefitting country(ies): Georgia

1 July 2003 - 1 February 2006

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Georgian polyphonic singing

,Georgian polyphonic singing Popular singing has a highly valued place in Georgian culture. Polyphonic singing, in the Georgian language, is a secular tradition in a country whose language and culture have often been oppressed by invaders. There are three types of polyphony in Georgia: complex polyphony, which is common in Svaneti; polyphonic dialo...

Georgia
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13.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

n an open-air arena, surrounded by a large audience, accompanied by a wind instrument (‘zurna’) and Georgian drum (‘doli’) music, which marks the beginning. Wrestlers attempt to defeat each other through special holds, and vibrant music enhances the dynamics of the contest. The code of conduct is chivalric, and occasionally the wrestlers leave the...

1 December 2018

Port Louis
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20.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Georgia has nominated Georgian wheat culture: traditions and rituals (No. 02335) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Georgian wheat culture involves a set of practices and rituals based on the cultivation and use of local varieties of endemic wheat. It also enco...

12 December 2025

New Delhi
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8.COM : Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2013 and examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Georgia has nominated Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method (No. 00870) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Qvevri wine-making is practised throughout Georgia, particularly in village communities where unique varieties of grapes are grown. The Q...

7 December 2013

Baku
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UNESCO and the Georgian Heritage Crafts Association to explore the rich living heritage of Old Tbilisi

UNESCO and the Georgian Heritage Crafts Association to explore the rich living heritage of Old Tbilisi,UNESCO-and-the-Georgian-Heritage-Crafts-Association-to-explore-the-rich-living-heritage,UNESCO and the Georgian Heritage Crafts Association are embarking on a pilot activity to inventory living heritage in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. The project will us...

Georgia

27 November 2020

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Examination of nominations for inscription in 2025 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (item 7.b on the agenda)

7.b Representative List,Examination of nominations for inscription in 2025 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (item 7.b on the agenda),Below are the nominations to be examined by the Committee for possible inscription in 2025 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in accor...

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4 March 2026