UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO program initiated in 2001 to recognise and protect various cultures and trainings that, unlike items on the UNESCO World Heritage List, cannot be touched.

Intangible cultural legacy includes song, music, drama, skills, crafts, and the other parts of culture that can be recorded but cannot be touched and interacted with, without a vehicle for the culture. These cultural vehicles are called "Human Treasures" by the UN.

UNESCO divides the list into three different categories:

• The representative list comprises cultural "trainings and expressions that help demonstrate the diversity of this legacy and raise awareness about its importance."
• The safeguarding list is composed of cultural elements that are threatened and in need of urgent measures to keep them alive.
• The best training list is comprised of the best examples by communities and governments of the protection and recognition of intangible cultural legacy.

Africa

Algeria

Ahellil du Gourara - Ahellil of Gourara

Official name	Location(s)	List	Year inscribed	Notes
Ahellil of Gourara		Representative	2008
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Tlemcen	Representative	2012	Benin Brooklyn Museum 22.1584 Gelede Mask - Gelede mask Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Oral legacy of Gelede Representative 2008 Shared with Nigeria and Togo Botswana Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District Safeguarding 2012 Burkina Faso Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural trainings and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire Representative 2012 Shared with Mali and Côte d'Ivoire Central African Republic Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa Representative 2008 Côte d'Ivoire Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural trainings and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire Representative 2012 Shared with Mali and Burkina Faso Gbofe of Afounkaha and the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana community Representative 2008 Egypt Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epic Representative 2008 Gambia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite Representative 2008 Senegal Guinea Balafon - The balafon originates from a 800 year old Sosso Bala sacred instrument in Niagassola, Guinea. Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural space of Sosso-Bala Representative 2008 Kenya Kaya-skog - Sacred Mijikenda forests Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Traditions and trainings associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda Safeguarding 2009 Madagascar Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry Representative 2008 Malawi Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Gule Wamkulu Representative 2008 Mozambique and #Zambia|Zambia Vimbuza healing dance Representative 2008 Mali Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural trainings and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire Representative 2012 Burkina Faso and #Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw and the rite of wisdom in Mali Safeguarding 2011 Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga Representative 2009 Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké Safeguarding 2009 Septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba Representative 2009 Cultural space of the Yaaral and Degal Representative 2008 Mauritania Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Moorish epic T’heydinn Safeguarding 2011 Morocco Djemaa el Fna 1 - Jemaa el-Fna Plaza in Marrakech File:Муссем (фольклорный фестиваль) в Тан-Тане (Марокко) - Moussem festival in Tan-Tan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cherry festival in Sefrou Representative 2012 Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Mediterranean diet Representative 2010 Spain, #Italy|Italy and #Greece|Greece Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Plaza Representative 2008 Moussem of Tan-Tan Representative 2008 Mozambique Gule Wamkulu mask - Gule Wamkulu mask Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Chopi Timbila Representative 2008 Gule Wamkulu Representative 2008 Malawi and #Zambia|Zambia Nigeria Jogo de Ikin Orossi - Ifa tray and palm nuts Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Ijele masquerade Representative 2009 Ifa divination system Representative 2008 Oral legacy of Gelede Representative 2008 Benin and #Togo|Togo Senegal Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite Representative 2008 Gambia Togo Brooklyn Museum 1999.129 Gelede Body Mask - Gelede body mask Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Oral legacy of Gelede Representative 2008 Benin and #Nigeria|Nigeria Uganda Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda Safeguarding 2012 Barkcloth making in Uganda Representative 2008 Zambia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Gule Wamkulu Representative 2008 Malawi and #Mozambique|Mozambique Makishi masquerade Representative 2008 Zimbabwe Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Mbende Jerusarema dance Representative 2008 Asia Bangladesh [[394 baul-singers-sml - Baul singers Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Baul songs Shrine of Lalon Akhra, Kushtia District Representative 2008 Bhutan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Mask dance of the drums from Drametse Representative 2008 Cambodia Royal Ballet Camboda Apsara Mera - Royal Ballet of Cambodia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Royal ballet of Cambodia Representative 2008 Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre Representative 2008 China The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Han shadow puppet - Chinese shadow puppetry Woodblocks for printing, Sera monastery in Tibet - Wooden movable type printing Tao Chi 003 - Chinese calligraphy Xiao blowhole - Mouthpiece of a Xiao flute, common in Nanyin music Pekinguniversitykunqu5 - Kun Qu opera Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners Best training 2012 Chinese shadow puppetry Representative 2011 Hezhen Yimakan storytelling Safeguarding 2011 Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine Representative 2010 Meshrep Safeguarding 2010 Peking opera Representative 2010 Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks Safeguarding 2010 Wooden movable-type printing of China Safeguarding 2010 Art of Chinese seal engraving Representative 2009 China engraved block printing technique Representative 2009 Chinese calligraphy Representative 2009 Chinese paper-cut Representative 2009 Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures Representative 2009 Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade Representative 2009 Dragon Boat festival Representative 2009 Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group Representative 2009 Gesar epic tradition Representative 2009 Grand song of the Dong ethnic group Representative 2009 Hua’er Representative 2009 Manas Representative 2009 Mazu belief and customs Representative 2009 Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei Representative 2009 Nanyin Representative 2009 Qiang New Year festival Safeguarding 2009 Regong arts Representative 2009 Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China Representative 2009 Tibetan opera Representative 2009 Traditional design and trainings for building Chinese wooden arch bridges Safeguarding 2009 Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon Representative 2009 Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper Representative 2009 Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering Safeguarding 2009 Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble Representative 2009 Yueju opera Representative 2009 Guqin and its music Representative 2008 Kun Qu opera Representative 2008 Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song Representative 2008 Shared with Mongolia Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang Representative 2008 India Kooli Mudiyett കൂളി മുടിയേറ്റ് - Mudiyettu Ramlila Dasratha - Ramlila Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India Ladakh Representative 2012 Chhau dance Representative 2010 Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan Rajasthan Representative 2010 Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala Kerala Representative 2010 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #Iran|Iran, #Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan, #Pakistan|Pakistan, #Turkey|Turkey and #Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India Representative 2009 Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre Representative 2008 Ramlila and the traditional performance of the Ramayana Representative 2008 Tradition of Vedic chanting Representative 2008 Indonesia Women Making Batik, Ketelan - Batik making Kris display - Kris, traditional daggers from Indonesia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Pinisi, art of boatbuilding in South Sulawesi Southern Sulawesi Representative 2017 Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua Papua Safeguarding 2012 Saman dance Aceh Safeguarding 2011 Indonesian Angklung Western Java Representative 2010 Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural legacy for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan Best training 2009 Indonesian Batik Pekalongan, Yogyakarta, Solo Representative 2009 Indonesian Kris Representative 2008 Wayang puppet theatre Java Representative 2008 Iran Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran 1 - Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals Nowruz 2013 in Tekeli - Nowruz (Persian New Year) celebrations Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān Representative 2012 Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling Safeguarding 2011 Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf Safeguarding 2011 Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan Representative 2010 Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals Representative 2010 Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīye Representative 2010 Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars Fars Representative 2010 Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan Kashan Representative 2010 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #India|India, #Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan, #Pakistan|Pakistan, #Turkey|Turkey and #Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan Radif of Iranian music Representative 2009 Iraq Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Iraqi Maqam Representative 2008 Japan Sada jinja - The Sada shrine Japanisches Kulturinstitut Bühnenkünste - Kumiodori Bugaku(Naiku) 01 - Gagaku Woman playing traditional Ainu instrument - Traditional Ainu music Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival Representative 2012 Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting Rice in Mibu, Hiroshima Representative 2011 Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane Representative 2010 Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre Representative 2010 Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique Representative 2009 Akiu no Taue Odori Representative 2009 Chakkirako Representative 2009 Daimokutate Representative 2009 Dainichido Bugaku Representative 2009 Gagaku Representative 2009 Hayachine Kagura Representative 2009 Hitachi Furyumono Representative 2009 Koshikijima no Toshidon Representative 2009 Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture Representative 2009 Oku-noto no Aenokoto Representative 2009 Sekishu-Banshi, papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture Representative 2009 Traditional Ainu dance Representative 2009 Yamahoko and the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival Representative 2009 Kabuki theatre Representative 2008 Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre Representative 2008 Nôgaku theatre Representative 2008 Jordan Bedouinnasserwadirum - Beduin in Wadi Rum Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum Representative 2008 Kyrgyzstan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets Safeguarding 2012 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #Iran|Iran, #India|India, #Pakistan|Pakistan, #Turkey|Turkey and #Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellers Representative 2008 Malaysia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Mak Yong theatre Representative 2008 Mongolia Kazakh Eagle Hunters - Mongolian falconry Naadam - Riding during the Naadam festival Morin Khuur, South Mongolian Style - Morin Khuur, a Mongolian cello-like instrument Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #France|France, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing Safeguarding 2011 Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei Representative 2010 Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival Representative 2010 Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance Safeguarding 2009 Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic Safeguarding 2009 Traditional music of the Tsuur Safeguarding 2009 Traditional music of the Morin Khuur Representative 2008 Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song Representative 2008 China Oman Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry Representative 2012 Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman Representative 2010 United Arab Emirates Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys Representative 2010 Pakistan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #Iran|Iran, #India|India, #Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan, #Turkey|Turkey and #Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan Palestine Gossip bethlehem women home - Palestinian hikaye Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Palestinian Hikaye Representative 2008 Philippines Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao Representative 2008 Hudhud chants of the Ifugao Representative 2008 Qatar Falco cherrug Qatar - Falconry, Qatar Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #France|France, #Morocco|Morocco, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Saudi Arabia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #France|France, #Morocco|Morocco, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Qatar|Qatar, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria South Korea Taekkyeon-taekkyon-01 - Taekkyon Cheoyongmu-1 - Cheoyongmu Korean.Dance-03 - Gangsullae Korea-Namsadang nori-01 - Namsadang Nori Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea Representative 2012 Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #Qatar|Qatar, #France|France, #Morocco|Morocco, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Jultagi, tightrope walking Representative 2011 Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art Representative 2011 Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region Representative 2011 Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture Representative 2010 Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra Representative 2010 Cheoyongmu Representative 2009 Ganggangsullae Representative 2009 Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut Representative 2009 Namsadang Nori Representative 2009 Yeongsanjae Representative 2009 Gangneung Danoje festival Representative 2008 Pansori epic chant Representative 2008 Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music Representative 2008 Syria Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Morocco|Morocco and #Spain|Spain Tajikistan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Shashmaqom music Representative 2008 Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman Representative 2012 Oman Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 Syria, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Morocco|Morocco and #Spain|Spain Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates Safeguarding 2011 Uzbekistan Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Katta Ashula Representative 2009 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #Iran|Iran, #India|India, #Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan, #Turkey|Turkey and #Pakistan|Pakistan Cultural space of Boysun District Representative 2008 Shashmaqom music Representative 2008 Tajikistan Vietnam Ca trù - Ca trù]] Bộ cồng chiêng - Space of gong culture, gongs at a museum Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Worship of Hùng kings in Phú Thọ Representative 2012 Xoan singing of Phú Thọ Province, Viet Nam Safeguarding 2011 Gióng festival of Phù Ðông and Sóc temples Representative 2010 Ca trù singing Safeguarding 2009 Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs Representative 2009 Nha Nhac, Vietnamese court music Representative 2008 Space of gong culture Representative 2008 Yemen Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Song of Sana’a Representative 2008 Europe Albania A traditional male folk group from Skrapar - Albanian folk iso-polyphony Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Albanian folk iso-polyphony Representative 2008 Armenia Khatchkar at Goshavank Monastery in Armenia - Khatchkar at Goshavank monastery Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars Representative 2010 Duduk and its music Representative 2008 Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun' Representative 2012 Austria Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 Shared with United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, South Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Syria Schemenlaufen and the carnival of Imst, Austria Representative 2012 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani ashiq at Eurovision 2012 - Azerbaijani ashiq Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq Representative 2009 Azerbaijani Mugham Representative 2008 Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument Representative 2012 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Shared with India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan Representative 2010 Belarus Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars) Safeguarding 2009 Belgium Aalst Carnaval 2009 - Carnival in Aalst Procession of the Precious Blood of Isa ibn Maryam-The Blood 50 - Procession of the holy blood, Bruges Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Aalst carnival Representative 2010 Carnival of Binche Representative 2008 Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 Shared with United Arab Emirates, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, South Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Syria Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem Representative 2010 Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen Representative 2010 Leuven age set ritual repertoire Representative 2010 Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse Representative 2010 Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France Representative 2008 Shared with France Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges Representative 2009 Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders Best training 2011 Bulgaria Nestinar.bulgari - Nestinarstvo Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk region Representative 2008 Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari Representative 2009 Croatia Klapa Sagena koncert Križ nek ti sačuva ime Vatroslav Lisinski 7 rujna 2008 - Klapa Licitars2 - Gingerbread craft from northern Croatia Akar 1 - Sinjska Alka Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia Representative 2012 Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia Representative 2011 Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland Representative 2011 Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia Representative 2010 Ojkanje singing Safeguarding 2010 Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj Representative 2010 Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area Representative 2009 Festivity of Saint Blaise and the patron of Dubrovnik Representative 2009 Lacemaking in Croatia Representative 2009 Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar Representative 2009 Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani Representative 2009 Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje Representative 2009 Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale Representative 2009 Cyprus Lefkara - embroideries, 2006 - Making of Lefkara laces Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Tsiattista poetic duelling Representative 2011 Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika Representative 2009 Czech Republic Kunovice, jízda králů 2008 - Ride of the Kings Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 Shared with United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, South Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Syria Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic Representative 2011 Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area Representative 2010 Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances Representative 2008 Estonia Seashore of Kihnu - Kihnu cultural space Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition Representative 2009 Baltic song and dance celebrations Representative 2008 Shared with Latvia and Lithuania Kihnu cultural space Representative 2008 France Nantes musée compagnonnique - The museum of compagnonnage, Nantes Aubusson - Fables de La Fontaine 1 - Aubusson tapestry Simangavol2 - Maloya, a music genre from Réunion Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective training of traditional dances of Brittany Representative 2012 Equitation in the French tradition Representative 2011 Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities Representative 2010 Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making Representative 2010 Gastronomic meal of the French Representative 2010 Aubusson tapestry Representative 2009 Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica Safeguarding 2009 Maloya Representative 2009 Scribing tradition in French timber framing Representative 2009 Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France Representative 2008 Belgium Georgia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Georgian polyphonic singing Representative 2008 Greece Greek Salad Choriatiki - Greek salad Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Mediterranean diet Representative 2010 Spain, #Italy|Italy and #Morocco|Morocco Hungary Matyó szűrhímzés - Matyó emboidery Buso masks - Buso masks Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #France|France, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Spain|Spain and #Syria|Syria Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community Representative 2012 Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural legacy Best training 2011 Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom Representative 2009 Italy Pupo siciliano-3 - Opera dei Pupi Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona Representative 2012 Mediterranean diet Representative 2010 Spain, #Greece|Greece and #Morocco|Morocco Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs Representative 2008 Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre Representative 2008 Latvia Alsunga village - Suiti cultural space Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Suiti cultural space Safeguarding 2009 Baltic song and dance celebrations Representative 2008 Estonia and #Lithuania|Lithuania Latvian Song festival 2008 - Latvian Song Festival, 2008 Lithuania Gatakiemis - Cross-crafting and its symbolism Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs Representative 2010 Baltic song and dance celebrations Representative 2008 Estonia and #Latvia|Latvia Cross-crafting and its symbolism Representative 2008 Luxembourg Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Hopping procession of Echternach Representative 2010 Portugal Mariza(3) - Fado Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Fado, urban popular song of Portugal Lisbon, Coimbra Representative 2011 Romania Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics Representative 2012 Doina Representative 2009 Căluş ritual Representative 2008 Russia Old Believers chapel - Cultural space and oral culture of the Semeiskie Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cultural space and oral culture of the Semeiskie Representative 2008 Olonkho, Yakut heroic epos Representative 2008 Slovakia Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Fujara and its music Representative 2008 Spain Villena falconry 4 - Falconry, Spain Flamenco moves and dancers' traditional costumes, Spain-2-2 - Flamenco Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Falconry, a living human legacy Representative 2012 United Arab Emirates, #Austria|Austria, #Czech Republic|Czech Republic, #Belgium|Belgium, #Hungary|Hungary, #South Korea|South Korea, #Mongolia|Mongolia, #Morocco|Morocco, #Qatar|Qatar, #Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia, #Morocco|Morocco and #Syria|Syria Fiesta of the patios in Cordova Representative 2012 Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí Representative 2011 Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Andalusia Best training 2011 Chant of the Sybil on Majorca Representative 2010 Flamenco Representative 2010 Human towers Catalonia Representative 2010 Mediterranean diet Representative 2010 Greece, #Italy|Italy and #Morocco|Morocco Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic project Best training 2009 Irrigators’ tribunals of the Spanish Mediterranean coast: the Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia and the Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia Representative 2009 Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands) and the Silbo Gomero La Gomera Representative 2009 Mystery play of Elche Elche Representative 2008 Patum of Berga Representative 2008 Türkiye Mesir paste of Manisa - Mesir Macunu Whirling Dervishes 2 - Mevlevi Sema ceremony Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Mesir Macunu festival Manisa Representative 2012 Ceremonial Keşkek tradition Representative 2011 Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival Edirne Representative 2010 Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritual The Alevi ceremonies in rural locations are often not open to public. In the large cities, it is best to check out the cem evis, which double as houses of worship and cultural centres for the Alevis, if you can partake. In August, an annual and open-to-all semah is held in the Central Anatolian town of Hacıbektaş and the site of the shrine of Hacı Bektaş Veli, a major Alevi/Bektaşi saint. Representative 2010 Traditional Sohbet meetings Representative 2010 Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition Representative 2009 Karagöz Representative 2009 Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Representative 2009 Azerbaijan, #Iran|Iran, #Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan, #Pakistan|Pakistan, #India|India and #Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers Representative 2008 Mevlevi Sema ceremony The dervish lodges, mevlevihanes, across the nation regularly hold Semas. The largest ceremony is annually held in Konya, where Rumi lived and taught, on the night of Şeb-i Arus ("the wedding night", Dec 17), to commemorate the death of Rumi, or according to the Sufi view, his reunion with the God. The weekly ceremonies held in the Istanbul/Galata|Galata Dervish Lodge in Istanbul may provide an easier rendezvous. Representative 2008 North America Belize Garifuna Umalali - Language, dance and music of the Garifuna Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Language, dance and music of the Garifuna Representative 2008 Shared with Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Costa Rica Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica Representative 2008 Cuba Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes La Tumba Francesa Representative 2008 Dominican Republic Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Cocolo dance drama tradition Representative 2008 Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella Representative 2008 Guatemala Rabinal Alii Ajaw - Xylophone band performing at a Rabinal Achí event Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Language, dance and music of the Garifuna Representative 2008 Belize, #Honduras|Honduras and #Nicaragua|Nicaragua Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition Representative 2008 Honduras Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Language, dance and music of the Garifuna Representative 2008 Belize, #Guatemala|Guatemala and #Nicaragua|Nicaragua Jamaica Official name Location(s) List Year inscribed Notes Maroon legacy of Moore Town Representative 2008 Mexico Guadalajara mariachis - 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