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.
2017 | |||
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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Basel Carnival | Switzerland |    | |
| Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti | Slovenia | | |
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 | | |
2012 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife | Brazil | | |
| Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria | Austria | | |
2011 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland | Croatia | | |
2010 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Aalst carnival | Belgium | | |
| Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area | Czechia | | |
2009 | |||
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 | | |
2008 | |||
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity | |||
| Carnival of Barranquilla | Colombia | | |
| Carnival of Binche | Belgium | | |
| Carnival of Oruro | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | | |
| Cocolo dance drama tradition | Dominican Republic | | |