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 : 32 elements corresponding to 19 countries

2018³ – 2015¹ – 2014² – 2013³ – 2012³ – 2011² – 2010⁷ – 2009⁶ – 2008⁵

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)	Belarus
La Romería (the pilgrimage): ritual cycle of 'La llevada' (the carrying) of the Virgin of Zapopan	Mexico
Međimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje	Croatia
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Baile Chino	Chile
Festivity of Virgen de la Candelaria of Puno	Peru
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures	Italy
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
Limousin septennial ostensions	France
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó	Colombia
Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí	Spain
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i	Peru
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aalst carnival	Belgium
Chant of the Sybil on Majorca	Spain
Hopping procession of Echternach	Luxembourg
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen	Belgium
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo	Mexico
Scissors dance	Peru
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj	Croatia
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica	France
Suiti cultural space	Latvia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik	Croatia
Holy Week processions in Popayán	Colombia
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cross-crafting and its symbolism	Lithuania
Hudhud chants of the Ifugao	Philippines
Mystery play of Elche	Spain
Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition	Guatemala
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia	Brazil