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.

Full text search: The system will search the exact expression entered (i.e. ‘sustainable development’), except if you separate the terms by a comma so that the motor search one or the other expression or the two (i.e. ‘foodways, culinary practices’).

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Results : 9 elements corresponding to 9 countries

2018² – 2017² – 2016² – 2010² – 2008¹

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chidaoba, wrestling in Georgia	Georgia
Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – Republic of Korea
2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites	Mongolia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Spring celebration, Hıdrellez	North Macedonia – Turkey
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Argungu international fishing and cultural festival	Nigeria
Kuresi in Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival	Turkey
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival	Mongolia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song	China – Mongolia