http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/lists/Lists of intangible cultural heritage and Register of best safeguarding practices
The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.
The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (see criteria) is composed of intangible heritage elements that concerned communities and States Parties consider require urgent measures to keep them alive. Inscriptions on this List help to mobilize international cooperation and assistance for stakeholders to undertake appropriate safeguarding measures. During the period from 2009 to 2012, the Committee inscribed 31 elements on this List.
The Register of Best Safeguarding Practices (see criteria) contains programs, projects and activities that best reflect the principles and the objectives of the Convention. During the period from 2009 to 2012, the Committee selected 10 programmes, projects and activites for this Register.
The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (see criteria) is made up of those intangible heritage elements that help demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about its importance. In 2008 the Committee incorporated 90 elements (formerly proclaimed Masterpieces) into the Representative List. During the period from 2009 to 2012, it has also inscribed 167 new elements on this List.
By clicking on the inscribed elements below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.
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List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding |
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| Ca trù singing | Viet Nam |    |
| Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica | France | |
| Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance | Mongolia | |
| Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic | Mongolia | |
| Qiang New Year festival | China | |
| Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars) | Belarus | |
| Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké | Mali | |
| Suiti cultural space | Latvia | |
| Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges | China | |
| Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering | China | |
| Traditional music of the Tsuur | Mongolia | |
| Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda | Kenya | |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
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| Akiu no Taue Odori | Japan | |
| Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area | Croatia | |
| Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq | Azerbaijan | |
| Art of Chinese seal engraving | China | |
| Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition | Turkey | |
| Aubusson tapestry | France | |
| Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom | Hungary | |
| Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practice | Uruguay | |
| Carnaval de Negros y Blancos | Colombia | |
| Chakkirako | Japan | |
| Cheoyongmu | Republic of Korea | |
| China engraved block printing technique | China | |
| Chinese calligraphy | China | |
| Chinese paper-cut | China | |
| Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures | China | |
| Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade | China | |
| Daimokutate | Japan | |
| Dainichido Bugaku | Japan | |
| Doina | Romania | |
| Dragon Boat festival | China | |
| Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group | China | |
| Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik | Croatia | |
| Gagaku | Japan | |
| Ganggangsullae | Republic of Korea | |
| Gesar epic tradition | China | |
| Grand song of the Dong ethnic group | China | |
| Hayachine Kagura | Japan | |
| Hitachi Furyumono | Japan | |
| Holy Week processions in Popayán | Colombia | |
| Hua’er | China | |
| Ijele masquerade | Nigeria | |
| Indonesian Batik | Indonesia | |
| 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 | Spain | |
| Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut | Republic of Korea | |
| Karagöz | Turkey | |
| Katta Ashula | Uzbekistan | |
| Koshikijima no Toshidon | Japan | |
| Lacemaking in Croatia | Croatia | |
| Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika | Cyprus | |
| Maloya | France | |
| Manas | China | |
| Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga | Mali | |
| Mazu belief and customs | China | |
| Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei | China | |
| Namsadang Nori | Republic of Korea | |
| Nanyin | China | |
| Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari | Bulgaria | |
| Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz | Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan | |
| Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture | Japan | |
| Oku-noto no Aenokoto | Japan | |
| Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory | Mexico | |
| Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges | Belgium | |
| Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar | Croatia | |
| Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs | Viet Nam | |
| Radif of Iranian music | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | |
| Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India | India | |
| Regong arts | China | |
| Ritual ceremony of the Voladores | Mexico | |
| Scribing tradition in French timber framing | France | |
| Sekishu-Banshi, papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture | Japan | |
| Septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba | Mali | |
| Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China | China | |
| Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition | Estonia | |
| Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani | Croatia | |
| Tango | Argentina – Uruguay | |
| Tibetan opera | China | |
| Traditional Ainu dance | Japan | |
| Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon | China | |
| Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper | China | |
| Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje | Croatia | |
| Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale | Croatia | |
| Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero | Spain | |
| Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble | China | |
| Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival | Japan | |
| Yeongsanjae | Republic of Korea | |
| Yueju opera | China | |
Programmes, projects and activities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage considered to best reflect the principles and objectives of the Convention |
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| Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic project | Spain | |
| Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan | Indonesia | |
| Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru | |
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