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.
2017 | |||
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Cultural practices associated to the 1st of March | Bulgaria – The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – Romania |    | |
| Kumbh Mela | India | | |
2016 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| 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 | | |
| Valencia Fallas festivity | Spain | | |
2015 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people | Ethiopia | | |
| Tugging rituals and games | Cambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet Nam | | |
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 | |||
| Festivity of Virgen de la Candelaria of Puno | Peru | | |
| Smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa | Estonia | | |
2013 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará | Brazil | | |
| Xooy, a divination ceremony among the Serer of Senegal | Senegal | | |
2012 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | | |
2011 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane | Japan | | |
2010 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Gióng festival of Phù Ðông and Sóc temples | Viet Nam | | |
| Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala | India | | |
2009 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Dainichido Bugaku | Japan | | |
| Yeongsanjae | Republic of Korea | | |