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 : 29 elements corresponding to 26 countries

2017⁷ – 2016⁶ – 2014² – 2013¹ – 2012¹ – 2011³ – 2010¹ – 2009⁸

2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cultural practices associated to the 1st of March	Bulgaria – North Macedonia – Republic of Moldova – Romania
Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti	Slovenia
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing	Turkmenistan
Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Spring celebration, Hıdrellez	North Macedonia – Turkey
Traditional system of Corongo’s water judges	Peru
Xoan singing of Phú Thọ province, Viet Nam	Viet Nam
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Culture of Jeju Haenyeo (women divers)	Republic of Korea
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Turkey
Khidr Elias feast and its vows	Iraq
Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece	Greece
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
Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms	Viet Nam
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s day	Serbia
The tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi	Bulgaria
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Men’s group Colindat, Christmas-time ritual	Republic of Moldova – Romania
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mesir Macunu festival	Turkey
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima	Japan
Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic	Czechia
Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane	Japan
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala	India
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Qiang New Year festival	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chakkirako	Japan
Chinese paper-cut	China
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures	China
Dragon Boat festival	China
Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut	Republic of Korea
Oku-noto no Aenokoto	Japan
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China