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 : 20 elements corresponding to 6 countries

2016¹ – 2015¹ – 2014¹ – 2013² – 2012² – 2011² – 2010⁴ – 2009⁷

2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms	Viet Nam
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Three genres of traditional dance in Bali	Indonesia
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper	Japan
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
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
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival	Japan
Worship of Hùng kings in Phú Thọ	Viet Nam
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima	Japan
Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane	Japan
2010
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	China
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
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique	Japan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chakkirako	Japan
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures	China
Daimokutate	Japan
Dainichido Bugaku	Japan
Hayachine Kagura	Japan
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India	India