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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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Albania¹ – Algeria² – Argentina¹ – Armenia³ – Austria² – Azerbaijan⁵ – Bangladesh¹ – Belarus¹ – Belgium¹⁰ – Belize¹ – Benin¹ – Bhutan¹ – Bolivia (Plurinational State of)⁴ – Botswana¹ – Brazil⁶ – Bulgaria² – Burkina Faso¹ – Cambodia² – Central African Republic¹ – Chile¹ – China³⁷ – Colombia⁸ – Costa Rica¹ – Côte d'Ivoire² – Croatia¹³ – Cuba¹ – Cyprus² – Czech Republic⁴ – Dominican Republic² – Ecuador² – Egypt¹ – Estonia³ – France¹¹ – Gambia¹ – Georgia¹ – Greece¹ – Guatemala² – Guinea¹ – Honduras¹ – Hungary⁴ – India⁹ – Indonesia⁷ – Iran (Islamic Republic of)¹⁰ – Iraq¹ – Italy⁴ – Jamaica¹ – Japan²¹ – Jordan¹ – Kenya¹ – Kyrgyzstan³ – Latvia² – Lithuania³ – Luxembourg¹ – Madagascar¹ – Malawi² – Malaysia¹ – Mali⁶ – Mauritania¹ – Mexico⁸ – Mongolia⁹ – Morocco⁵ – Mozambique² – Nicaragua² – Nigeria³ – Oman³ – Pakistan¹ – Palestine¹ – Peru⁷ – Philippines² – Portugal¹ – Qatar¹ – Republic of Korea¹⁵ – Romania³ – Russian Federation² – Saudi Arabia¹ – Senegal¹ – Slovakia¹ – Spain¹³ – Syrian Arab Republic¹ – Tajikistan¹ – Togo¹ – Tonga¹ – Turkey¹⁰ – Uganda² – United Arab Emirates³ – Uruguay² – Uzbekistan⁴ – Vanuatu¹ – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)¹ – Viet Nam⁷ – Yemen¹ – Zambia² – Zimbabwe¹

Albania
2008
Albanian folk iso-polyphony	Albania	Representative List
Algeria
2012
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria	Representative List
2008
Ahellil of Gourara	Algeria	Representative List
Argentina
2009
Tango	Argentina – Uruguay	Representative List
Armenia
2012
Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'	Armenia	Representative List
2010
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia	Representative List
2008
Duduk and its music	Armenia	Representative List
Austria
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria	Austria	Representative List
Azerbaijan
2012
Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2010
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Representative List
2009
Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq	Azerbaijan	Representative List
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2008
Azerbaijani Mugham	Azerbaijan	Representative List
Bangladesh
2008
Baul songs	Bangladesh	Representative List
Belarus
2009
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)	Belarus	Urgent Safeguarding List
Belgium
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse	Belgium	Representative List
2011
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium	Representative List
Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders	Belgium	Register of best safeguarding practices
2010
Aalst carnival	Belgium	Representative List
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem	Belgium	Representative List
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen	Belgium	Representative List
2009
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium	Representative List
2008
Carnival of Binche	Belgium	Representative List
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France	Representative List
Belize
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua	Representative List
Benin
2008
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo	Representative List
Bhutan
2008
Mask dance of the drums from Drametse	Bhutan	Representative List
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2012
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru	Register of best safeguarding practices
2008
Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
Carnival of Oruro	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Representative List
Botswana
2012
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District	Botswana	Urgent Safeguarding List
Brazil
2012
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife	Brazil	Representative List
2011
Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage	Brazil	Register of best safeguarding practices
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil	Register of best safeguarding practices
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	Brazil	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	Brazil	Representative List
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia	Brazil	Representative List
Bulgaria
2009
Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari	Bulgaria	Representative List
2008
Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk region	Bulgaria	Representative List
Burkina Faso
2012
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire	Mali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
Cambodia
2008
Royal ballet of Cambodia	Cambodia	Representative List
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia	Representative List
Central African Republic
2008
Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa	Central African Republic	Representative List
Chile
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru	Register of best safeguarding practices
China
2012
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China	Register of best safeguarding practices
2011
Chinese shadow puppetry	China	Representative List
Hezhen Yimakan storytelling	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine	China	Representative List
Meshrep	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Peking opera	China	Representative List
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Wooden movable-type printing of China	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
2009
Art of Chinese seal engraving	China	Representative List
China engraved block printing technique	China	Representative List
Chinese calligraphy	China	Representative List
Chinese paper-cut	China	Representative List
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures	China	Representative List
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade	China	Representative List
Dragon Boat festival	China	Representative List
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group	China	Representative List
Gesar epic tradition	China	Representative List
Grand song of the Dong ethnic group	China	Representative List
Hua’er	China	Representative List
Manas	China	Representative List
Mazu belief and customs	China	Representative List
Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei	China	Representative List
Nanyin	China	Representative List
Qiang New Year festival	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Regong arts	China	Representative List
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China	Representative List
Tibetan opera	China	Representative List
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon	China	Representative List
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper	China	Representative List
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China	Urgent Safeguarding List
Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble	China	Representative List
Yueju opera	China	Representative List
2008
Guqin and its music	China	Representative List
Kun Qu opera	China	Representative List
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	Mongolia – China	Representative List
Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang	China	Representative List
Colombia
2012
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó	Colombia	Representative List
2011
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí	Colombia	Representative List
2010
Marimba music and traditional chants from Colombia’s South Pacific region	Colombia	Representative List
Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero)	Colombia	Representative List
2009
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos	Colombia	Representative List
Holy Week processions in Popayán	Colombia	Representative List
2008
Carnival of Barranquilla	Colombia	Representative List
Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio	Colombia	Representative List
Costa Rica
2008
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	Costa Rica	Representative List
Côte d'Ivoire
2012
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire	Mali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
2008
Gbofe of Afounkaha, the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana community	Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
Croatia
2012
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
2011
Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland	Croatia	Representative List
2010
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Ojkanje singing	Croatia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj	Croatia	Representative List
2009
Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area	Croatia	Representative List
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik	Croatia	Representative List
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia	Representative List
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia	Representative List
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani	Croatia	Representative List
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje	Croatia	Representative List
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia	Representative List
Cuba
2008
La Tumba Francesa	Cuba	Representative List
Cyprus
2011
Tsiattista poetic duelling	Cyprus	Representative List
2009
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus	Representative List
Czech Republic
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
2011
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Representative List
2010
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area	Czech Republic	Representative List
2008
Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances	Czech Republic	Representative List
Dominican Republic
2008
Cocolo dance drama tradition	Dominican Republic	Representative List
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	Dominican Republic	Representative List
Ecuador
2012
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador	Representative List
2008
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara people	Ecuador – Peru	Representative List
Egypt
2008
Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah epic	Egypt	Representative List
Estonia
2009
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition	Estonia	Representative List
2008
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania	Representative List
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia	Representative List
France
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France	Representative List
2011
Equitation in the French tradition	France	Representative List
2010
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities	France	Representative List
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France	Representative List
Gastronomic meal of the French	France	Representative List
2009
Aubusson tapestry	France	Representative List
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica	France	Urgent Safeguarding List
Maloya	France	Representative List
Scribing tradition in French timber framing	France	Representative List
2008
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France	Representative List
Gambia
2008
Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	Gambia – Senegal	Representative List
Georgia
2008
Georgian polyphonic singing	Georgia	Representative List
Greece
2010
Mediterranean diet	Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco	Representative List
Guatemala
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua	Representative List
Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition	Guatemala	Representative List
Guinea
2008
Cultural space of Sosso-Bala	Guinea	Representative List
Honduras
2008
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua	Representative List
Hungary
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary	Representative List
2011
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage	Hungary	Register of best safeguarding practices
2009
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom	Hungary	Representative List
India
2012
Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India	India	Representative List
2010
Chhau dance	India	Representative List
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan	India	Representative List
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala	India	Representative List
2009
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India	India	Representative List
2008
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre	India	Representative List
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana	India	Representative List
Tradition of Vedic chanting	India	Representative List
Indonesia
2012
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	Indonesia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2011
Saman dance	Indonesia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Indonesian Angklung	Indonesia	Representative List
2009
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	Register of best safeguarding practices
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia	Representative List
2008
Indonesian Kris	Indonesia	Representative List
Wayang puppet theatre	Indonesia	Representative List
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2012
Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
2011
Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīye	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
2009
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Radif of Iranian music	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Representative List
Iraq
2008
Iraqi Maqam	Iraq	Representative List
Italy
2012
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona	Italy	Representative List
2010
Mediterranean diet	Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco	Representative List
2008
Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs	Italy	Representative List
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre	Italy	Representative List
Jamaica
2008
Maroon heritage of Moore Town	Jamaica	Representative List
Japan
2012
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival	Japan	Representative List
2011
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima	Japan	Representative List
Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane	Japan	Representative List
2010
Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre	Japan	Representative List
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique	Japan	Representative List
2009
Akiu no Taue Odori	Japan	Representative List
Chakkirako	Japan	Representative List
Daimokutate	Japan	Representative List
Dainichido Bugaku	Japan	Representative List
Gagaku	Japan	Representative List
Hayachine Kagura	Japan	Representative List
Hitachi Furyumono	Japan	Representative List
Koshikijima no Toshidon	Japan	Representative List
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture	Japan	Representative List
Oku-noto no Aenokoto	Japan	Representative List
Sekishu-Banshi, papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture	Japan	Representative List
Traditional Ainu dance	Japan	Representative List
Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival	Japan	Representative List
2008
Kabuki theatre	Japan	Representative List
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre	Japan	Representative List
Nôgaku theatre	Japan	Representative List
Jordan
2008
Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum	Jordan	Representative List
Kenya
2009
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda	Kenya	Urgent Safeguarding List
Kyrgyzstan
2012
Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets	Kyrgyzstan	Urgent Safeguarding List
2009
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2008
Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellers	Kyrgyzstan	Representative List
Latvia
2009
Suiti cultural space	Latvia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania	Representative List
Lithuania
2010
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs	Lithuania	Representative List
2008
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania	Representative List
Cross-crafting and its symbolism	Lithuania	Representative List
Luxembourg
2010
Hopping procession of Echternach	Luxembourg	Representative List
Madagascar
2008
Woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry	Madagascar	Representative List
Malawi
2008
Gule Wamkulu	Malawi – Mozambique – Zambia	Representative List
Vimbuza healing dance	Malawi	Representative List
Malaysia
2008
Mak Yong theatre	Malaysia	Representative List
Mali
2012
Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire	Mali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire	Representative List
2011
Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali	Mali	Urgent Safeguarding List
2009
Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga	Mali	Representative List
Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké	Mali	Urgent Safeguarding List
Septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba	Mali	Representative List
2008
Cultural space of the Yaaral and Degal	Mali	Representative List
Mauritania
2011
Moorish epic T’heydinn	Mauritania	Urgent Safeguarding List
Mexico
2012
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico	Mexico	Register of best safeguarding practices
2011
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpet	Mexico	Representative List
2010
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo	Mexico	Representative List
Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépecha	Mexico	Representative List
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigm	Mexico	Representative List
2009
Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory	Mexico	Representative List
Ritual ceremony of the Voladores	Mexico	Representative List
2008
Indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead	Mexico	Representative List
Mongolia
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
2011
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei	Mongolia	Representative List
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia	Representative List
2009
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
Traditional music of the Tsuur	Mongolia	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Traditional music of the Morin Khuur	Mongolia	Representative List
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	Mongolia – China	Representative List
Morocco
2012
Cherry festival in Sefrou	Morocco	Representative List
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
2010
Mediterranean diet	Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco	Representative List
2008
Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square	Morocco	Representative List
Moussem of Tan-Tan	Morocco	Representative List
Mozambique
2008
Chopi Timbila	Mozambique	Representative List
Gule Wamkulu	Malawi – Mozambique – Zambia	Representative List
Nicaragua
2008
El Güegüense	Nicaragua	Representative List
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua	Representative List
Nigeria
2009
Ijele masquerade	Nigeria	Representative List
2008
Ifa divination system	Nigeria	Representative List
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo	Representative List
Oman
2012
Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry	Oman	Representative List
Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman	United Arab Emirates – Oman	Representative List
2010
Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys	Oman	Representative List
Pakistan
2009
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
Palestine
2008
Palestinian Hikaye	Palestine	Representative List
Peru
2011
Eshuva, Harákmbut sung prayers of Peru’s Huachipaire people	Peru	Urgent Safeguarding List
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i	Peru	Representative List
2010
Huaconada, ritual dance of Mito	Peru	Representative List
Scissors dance	Peru	Representative List
2009
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru	Register of best safeguarding practices
2008
Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara people	Ecuador – Peru	Representative List
Taquile and its textile art	Peru	Representative List
Philippines
2008
Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao	Philippines	Representative List
Hudhud chants of the Ifugao	Philippines	Representative List
Portugal
2011
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal	Portugal	Representative List
Qatar
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Republic of Korea
2012
Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
2011
Jultagi, tightrope walking	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region	Republic of Korea	Representative List
2010
Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra	Republic of Korea	Representative List
2009
Cheoyongmu	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Ganggangsullae	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Namsadang Nori	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Yeongsanjae	Republic of Korea	Representative List
2008
Gangneung Danoje festival	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Pansori epic chant	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music	Republic of Korea	Representative List
Romania
2012
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania	Representative List
2009
Doina	Romania	Representative List
2008
Căluş ritual	Romania	Representative List
Russian Federation
2008
Cultural space and oral culture of the Semeiskie	Russian Federation	Representative List
Olonkho, Yakut heroic epos	Russian Federation	Representative List
Saudi Arabia
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Senegal
2008
Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	Gambia – Senegal	Representative List
Slovakia
2008
Fujara and its music	Slovakia	Representative List
Spain
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Fiesta of the patios in Cordova	Spain	Representative List
2011
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí	Spain	Representative List
Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Andalusia	Spain	Register of best safeguarding practices
2010
Chant of the Sybil on Majorca	Spain	Representative List
Flamenco	Spain	Representative List
Human towers	Spain	Representative List
Mediterranean diet	Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco	Representative List
2009
Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic project	Spain	Register of best safeguarding practices
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	Representative List
Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero	Spain	Representative List
2008
Mystery play of Elche	Spain	Representative List
Patum of Berga	Spain	Representative List
Syrian Arab Republic
2012
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
Tajikistan
2008
Shashmaqom music	Uzbekistan – Tajikistan	Representative List
Togo
2008
Oral heritage of Gelede	Benin – Nigeria – Togo	Representative List
Tonga
2008
Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of Tonga	Tonga	Representative List
Turkey
2012
Mesir Macunu festival	Turkey	Representative List
2011
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey	Representative List
2010
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival	Turkey	Representative List
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritual	Turkey	Representative List
Traditional Sohbet meetings	Turkey	Representative List
2009
Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition	Turkey	Representative List
Karagöz	Turkey	Representative List
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2008
Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers	Turkey	Representative List
Mevlevi Sema ceremony	Turkey	Representative List
Uganda
2012
Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda	Uganda	Urgent Safeguarding List
2008
Barkcloth making in Uganda	Uganda	Representative List
United Arab Emirates
2012
Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman	United Arab Emirates – Oman	Representative List
Falconry, a living human heritage	United Arab Emirates – Austria – Belgium – Czech Republic – France – Hungary – Republic of Korea – Mongolia – Morocco – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Spain – Syrian Arab Republic	Representative List
2011
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	Urgent Safeguarding List
Uruguay
2009
Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practice	Uruguay	Representative List
Tango	Argentina – Uruguay	Representative List
Uzbekistan
2009
Katta Ashula	Uzbekistan	Representative List
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz	Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kyrgyzstan – Pakistan – Turkey – Uzbekistan	Representative List
2008
Cultural space of Boysun District	Uzbekistan	Representative List
Shashmaqom music	Uzbekistan – Tajikistan	Representative List
Vanuatu
2008
Vanuatu sand drawings	Vanuatu	Representative List
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2012
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Representative List
Viet Nam
2012
Worship of Hùng kings in Phú Thọ	Viet Nam	Representative List
2011
Xoan singing of Phú Thọ Province, Viet Nam	Viet Nam	Urgent Safeguarding List
2010
Gióng festival of Phù Ðông and Sóc temples	Viet Nam	Representative List
2009
Ca trù singing	Viet Nam	Urgent Safeguarding List
Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs	Viet Nam	Representative List
2008
Nha Nhac, Vietnamese court music	Viet Nam	Representative List
Space of gong culture	Viet Nam	Representative List
Yemen
2008
Song of Sana’a	Yemen	Representative List
Zambia
2008
Gule Wamkulu	Malawi – Mozambique – Zambia	Representative List
Makishi masquerade	Zambia	Representative List
Zimbabwe
2008
Mbende Jerusarema dance	Zimbabwe	Representative List