Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good 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.

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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Results : 46 elements corresponding to 46 countries

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2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’	Italy
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Nsima, culinary tradition of Malawi	Malawi
Spring celebration, Hıdrellez	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Turkey
2016
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Cossack’s songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region	Ukraine
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identity	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Turkey
Khidr Elias feast and its vows	Iraq
Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece	Greece
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Turkey
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Palov culture and tradition	Uzbekistan
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China
Yoga	India
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity	United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia – Oman – Qatar
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador
Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festival	Namibia
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2014
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern Uganda	Uganda
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kazakh traditional art of Dombra Kuy	Kazakhstan
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios	Greece
Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, Pijanec	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s day	Serbia
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)	Algeria
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Turkey
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year	Japan
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France
Fiesta of the patios in Cordova	Spain
Worship of Hùng kings in Phú Thọ	Viet Nam
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico	Mexico
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gastronomic meal of the French	France
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen	Belgium
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo	Mexico
Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépecha	Mexico
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigm	Mexico
Traditional Sohbet meetings	Turkey
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Suiti cultural space	Latvia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cultural space and oral culture of the Semeiskie	Russian Federation