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 : 17 elements corresponding to 16 countries

2016¹ – 2015¹ – 2014³ – 2013³ – 2012¹ – 2011¹ – 2010¹ – 2009³ – 2008³

2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo	Ethiopia
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festival	Namibia
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ritual dance of the royal drum	Burundi
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India	India
Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper	Japan
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Nan Pa’ch ceremony	Guatemala
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in Štip	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Limousin septennial ostensions	France
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali	Mali
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom	Hungary
Ijele masquerade	Nigeria
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gangneung Danoje festival	Republic of Korea
Ifa divination system	Nigeria
Space of gong culture	Viet Nam