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2020 nominations will be discussed by the Committee during its 15th session in December 2020

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 listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

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Results : 13 elements corresponding to 11 countries

2020¹ – 2019¹ – 2018² – 2017¹ – 2015¹ – 2013³ – 2012² – 2011¹ – 2009¹

2020
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Armenia
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba'in visitation	Iraq
2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Celebration in honor of the Budslaŭ icon of Our Lady (Budslaŭ fest)	Belarus
La Romería (the pilgrimage): ritual cycle of 'La llevada' (the carrying) of the Virgin of Zapopan	Mexico
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kumbh Mela	India
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara	Algeria
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)	Algeria
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in Štip	North Macedonia
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Worship of Hùng kings in Phú Thọ	Viet Nam
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i	Peru
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory	Mexico