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 : 16 elements corresponding to 15 countries

2017¹ – 2016⁵ – 2014² – 2013³ – 2012² – 2011³

2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Rebetiko	Greece
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Argungu international fishing and cultural festival	Nigeria
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Tahteeb, stick game	Egypt
Winegrowers’ Festival in Vevey	Switzerland
2014
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya	Kenya
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger	Niger
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Empaako tradition of the Batooro, Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda and Banyabindi of western Uganda	Uganda
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)	Algeria
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Turkey
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany	France
Fiesta of the patios in Cordova	Spain
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Saman dance	Indonesia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil