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Event of Promotion and Preservation of Songkran in Thailand

1 April 2024

Event of Promotion and Preservation of Songkran in Thailand

Three new International Assistance (IA) requests approved by the Bureau of the 17.COM, including the first multinational request

5 October 2022

Three new International Assistance (IA) requests approved by the Bureau of the 17.COM, including the first multinational request

Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in Asia-Pacific to Promote Transformative Education

25 March 2022

Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in Asia-Pacific to Promote Transformative Education

Bringing education and living heritage closer together: the first global Online training of trainers course on living heritage and education ended recently

19 July 2021

Bringing education and living heritage closer together: the first global Online training of trainers course on living heritage and education ended recently

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On the implementation of the Convention

15/12/2024 (under process)

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Key references

Ratification of the Convention on

10 June 2016

Read the Convention in: Thai

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Listing of ICH

Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival

Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival (2021, RL)

6 elements inscribed

2024: Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practices (RL)
2024: Tomyum Kung (RL)
2023: Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival (RL)
2021: Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand (RL)
2019: Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage (RL)
2018: Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand (RL)

Files pending priority ‘0’ treatment

Muay Thai: Thai traditional boxing (RL)
Chud Thai: knowledge, craftsmanship and practices of the Thai national costume (RL)
Phakhaoma, a multifunctional cloth in Thai life (RL)

Project

Living Heritage and The Sustainable Development Goals: Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through formal and non-formal education in the Asia and the Pacific Region and in Africa

1 April 2021 – 31 July 2025

Amount (US$) 180,000

Field School for capacity-building in safeguarding living heritage of ethnic communities in Thailand

15 May 2023 – 15 May 2025

Amount (US$) 100,000

Thailand’s efforts in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through strengthening local communities' capacities

5 February 2018 – 30 April 2019

Amount (US$) 111,000

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Activities with the patronage

Event of Promotion and Preservation of Songkran in Thailand

2024-04-01 – 2024-04-30 – Bangkok and 76 provinces

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