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 : 102 elements corresponding to 66 countries

2018¹⁰ – 2017¹⁰ – 2016¹¹ – 2015² – 2014³ – 2013⁴ – 2012¹⁰ – 2011⁸ – 2010⁹ – 2009¹⁷ – 2008¹⁸

2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Shadow play	Syrian Arab Republic
Traditional hand puppetry	Egypt
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of Cuba	Cuba
Horse and camel Ardhah	Oman
La Romería (the pilgrimage): ritual cycle of 'La llevada' (the carrying) of the Virgin of Zapopan	Mexico
Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of Zambia	Zambia
Nativity scene (szopka) tradition in Krakow	Poland
Pottery skills of the women of Sejnane	Tunisia
Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes	Japan
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia
Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta’o hat	Panama
Basel Carnival	Switzerland
Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figures	Portugal
Konjic woodcarving	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pinisi, art of boatbuilding in South Sulawesi	Indonesia
Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies	Uzbekistan
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identity	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Carnival of Granville	France
Charrería, equestrian tradition in Mexico	Mexico
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet	Georgia
Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh	Bangladesh
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
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia
Škofja Loka passion play	Slovenia
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan	Japan
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern context	Norway
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft	Austria
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan
Surova folk feast in Pernik region	Bulgaria
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Festivity of Virgen de la Candelaria of Puno	Peru
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India	India
Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Viet Nam	Viet Nam
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk art	Ukraine
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Methodology for inventorying intangible cultural heritage in biosphere reserves: the experience of Montseny	Spain
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	Indonesia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania
Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó	Colombia
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife	Brazil
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria
Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria	Austria
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador
Venezuela's Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing	Mongolia
Saman dance	Indonesia
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	Brazil
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí	Spain
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic	Czechia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage	Hungary
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aalst carnival	Belgium
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia
Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem	Belgium
Indonesian Angklung	Indonesia
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo	Mexico
Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīye	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area	Czechia
Sinjska Alka, a knights’ tournament in Sinj	Croatia
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia
Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké	Mali
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area	Croatia
Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom	Hungary
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos	Colombia
Chinese paper-cut	China
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade	China
Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik	Croatia
Holy Week processions in Popayán	Colombia
Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut	Republic of Korea
Karagöz	Turkey
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture	Japan
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper	China
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje	Croatia
Yeongsanjae	Republic of Korea
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania
Barkcloth making in Uganda	Uganda
Carnival of Barranquilla	Colombia
Carnival of Binche	Belgium
Carnival of Oruro	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cultural space and oral culture of the Semeiskie	Russian Federation
Fujara and its music	Slovakia
Gangneung Danoje festival	Republic of Korea
Indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead	Mexico
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia
Moussem of Tan-Tan	Morocco
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre	Italy
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	Costa Rica
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	Belgium – France
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana	India
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia
Traditional music of the Morin Khuur	Mongolia
Woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry	Madagascar