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.
2016 | |||
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Carnival of Granville | France |    | |
| Valencia Fallas festivity | Spain | | |
| Winegrowers’ Festival in Vevey | Switzerland | | |
2013 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures | Italy | | |
2012 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife | Brazil | | |
| Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival | Japan | | |
| Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria | Austria | | |
2011 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí | Spain | | |
2010 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Aalst carnival | Belgium | | |
2009 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Carnaval de Negros y Blancos | Colombia | | |
| Holy Week processions in Popayán | Colombia | | |
2008 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Patum of Berga | Spain | | |
| Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France | Belgium – France | | |
| Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition | Guatemala | | |