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 : 8 elements corresponding to 7 countries

2018² – 2017¹ – 2016² – 2015¹ – 2014¹ – 2008¹

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Hurling	Ireland
Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of Zambia	Zambia
2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry	United Arab Emirates
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Almezmar, drumming and dancing with sticks	Saudi Arabia
Tahteeb, stick game	Egypt
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Razfa, a traditional performing art	United Arab Emirates – Oman
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates	Oman – United Arab Emirates
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Căluş ritual	Romania