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New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
1 December 2016 Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Republic of Korea, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Czechia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Afghanistan,Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Sixteen new elements have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage following the decisions adopted by the ›››
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Festival CIOFF Mexico 2016
8 August 2016 – 17 states of Mexico: Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Durango, Stato of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nuevo Léon, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Ciudad de México Mexico,The importance of this event lies in strengthening the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the peoples of the world, by showing their music, dance, gastronomy ›››
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Folkloriada Mundial 2016
30 July 2016 – Zacatecas Mexico,The importance of this event lies in strengthening the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the peoples of the world, by showing their music, dance, gastronomy ›››