Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

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.

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Results : 38 elements corresponding to 51 countries

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2020
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context	Singapore
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta	Malta
Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscous	Algeria – Mauritania – Morocco – Tunisia
Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture	Azerbaijan
Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in Paraguay	Paraguay
Tree beekeeping culture	Poland – Belarus
Wine Horses	Spain
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices	Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – Yemen
Practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose in Al-Mrah	Syrian Arab Republic
Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs	Mongolia
2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Suri Jagek (observing the sun), traditional meteorological and astronomical practice based on the observation of the sun, moon and stars in reference to the local topography	Pakistan
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse: the cultivation of perfume plants, the knowledge and processing of natural raw materials, and the art of perfume composition	France
Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders	Kazakhstan
2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songs	Colombia – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’	Italy
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity	Azerbaijan
Nsima, culinary tradition of Malawi	Malawi
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
Charrería, equestrian tradition in Mexico	Mexico
Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Turkey
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Palov culture and tradition	Uzbekistan
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Tugging rituals and games	Cambodia – Philippines – Republic of Korea – Viet Nam
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios	Greece
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia	Armenia
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Nan Pa’ch ceremony	Guatemala
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Mediterranean diet	Cyprus – Croatia – Spain – Greece – Italy – Morocco – Portugal
Turkish coffee culture and tradition	Turkey
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year	Japan
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima	Japan
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gastronomic meal of the French	France
Traditional Mexican cuisine - ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigm	Mexico
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ganggangsullae	Republic of Korea
Oku-noto no Aenokoto	Japan