UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists

UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.^[1] This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the members of which are elected by State Parties meeting in a General Assembly.^[2] Through a compendium of the different oral and intangible treasures of humankind worldwide, the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage, which UNESCO has identified as an essential component and as a repository of cultural diversity and of creative expression.^[3][4]

The list was established in 2008 when the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took effect.

As of 2010^[update], the programme compiles three lists. The longer Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity comprises cultural "practices and expressions [that] help demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about its importance." The shorter List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding is composed of those cultural elements that concerned communities and countries consider to require urgent measures to keep them alive.^[5][6] The third list is the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.

In 2013, four elements were inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which helps States Parties mobilize international cooperation and assistance to ensure the transmission of this heritage with the participation of the concerned communities. The Urgent Safeguarding List now numbers 35 elements. The Intergovernmental Committee also inscribed 25 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which serves to raise awareness of intangible heritage and provide recognition to communities' traditions and know-how that reflect their cultural diversity. The list does not attribute or recognize any standard of excellence or exclusivity. All lists combined totalled 676 elements, corresponding to 140 countries as of April 2023^[update].^[7]

Elements inscribed in the lists are deemed significant manifestations of humanity's intangible heritage, the highest honour for intangible heritage on a global level.

The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity contains intangible cultural heritage elements that "help demonstrate the diversity of cultural heritage and raise awareness about its importance".^[8]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2015)

Member state	Element[A]	Year proclaimed[B]	Year inscribed[C]	Region[D]	Ref.
Afghanistan  Azerbaijan  India  Iran  Iraq  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Pakistan  Tajikistan  Turkey  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan	Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz		2016	APA	[9]
Afghanistan  Azerbaijan  Iran  Turkey  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan	Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving		2022	APA	[10]
Afghanistan  Iran	Yaldā/Chella		2022	APA	[11]
Albania	Iso-Polyphony	2005	2008	ENA	[12]
Albania  Andorra  Austria  Croatia  France  Greece  Italy  Luxembourg  Romania  Spain	Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock		2023	ENA	[13]
Algeria	Ritual and ceremonies of Sebiba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria		2014	AST	[14]
	Ahellil of Gourara	2005	2008		[15]
	Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen		2012		[16]
	Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi 'Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)		2017		[17]
	Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara		2015		[18]
	Raï, popular folk song of Algeria		2022		[19]
Algeria  Mali  Niger	Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger		2013	AFR, AST	[20]
Algeria  Mauritania  Morocco  Tunisia	Couscous, Maghrebi cuisine		2020	AFR, AST	[21]
Andorra  France	Bear festivities in the Pyrenees		2022	ENA	[22]
Andorra  France  Spain	Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees		2015	ENA	[23]
Angola	Sona, drawings and geometric figures on sand		2023	AFR	[24]
Argentina	Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique		2015	LAC	[25]
	Chamamé		2020		[26]
Argentina  Uruguay	Tango		2009	LAC	[27]
Armenia	Duduk and its music	2005	2008	ENA	[28]
	Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars		2010		[29]
	Performance of the Armenian epic of 'Daredevils of Sassoun' or 'David of Sassoun'		2012		[30]
	Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia		2014		[31]
	Kochari, traditional group dance		2017		[32]
	Armenian letter art and its cultural expressions		2019		[33]
	Tradition of blacksmithing in Gyumri		2023		[34]
Armenia  Iran	Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery, Saint Stepanos Monastery, Chapel of Dzordzor, Chapel of Chupan, Church of the Holy Mother of God, Darashamb.		2020	APA	[35]
Austria	Schemenlaufen, the carnival of Imst, Austria		2012	ENA	[36]
	Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna		2015		[37]
Austria  Belgium  Croatia  Czech Republic  France  Germany  Hungary  Ireland  Italy  Kazakhstan  South Korea  Kyrgyzstan  Mongolia  Netherlands  Morocco  Pakistan  Poland  Portugal  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Slovakia  Spain  Syria  United Arab Emirates	Falconry, a living human heritage		2021	AFR, APA, AST, ENA	[38]
Austria  Belgium  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands   Switzerland	Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization		2023	ENA	[39]
Austria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Hungary  Italy  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia	Lipizzan horse breeding traditions		2022	ENA	[40]
Austria  Czech Republic  Germany  Hungary  Slovakia	Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe		2018	ENA	[41]
Austria  Czech Republic  Germany  Latvia  Poland  Spain	Timber rafting		2022	ENA	[42]
Austria  Greece  Italy  Romania	Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock along migratory routes in the Mediterranean and in the Alps		2019	ENA	[43][44]
Austria   Switzerland	Avalanche risk management		2018	ENA	[45]
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani Mugham	2003	2008	APA	[46]
	Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq		2009		[47]
	Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan		2010		[48]
	Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument		2012		[49]
	Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women's silk headscarves		2014		[50]
	Copper craftsmanship of Lahij		2015		[51]
	Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity		2017		[52]
	Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture		2020		[53]
	Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling		2022		[54]
Azerbaijan  Iran	Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument		2017	APA	[55]
Azerbaijan  Iran  Tajikistan  Turkey  Uzbekistan	Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/Naqqoshlik		2023	APA	[56]
Azerbaijan  Iran  Turkey  Uzbekistan	Art of miniature		2020	APA	[57]
	Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditions		2023		[58]
Azerbaijan  Iran  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Turkey	Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka		2016	APA	[59]
Azerbaijan  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Turkey  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan	Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes		2022	APA	[60]
Azerbaijan  Kazakhstan  Turkey	Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music		2018	APA	[61]
Azerbaijan  Turkey	Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction		2022	APA	[62]
	Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/mey		2023		[63]
	Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlay		2023		[64]
Bahamas	Junkanoo		2023	LAC	[65]
Bahrain	Fjiri		2021	ARB	[66]
Bahrain  Egypt  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Mauritania  Morocco  Oman  Palestine  Saudi Arabia  Sudan  Tunisia  United Arab Emirates  Yemen	Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices		2019	ARB	[67]
			2022		[68]
Bangladesh	Baul songs	2005	2008	APA	[69]
	Traditional art of Jamdani weaving		2013		[70]
	Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh		2016		[71]
	Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet		2017		[72]
	Rickshaws & Rickshaw painting in Dhaka		2023		[73]
Belarus	Annual celebration in honor of Our Lady of Budslau		2018	ENA	[74]
	Straw weaving in Belarus, art, craft and skills		2022		[75]
Belarus  Poland	Tree beekeeping culture		2020	ENA	[76]
Belgium	Carnival of Binche	2003	2008	ENA	[77]
	Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges		2009		[78]
	Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem		2010		[79]
	Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand, end-of-winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen		2010		[80]
	Leuven age set ritual repertoire		2011		[81]
	Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse		2012		[82]
	Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke		2013		[83]
	Beer culture in Belgium		2016		[84]
	Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival		2019		[85]
	Namur stilt jousting		2021		[86]
Belgium  France	Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France	2005	2008	ENA	[87]
Belgium  France  Italy  Luxembourg	Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality		2020	ENA	[88]
Belize  Guatemala  Honduras  Nicaragua	Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	2001	2008	LAC	[89]
Benin  Nigeria  Togo	Oral heritage of Gelede	2001	2008	AFR	[90]
Bhutan	Mask dance of the drums from Drametse	2005	2008	APA	[91]
Bolivia	Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya	2003	2008	LAC	[92]
	Carnival of Oruro	2001	2008		[93]
	Ichapekene Piesta, the biggest festival of San Ignacio de Moxos		2012		[94]
	Pujllay and Ayarichi, music and dances of the Yampara culture		2014		[95]
	Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita		2017		[96]
	The festival of the Santísima Trinidad del Señor Jesús del Gran Poder in the city of La Paz		2019		[97]
	Grand Festival of Tarija		2021		[98]
	Ch'utillos, the Festival of San Bartolomé and San Ignacio de Loyola, the meeting of cultures in Potosí		2023		[99]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zmijanje embroidery		2014	ENA	[100]
	Konjic woodcarving		2017		[101]
	Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountain		2018		[102]
	Grass mowing competition custom in Kupres		2020		[103]
Brazil	Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	2003	2008	LAC	[104]
	Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia	2005	2008		[105]
	Frevo, performing arts of the Carnival of Recife		2012		[106]
	Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará		2013		[107]
	Capoeira circle		2014		[108]
	Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão		2019		[109]
Bulgaria	Bistritsa Babi, archaic polyphony, dances and rituals from the Shoplouk region	2005	2008	ENA	[110]
	Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari		2009		[111]
	The tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi		2014		[112]
	Surva folk feast in Pernik region		2015		[113]
	Visoko multipart singing from Dolen and Satovcha, South-western Bulgaria		2021		[114]
Bulgaria  North Macedonia  Moldova  Romania	Cultural practices associated with 1 March		2017	ENA	[115]
Burkina Faso  Mali  Ivory Coast	Cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon of the Senufo communities of Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire		2012	AFR	[116]
Burundi	Ritual dance of the royal drum		2014	AFR	[117]
Cape Verde	Morna, musical practice of Cabo Verde		2019	AFC	[118]
Cambodia	Royal ballet of Cambodia	2003	2008	APA	[119]
	Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	2005	2008		[120]
	Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia		2022		[121]
Cambodia  Philippines  South Korea  Vietnam	Tugging rituals and games		2015	APA	[122]
Cameroon	Nguon, rituals of governance and associated expressions in the Bamoun community		2023	AFR	[123]
Central African Republic	Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa	2003	2008	AFR	[124]
Chile	Baile Chino		2014	LAC	[125]
China	Kun Qu opera	2001	2008	APA	[126]
	Guqin and its music	2003	2008		[127]
	Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang	2005	2008		[128]
	Art of Chinese seal engraving		2009		[129]
	China engraved block printing technique		2009		[130]
	Chinese calligraphy		2009		[131]
	Chinese paper-cut		2009		[132]
	Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures		2009		[133]
	Craftsmanship of Nanjing yunjin brocade		2009		[134]
	Dragon Boat festival		2009		[135]
	Pungmul (Farmers' dance of China's Korean ethnic group)		2009		[136]
	Gesar epic tradition		2009		[137]
	Grand song of the Dong ethnic group		2009		[138]
	Hua'er		2009		[139]
	Manas		2009		[140]
	Mazu belief and customs		2009		[141]
	Nanyin		2009		[142]
	Regong arts		2009		[143]
	Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China		2009		[144]
	Tibetan opera		2009		[145]
	Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon		2009		[146]
	Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper		2009		[147]
	Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble		2009		[148]
	Yueju opera		2009		[149]
	Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine		2010		[150]
	Peking opera		2010		[151]
	Chinese shadow puppetry		2011		[152]
	Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus		2013		[153]
	The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge of time and practices developed in China through observation of the sun's annual motion		2016		[154]
	Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Tibetan people in China		2018		[155]
	Taijiquan		2020		[156]
	Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China		2022		[157]
China  Mongolia	Mongolian Urtiin Duu – Traditional Folk Long Song	2005	2008	APA	[158]
China  Malaysia	Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean		2020	APA	[159]
Colombia	Carnival of Barranquilla	2003	2008	LAC	[160]
	Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio	2005	2008		[161]
	Carnaval de Negros y Blancos		2009		[162]
	Holy Week processions in Popayán		2009		[163]
	Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü'üi (palabrero)		2010		[164]
	Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí		2011		[165]
	Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó		2012		[166]
	Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples, Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta		2022		[167]
Colombia  Cyprus  Germany  Kyrgyzstan  Luxembourg  Nigeria  Slovenia  Togo	Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices		2023	LAC, ENA, AST, AFR	[168]
Colombia  Ecuador	Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador		2015	LAC	[169]
Costa Rica	Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	2005	2008	LAC	[170]
Ivory Coast	Gbofe of Afounkaha, the music of the transverse trumps of the Tagbana community	2001	2008	AFR	[171]
	Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d'Ivoire		2017		[172]
	Traditional skills of loincloth weaving in Côte d’Ivoire		2023		[173]
Croatia	Zvončari, annual carnival bell ringers' pageant from the Kastav area		2009	ENA	[174]
	Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik		2009		[175]
	Lacemaking in Croatia		2009		[176]
	Procession Za Krizen ('following the cross') on the island of Hvar		2009		[177]
	Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani		2009		[178]
	Traditional manufacturing of children's wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje		2009		[179]
	Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale		2009		[180]
	Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia		2010		[181]
	Sinjska alka, a knights' tournament in Sinj		2010		[182]
	Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia		2011		[183]
	Nijemo Kolo, silent circle dance of the Dalmatian hinterland		2011		[184]
	Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia		2012		[185]
	Međimurska popevka, a folksong from Međimurje		2018		[186]
	Festivity of Saint Tryphon and the Kolo (chain dance) of Saint Tryphon, traditions of Croats from Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) who live in the Republic of Croatia		2022		[187]
Croatia  Cyprus  France  Greece  Italy  Slovenia  Spain   Switzerland	Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques		2018	ENA	[188]
Croatia  Cyprus  Greece  Italy  Morocco  Portugal  Spain	Mediterranean diet (In 2010, Italy, Spain, Greece and Morocco were the first to be recognised, but on 4 December 2013, Portugal, Cyprus and Croatia were also recognised by UNESCO.)		2013	ENA, AFR	[189]
Cuba	La Tumba Francesa, a secular Afro-Cuban genre of dance, song, and drumming	2003	2008	LAC	[190]
	Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances and all the practices associated		2016		[191]
	Punto		2017		[192]
	Festivity of Las Parrandas in the centre of Cuba		2018		[193]
	Knowledge of the light rum masters		2022		[194]
Cuba  Mexico	Bolero: identity, emotion and poetry turned into song		2023	LAC	[195]
Cyprus	Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika		2009	ENA	[196]
	Tsiattista poetic duelling		2011		[197]
Cyprus  Greece	Byzantine chant		2019	ENA	[198]
Czech Republic	Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances	2005	2008	ENA	[199]
	Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area		2010		[200]
	Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech Republic		2011		[201]
	Handmade production of Christmas tree decorations from blown glass beads in Poniklá, Giant Mountains area		2020		[202]
Czech Republic  Finland  France  Germany  Hungary  Spain	Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production		2023	ENA	[203]
Czech Republic  Slovakia	Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia		2016	ENA	[204]
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Congo	Congolese rumba		2021	AFR	[205]
Denmark	Inuit drum dancing and singing		2021	ENA	[206]
Denmark  Finland  Iceland  Norway  Sweden	Nordic clinker boat traditions		2021	ENA	[207]
Dominican Republic	Cultural Space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	2001	2008	LAC	[208]
	Cocolo Dance Drama Tradition	2005	2008		[209]
	Music and dance of the merengue		2016		[210]
	Music and dance of Bachata		2019		[211]
Ecuador	Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat		2012	LAC	[212]
	Pasillo, song and poetry		2021		[213]
Ecuador  Peru	Oral heritage and cultural manifestations of the Zápara people	2001	2008	LAC	[214]
Egypt	The Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah Epic	2003	2008	AST	[215]
	Tahteeb, stick game		2016		[216]
	Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in Egypt		2022		[217]
Estonia	Kihnu cultural space	2003	2008	ENA	[218]
	Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition		2009		[219]
	Smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa		2014		[220]
Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania	Baltic (Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian) song and dance celebrations	2003	2008	ENA	[221]
Ethiopia	Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ		2013	AFR	[222]
	Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people		2015		[223]
	Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo		2016		[224]
	Ethiopian epiphany		2019		[225]
	Shuwalid festival		2023		[226]
Finland	Sauna culture in Finland		2020	ENA	[227]
	Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions		2021		[228]
France	Aubusson tapestry		2009	ENA	[229]
	Maloya		2009		[230]
	Scribing tradition in French timber framing		2009		[231]
	Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities		2010		[232]
	Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making		2010		[233]
	Gastronomic meal of the French		2010		[234]
	Equitation in the French tradition		2011		[235]
	Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany		2012		[236]
	Limousin septennial ostensions		2013		[237]
	Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity		2014		[238]
	Carnival of Granville		2016		[239]
	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		2018		[240]
	Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread		2022		[241]
France  Italy	The art of glass beads		2020	ENA	[242]
France  Italy   Switzerland	Alpinism		2019	ENA	[243]
France   Switzerland	Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics		2020	ENA	[244]
Gambia  Senegal	Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite	2005	2008	AFR	[245]
Georgia	Georgian polyphonic singing	2001	2008	ENA	[246]
	Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method		2013		[247]
	Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet		2016		[248]
	Chidaoba, wrestling in Georgia		2018		[249]
Germany	Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives		2016	ENA	[250]
	Organ craftsmanship and music		2017		[251]
	The practice of Modern Dance in Germany		2022		[252]
Greece	Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios		2014	ENA	[253]
	Tinian marble craftsmanship		2015		[254]
	Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece		2016		[255]
	Rebetiko		2017		[256]
	August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival		2022		[257]
Grenada	Traditional wooden boatbuilding in Carriacou and Petite Martinique		2023	LAC	[258]
Guatemala	Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition	2005	2008	LAC	[259]
	Holy Week in Guatemala		2022		[260]
Guinea	Cultural space of Sosso-Bala	2001	2008	AFR	[261]
Haiti	Joumou soup		2021	LAC	[262]
Hungary	Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom		2009	ENA	[263]
	Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community		2012		[264]
	Hungarian string band tradition		2022		[265]
India	Koodiyattam: a Sanskrit theatre of Kerala	2001	2008	APA	[266]
	Vedic chanting: recitation of sacred Hindu texts	2003	2008		[267]
	Ramlila: the traditional performance of the Ramayana	2005	2008		[268]
	Ramman: a religious festival and ritual theatre of Garhwal, Uttarakhand		2009		[269]
	Chhau dance: a classical dance form of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.		2010		[270]
	Kalbelia: folk songs and dances of Rajasthan		2010		[271]
	Mudiyett: a ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala		2010		[272]
	Ladakh Buddhist chantings: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in Ladakh		2012		[273]
	Manipuri Sankirtana: a ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur		2013		[274]
	Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab		2014		[275]
	Yoga: ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual practices		2016		[276]
	Kumbh Mela: mass Hindu pilgrimage held at Haridwar of Uttarakhand, Nashik of Maharashtra, Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh and Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh		2017		[277]
	Durga Puja in Kolkata: a religious festival of Hindu Goddess Durga in Kolkata, West Bengal		2021		[278]
	Garba of Gujarat		2023		[279]
Indonesia	Wayang puppet theatre	2003	2008	APA	[280]
	Kris	2005	2008		[281]
	Batik		2009		[282]
	Angklung		2010		[283]
	Three genres of traditional dance in Bali		2015		[284]
	Pinisi, art of boatbuilding in South Sulawesi		2017		[285]
	Traditions of Pencak Silat		2019		[286]
	Gamelan		2021		[287]
	Jamu wellness culture		2023		[288]
Indonesia  Malaysia	Pantun		2020	APA	[289]
Iran	Radif of Iranian music		2009	APA	[290]
	Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan		2010		[291]
	Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars		2010		[292]
	Ritual dramatic art of Ta'zīye		2010		[293]
	Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals		2010		[294]
	Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan		2010		[295]
	Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān		2012		[296]
	Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling		2017		[297]
	Traditional skills of crafting and playing Dotār		2019		[298]
Iran  Syria	Crafting and playing the Oud		2022	APA, ARB	[299]
Iran  Tajikistan	Sadeh/Sada celebration		2023	APA	[300]
Iraq	The Iraqi Maqam	2003	2008	AST	[301]
	Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba'een visitation		2019		[302]
	Traditional craft skills and arts of Al-Naoor		2021		[303]
	Traditional craft skills and arts of Al-Mudhif building		2023		[304]
Iraq  Algeria  Egypt  Mauritania  Morocco  Palestine  Saudi Arabia  Sudan  Tunisia  Yemen	Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)		2023	AST, ARB	[305]
Ireland	Uilleann piping		2017	ENA	[306]
	Camogie		2018		[307]
	Hurling		2018		[307]
	Irish harping		2019		[308]
Italy	Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian Puppet Theatre	2001	2008	ENA	[309]
	Canto a tenore, Sardinian Pastoral Songs	2005	2008		[310]
	Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona		2012		[311]
	Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures		2013		[312]
	Traditional agricultural practice of cultivating the "vite ad alberello" (head-trained bush vines) of the community of Pantelleria		2014		[313]
	Art of Neapolitan 'Pizzaiuolo'		2017		[314]
	Celestinian forgiveness celebration		2019		[315]
	Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy, traditional knowledge and practice		2021		[316]
	The practice of opera singing in Italy		2023		[317]
Jamaica	The Maroon Heritage of Moore Town	2003	2008	LAC	[318]
	Reggae music of Jamaica		2018		[319]
Japan	Nôgaku Theatre	2001	2008	APA	[320]
	Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre	2003	2008		[321]
	Kabuki Theatre	2005	2008		[322]
	Akiu no Taue Odori		2009		[323]
	Chakkirako		2009		[324]
	Daimokutate		2009		[325]
	Dainichido Bugaku		2009		[326]
	Gagaku		2009		[327]
	Hayachine Kagura		2009		[328]
	Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture		2009		[329]
	Oku-noto no Aenokoto		2009		[330]
	Traditional Ainu dance		2009		[331]
	Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre		2010		[332]
	Yuki tsumugi, silk fabric production technique		2010		[333]
	Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima		2011		[334]
	Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane		2011		[335]
	Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival		2012		[336]
	Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year		2013		[337]
	Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper[338]		2014		[339]
	Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals		2016		[340]
	Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes		2018		[341]
	Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan		2020		[342]
	Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people's hopes and prayers		2022		[343]
Jordan	The Cultural Space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum	2005	2008	AST	[344]
	As-Samer in Jordan		2018		[345]
	Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings		2022		[346]
Kazakhstan	Kazakh traditional art of Dombra Kuy		2014	APA	[347]
	Kazakh traditional Assyk games		2017		[348]
	Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders		2018		[349]
	Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and music		2022		[350]
Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan	Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts		2014	APA	[351]
	Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisation		2015	APA	[352]
Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Turkey	Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme		2020	APA	[353]
Kuwait  Saudi Arabia	Traditional weaving of Al Sadu		2020	ARB	[354]
Kyrgyzstan	The Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz Epic Tellers	2003	2008	APA	[355]
	Kyrgyz epic trilogy: Manas, Semetey, Seytek		2013		[356]
	Kok boru, traditional horse game		2017		[357]
	Ak-kalpak craftsmanship, traditional knowledge and skills in making and wearing Kyrgyz men's headwear		2019		[358]
	Elechek, Kyrgyz female headwear: traditional knowledge and rituals		2023		[359]
Laos	Khaen music of the Lao people		2017	APA	[360]
	Traditional craft of Naga motif weaving in Lao communities		2023		[361]
Lebanon	Zajal, recited or sung poetry	2003	2014	APA	[362]
	Al-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in Lebanon	2022	2023		[363]
Lithuania	Cross crafting and its symbolism	2001	2008	ENA	[364]
	Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs		2010		[365]
	Sodai straw garden making in Lithuania		2023		[366]
Luxembourg	Hopping procession of Echternach		2010	ENA	[367]
Madagascar	The Woodcrafting Knowledge of the Zafimaniry	2003	2008	AFR	[368]
	Malagasy Kabary, the Malagasy oratorical art		2021		[369]
	Hiragasy, a performing art of the Central Highlands of Madagascar		2023		[370]
Malawi	The Vimbuza Healing Dance	2005	2008	AFR	[371]
	Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi		2014		[372]
	Nsima, culinary tradition of Malawi		2017		[373]
	Mwinoghe, joyous dance		2018		[374]
Malawi  Mozambique  Zambia	The Gule Wamkulu	2005	2008	AFR	[375]
Malawi  Zimbabwe	Art of crafting and playing Mbira/Sansi, the finger-plucking traditional musical instrument in Malawi and Zimbabwe		2020	AFR	[376]
Malaysia	Mak Yong Theatre	2005	2008	APA	[377]
	Dondang Sayang		2018		[378]
	Silat		2019		[379]
	Songket		2021		[380]
Mali	The Cultural Space of the Yaaral and Degal	2003	2008	AFR	[381]
	The Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga		2009		[382]
	The septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba		2009		[383]
	Coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala		2014		[384]
Malta	Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta		2020	ENA	[385]
	L-Għana, a Maltese folksong tradition		2021		[386]
	Maltese Village Festa, an annual community celebration		2023		[387]
Mauritania	Mahadra, a community system for transmission of traditional knowledge and oral expressions		2023	AFR	[388]
Mauritius	Traditional Mauritian Sega		2014	AFR	[389]
	Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai		2016		[390]
	Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island		2017		[391]
Mexico	The Indigenous Festivity dedicated to the Dead	2003	2008	LAC	[392]
	Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory		2009		[393]
	Ritual ceremony of the Voladores: Papantla, El Tajín		2009		[394]
	Traditional Mexican cuisine – ancestral, ongoing community culture, the Michoacán paradigm		2010		[395]
	Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo		2010		[396]
	Pirekua, traditional song of the Purépecha		2010		[397]
	Mariachi, string music, song and trumpet		2011		[398]
	Charrería, equestrian tradition in Mexico		2016		[399]
	La Romería: ritual cycle of 'La llevada' of the Virgin of Zapopan		2018		[400]
Mexico  Spain	Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making process		2019	LAC ENA	[401]
Moldova  Romania	The Christmas carols in masculine horde		2013	ENA	[402]
	Traditional wall-carpet craftsmanship in Romania and the Republic of Moldova		2016		[403]
	The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of Moldova		2022		[404]
Mongolia	The Traditional Music of the Morin Khuur	2003	2008	APA	[405]
	Mongolian art of singing: Khoomei		2010		[406]
	The Traditional Naadam festival		2010		[407]
	Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs		2013		[408]
	Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting		2014		[409]
	Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs		2019		[410]
Montenegro	Cultural Heritage of Boka Navy Kotor: a festive representation of a memory and cultural identity		2021	ENA	[411]
Morocco	The Cultural Space of Jemaa el-Fna Square	2001	2008	AFR, AST	[412]
	The Moussem of Tan-Tan	2005	2008		[413]
	Cherry festival in Sefrou		2012		[414]
	Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree		2014		[415]
	Taskiwin, martial dance of the western High Atlas		2017		[416]
	Gnawa		2019		[417]
	Tbourida		2021		[418]
	Malhun, a popular poetic and musical art		2023		[419]
Mozambique	The Chopi Timbila	2005	2008	AFR	[420]
Namibia	Oshituthi shomagongo, marula fruit festival		2015	AFR	[421]
Netherlands	Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermills		2017	ENA	[422]
	Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands		2021		[423]
	Rotterdam Summer Carnival		2023		[424]
Nicaragua	El Güegüense	2005	2008	LAC	[425]
Niger	Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger		2014	AFR	[425]
Nigeria	The Ifá Divination System	2005	2008	AFR	[426]
	Ijele masquerade		2009		[427]
	The Argungu Fishing Festival		2016		[428]
	Kwagh-Hir theatrical performance		2019		[429]
	Sango Festival, Oyo		2023		[430]
North Korea	Arirang folk song in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea		2014	APA	[431]
	Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea		2015		[432]
	Pyongyang Raengmyon custom		2022		[433]
North Korea  South Korea	Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)		2018	APA	[434]
North Macedonia	Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in Štip		2013	ENA	[435]
	Kopachkata, a social dance from the village of Dramche, Pijanec		2014		[436]
North Macedonia  Turkey	Spring celebration, Hıdrellez		2017	ENA	[437]
Norway	Practice of traditional music and dance in Setesdal, playing, dancing and singing (stev/stevjing)		2019	ENA	[438]
Oman	Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys		2010	ARB	[439]
	Al 'azi, elegy, processional march and poetry		2012		[440]
	Horse and camel Ardhah		2018		[441]
	Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practices		2022		[442]
Oman  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates	Majlis, a cultural and social space		2015	ARB	[443]
	Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity		2015		[444]
Oman  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates	Alheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocks		2022	ARB	[445]
Oman  United Arab Emirates	Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates		2014	ARB	[446]
	Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry		2012		[447]
	Al-Razfa, a traditional performing art		2015		[448]
	Camel racing, a social practice and a festive heritage associated with camels		2020		[449]
Palestine	The Palestinian hikaye	2005	2008	AST	[450]
	The art of embroidery in Palestine, practices, skills, knowledge and rituals		2021		[451]
	Dabkeh, traditional dance in Palestine		2023		[452]
Panama	Artisanal processes and plant fibers techniques for talcos, crinejas and pintas weaving of the pinta'o hat		2017	LAC	[453]
	Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture		2018		[454]
	Dances and expressions associated with the Corpus Christi Festivity		2021		[455]
Paraguay	Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in Paraguay		2020	LAC	[456]
Peru	Taquile and its Textile Art	2005	2008	LAC	[457]
	Huaconada, ritual dance of Mito		2010		[458]
	The scissors dance		2010		[459]
	Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit'i		2011		[460]
	Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the Q'eswachaka bridge		2013		[461]
	Virgen de la Candelaria, Harákmbut sung prayers of Peru's Huachipaire people		2014		[462]
	Wititi dance of the Colca Valley		2015		[463]
	Traditional system of Corongo's water judges		2017		[464]
	'Hatajo de Negritos' and 'Hatajo de Pallitas' from the Peruvian south-central coastline		2019		[465]
	Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún people		2021		[466]
	Practices and meanings associated with the preparation and consumption of ceviche, an expression of Peruvian traditional cuisine	2023	2023		[467]
Philippines	The Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao	2001	2008	APA	[468]
	The Darangen Epic of the Maranao People of Lake Lanao	2005	2008		[469]
	Aklan piña handloom weaving		2023		[470]
Poland	Nativity scene tradition in Kraków		2018	ENA	[471]
	Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions		2021		[472]
	Polonaise, traditional Polish dance		2023		[473]
Portugal	The Fado, urban popular song of Portugal, performance genre incorporating music and poetry widely practised in the country and among emigrant communities		2011	ENA	[474]
	The Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal		2014		[475]
	Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figures		2017		[476]
	Winter festivities, Carnival of Podence		2019		[477]
	Community festivities in Campo Maior		2021		[478]
Romania	The Căluș tradition	2005	2008	ENA	[479]
	Doina		2009		[480]
	The Horezu ceramics		2012		[481]
	Lad's dances		2015		[482]
Russia	The Cultural Space and Oral Culture of the Semeiskie	2001	2008	ENA	[483]
	The Olonkho, Yakut Heroic Epos	2005	2008		[484]
Samoa	'Ie Samoa, fine mat and its cultural value		2019	APA	[485]
Saudi Arabia	Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi Arabia		2015	ARB	[486]
	Almezmar, drumming and dancing with sticks		2016		[487]
	Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi Arabia		2017		[488]
	Knowledge and practices related to cultivating Khawlani coffee beans		2022		[489]
Saudi Arabia  Algeria  Bahrain  Egypt  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Lebanon  Mauritania  Morocco  Oman  Palestine  Sudan  Tunisia  United Arab Emirates  Yemen	Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices		2021	ARB	[490]
Senegal	Xooy, a divination ceremony among the Serer of Senegal		2013	AFR	[491]
	Ceebu Jën, a culinary art of Senegal		2021		[492]
Serbia	Slava, celebration of family saint patron's day		2014	ENA	[493]
	Kolo, traditional folk dance		2017		[494]
	Singing to the accompaniment of the gusle		2018		[495]
	Zlakusa pottery		2020		[496]
	Social practices and knowledge related to the preparation and use of the traditional plum spirit – šljivovica		2022		[497]
Seychelles	Moutya		2021	AFR	[498]
Singapore	Hawker culture		2020	APA	[499]
Slovakia	Fujara and its music	2005	2008	ENA	[500]
	Music of Terchová		2013		[501]
	Bagpipe culture		2015		[502]
	Multipart singing of Horehronie		2017		[503]
	Drotárstvo, wire craft and art		2019		[504]
Slovenia	Škofja Loka passion play		2016	ENA	[505]
	Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti		2017		[506]
	Bobbin lacemaking in Slovenia		2018		[507]
	Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life		2022		[508]
South Korea	Royal Ancestral Ritual in the Jongmyo Shrine and its Music	2001	2008	APA	[509]
	Pansori singing	2003	2008		[510]
	Gangneung Danoje	2005	2008		[511]
	Cheoyongmu		2009		[512]
	Ganggangsullae		2009		[513]
	Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut		2009		[514]
	Namsadang Nori		2009		[515]
	Yeongsanjae		2009		[516]
	Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture		2010		[517]
	Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra		2010		[518]
	Jultagi, tightrope walking		2011		[519]
	Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art		2011		[520]
	Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region		2011		[521]
	Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea		2012		[522]
	Kimjang, making and sharing Kimchi in the Republic of Korea		2013		[523]
	Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea		2014		[524]
	Culture of Jeju Haenyeo (women divers)		2016		[525]
	Yeondeunghoe, lantern lighting festival in the Republic of Korea		2020		[526]
	Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea		2022		[527]
Spain	The Mystery Play of Elche	2001	2008	ENA	[528]
	The Patum of Berga	2005	2008		[529]
	Irrigators' tribunals of the Spanish Mediterranean coast: the Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia and the Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia		2009		[530]
	Whistled language of the island of La Gomera		2009
	Human towers		2010		[531]
	Flamenco		2010		[532]
	Chant of the Sybil on Majorca		2010		[533]
	Festivity of 'la Mare de Déu de la Salut' of Algemesí		2011		[534]
	Fiesta of the patios in Cordoba		2012		[535]
	Valencia Fallas festivity		2016		[536]
	Tamboradas drum-playing rituals		2018		[537]
	Wine Horses		2020		[538]
	Manual bell ringing		2022		[539]
Sri Lanka	Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka		2018	APA	[540]
	Traditional craftsmanship of making Dumbara Ratā Kalāla		2021		[541]
Sudan	Procession and celebrations of Prophet Mohammed's birthday in Sudan		2023	AFR	[542]
Switzerland	Winegrowers' Festival in Vevey (Fête des Vignerons)		2016	ENA	[543]
	Basel Carnival		2017		[544]
	Holy Week processions in Mendrisio		2019		[545]
	Alpine pasture season		2023		[546]
Syria	Practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose in Al-Mrah		2019	ARB	[547]
	Al-Qudoud al-Halabiya		2021		[548]
Tajikistan	Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts		2016	APA	[549]
	Chakan, embroidery art		2018		[550]
	Falak		2021		[551]
	Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabrics		2023		[552]
Tajikistan  Uzbekistan	Shashmaqom Music	2003	2008	APA	[553]
Thailand	Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand		2018	APA	[554]
	Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage		2019		[555]
	Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand		2021		[556]
	Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival		2023		[557]
Tonga	The Lakalaka, Dances and Sung Speeches of Tonga	2003	2008	APA	[558]
Tunisia	Pottery skills of the women of Sejnane		2018	AST	[559]
	Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah Islands		2020		[560]
	Harissa, knowledge, skills and culinary and social practices		2022		[561]
Turkey	The Arts of the Meddah, Public Storytellers	2003	2008	ENA	[562]
	The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony	2005	2008		[563]
	Karagöz and Hacivat		2009		[564]
	Âşıklık tradition		2009		[565]
	Traditional Sohbet meetings		2010		[566]
	Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival		2010		[567]
	Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritual		2010		[568]
	Ceremonial Keşkek tradition		2011		[569]
	Mesir Macunu festival		2012		[570]
	Turkish coffee culture and tradition		2013		[571]
	Ebru, Turkish art of marbling		2014		[572]
	Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-making		2016		[573]
	Traditional Turkish archery		2019		[574]
	Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in Turkey		2021		[575]
Turkmenistan	Epic art of Gorogly		2015	APA	[576]
	Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing		2017		[577]
	Traditional Turkmen carpet making art in Turkmenistan		2019		[578]
	Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing		2021		[579]
	Art of Akhal-Teke horse breeding and traditions of horses' decoration		2023		[580]
Turkmenistan  Iran	Turkmen-style needlework art		2022	APA	[581]
Uganda	Barkcloth Making in Uganda	2005	2008	AFR	[582]
Ukraine	Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk art		2013	ENA	[583]
	Tradition of Kosiv painted ceramics		2019		[584]
	Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it		2021		[585]
United Arab Emirates	Al Aflaj, traditional irrigation network system in the UAE, oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distribution		2020	ARB	[586]
	Al Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab Emirates		2022		[587]
United Arab Emirates  Oman  Saudi Arabia	Harees dish: know-how, skills and practices		2023	ARB	[588]
Uruguay	The Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practice		2009	LAC	[589]
Uzbekistan	The Cultural Space of the Boysun District	2001	2008	APA	[590]
	Katta Ashula		2009		[591]
	Askiya, the art of wit		2014		[592]
	Palov culture and tradition		2016		[593]
	Khorazm dance, Lazgi		2019		[594]
	Bakhshi art		2021		[595]
	Ceramic arts in Uzbekistan		2023		[596]
Vanuatu	Vanuatu Sand Drawings	2003	2008	APA	[597]
Venezuela	Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi		2012	LAC	[598]
	La Parranda de San Pedro de Guarenas y Guatire		2013		[599]
	Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua		2015		[600]
	Carnival of El Callao, a festive representation of a memory and cultural identity		2016		[601]
	Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist		2021		[602]
Vietnam	Space of gong culture	2005	2008	APA	[603]
	Nhã nhạc, Vietnamese court music	2003	2008		[604]
	Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs		2009		[605]
	Gióng Festival of Phù Đổng and Sóc Temples		2010		[606]
	Worship of Hùng Kings in Phú Thọ		2012		[607]
	Art of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Việt Nam		2013		[608]
	Ví and Giặm folk songs of Nghệ Tĩnh		2014		[609]
	Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms		2016		[610]
	Xoan singing of Phú Thọ province, Viet Nam		2017		[611]
	The art of Bài chòi in Central Viet Nam		2017		[612]
	Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet Nam		2019		[613]
	Art of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet Nam		2021		[614]
Yemen	Song of Sana'a	2003	2008	AST	[615]
Zambia	The Makishi Masquerade	2005	2008	AFR	[616]
	Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group		2018		[617]
	Budima dance		2020		[618]
	Kalela dance		2022		[619]
Zimbabwe	The Mbende Jerusarema Dance	2005	2008	AFR	[620]

The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding contains intangible cultural heritage elements "that concerned communities and States Parties consider require urgent measures to keep them alive".^[8]

Member state	Element[A]	Year inscribed[C]	Region[D]	Ref.
Albania	Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage	2022	ENA	[621]
Algeria	Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and Tidikelt	2018	AST	[622]
Azerbaijan	Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game	2013	ENA	[623]
	Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Nakhchivan	2018		[622]
Belarus	Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)	2009	ENA	[624]
	Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahod	2019	ENA	[625]
Botswana	Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana's Kgatleng District	2012	AFR	[626]
	Dikopelo folk music of Bakgatla ba Kgafela in Kgatleng District	2017	AFR	[627]
	Seperu folkdance and associated practices	2019	AFR	[628]
Brazil	Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	2011	LAC	[629]
Cambodia	The stringed music instrument Chapei dang veng	2016	APA	[630]
	The dance drama Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet	2018	APA	[631]
Chile	Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca pottery	2022	LAC	[632]
China	Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges	2009	APA	[633]
	Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	2009	APA	[634]
	Qiang New Year festival	2009	APA	[635]
	Meshrep	2010	APA	[636]
	Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks	2010	APA	[637]
	Wooden movable-type printing of China	2010	APA	[638]
	Hezhen Yimakan storytelling	2011	APA	[639]
Colombia	Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region	2015	LAC	[640]
	Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and Nariño	2020	LAC	[641]
Colombia  Venezuela	Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songs	2017	LAC	[642]
Croatia	Ojkanje singing	2010	ENA	[643]
Egypt	Traditional Hand Puppetry—Al-Aragoz	2018	AST	[622]
	Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)	2020	AST	[644]
Estonia	Building and use of expanded dugout boats in the Soomaa region	2021	ENA	[645]
France	Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica	2009	ENA	[646]
Federated States of Micronesia	Carolinian wayfinding and canoe making	2021	APA	[647]
Guatemala	Nan Pa'ch ceremony	2013	LAC	[648]
Indonesia	Saman dance	2011	APA	[649]
	Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	2012	APA	[650]
Iran	Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling	2011	APA	[651]
	Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf	2011	APA	[652]
Kenya	Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda	2009	AFR	[653]
	Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya	2014	AFR	[654]
	Rituals and practices associated with Kit Mikayi shrine	2019	AFR	[655]
	Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community	2018	AFR	[622]
Kuwait	Al Sadu traditional weaving skills in Kuwait.	2020	AST	[656]
Kyrgyzstan	Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets	2012	APA	[657]
Latvia	Suiti cultural space	2009	ENA	[658]
Mali	Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké	2009	AFR	[659]
	Secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali	2011	AFR	[660]
	Cultural practices and expressions linked to the 'M'Bolon', a traditional musical percussion instrument	2021	AST	[661]
Mauritania	Moorish epic T'heydinn	2011	AST	[662]
Mauritius	Sega Tambour Chagos	2019	AFR	[663]
Mongolia	Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	2009	APA	[664]
	Tsuur end-blown flute	2009	APA
	Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic	2009	APA	[665]
	Folk long song performance technique of Limbe performances - circular breathing	2011	APA	[666]
	Mongolian calligraphy	2013	APA	[667]
	Coaxing ritual for camels	2015	APA	[668]
	Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites	2017	APA	[669]
Namibia	Aixan/Gana/Ob#ANS TSI //Khasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skills	2020	AFR	[670]
North Macedonia	Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Polog	2015	ENA	[671]
Pakistan	Suri Jagek (observing the sun)	2018	APA	[622]
Philippines	Buklog, thanksgiving ritual system of the Subanen	2019	APA	[672]
Peru	Eshuva, Harákmbut sung prayers of Peru's Huachipaire people	2011	LAC	[673]
Portugal	Manufacture of cowbells	2015	ENA	[674]
	Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing process	2016	ENA	[675]
Syria	Shadow play	2018	AST	[676]
Timor-Leste	Tais, traditional textile	2021	APA	[677]
Turkey	Whistled language, Turkish bird language	2017	ENA	[678]
	Traditional Ahlat stonework	2022	ENA	[679]
Uganda	Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda	2012	AFR	[680]
	Empaako of the Batooro, Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda and Banyabindi of western Uganda	2013	AFR	[681]
	Male-child cleansing ceremony of the Lango of central northern Uganda	2014	AFR	[682]
	Koogere oral tradition of the Basongora, Banyabindi and Batooro peoples	2015	AFR	[683]
	Ma'di bowl lyre music and dance	2016	AFR	[684]
Ukraine	Cossack's songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region	2016	ENA	[685]
	Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking	2022	ENA	[686]
United Arab Emirates	Al Sadu traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	2011	AST	[687]
	Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry	2017	AST	[688]
Venezuela	Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territory	2014	LAC	[689]
Viet Nam	Ca trù singing	2009	APA	[690]
	Art of pottery-making of Chăm people	2022	APA	[691]

The Register for Good Safeguarding Practices allows States Parties, communities and other stakeholders to "share successful safeguarding experiences and examples of how they surmounted challenges faced in the transmission of their living heritage, its practice and knowledge to the future generation."^[692]

Member state	Projects and Activities[A]	Year Inscribed[C]	Region[D]	Ref.
Austria	Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft (see "Werkraum Bregenzerwald" (Vorarlberg), "Textiles Zentrum Haslach" (Upper Austria), "Hand.Werk.Haus Salzkammergut" (Upper Austria))	2016	ENA	[693]
Austria  France  Germany  Norway   Switzerland	Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation	2020	ENA	[694]
Belgium	Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders	2011	ENA	[695]
	Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising	2014	ENA	[696]
Belgium  Croatia  Cyprus  France  Italy	Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports	2022	ENA	[697]
Bolivia  Chile  Peru	Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	2009	LAC	[698]
Brazil	Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage	2011	LAC	[699]
	Fandango's Living Museum	2011	LAC	[700]
Bulgaria	Festival of folklore in Koprivshtitsa: a system of practices for heritage presentation and transmission	2016	ENA	[701]
	Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	2017	ENA	[702]
China	Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	2012	APA	[703]
Colombia	Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building	2019	LAC	[704]
Croatia	Community project of safeguarding the living culture of Rovinj/Rovigno: the Batana Ecomuseum	2016	ENA	[705]
France	The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding	2020	ENA	[706]
Greece	Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song	2020	ENA	[707]
Hungary	Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage	2011	ENA	[708]
	Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept	2016	ENA	[709]
Indonesia	Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan	2009	APA	[710]
Iran	National programme to safeguard the traditional art of calligraphy in Iran	2021	APA	[711]
Kenya	Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in Kenya	2021	AFR	[712]
Kyrgyzstan	Nomad games, rediscovering heritage, celebrating diversity	2021	APA	[713]
Mexico	Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico	2012	LAC	[714]
Norway	Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern context	2016	ENA	[715]
Philippines	The School of Living Traditions (SLT)	2021	APA	[716]
Portugal  Spain	Portuguese-Galician border ICH: a safeguarding model created by Ponte...nas ondas!	2022	ENA	[717]
Spain	Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic project	2009	ENA	[718]
	Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Andalusia	2011	ENA	[719]
	Methodology for inventorying intangible cultural heritage in biosphere reserves: the experience of Montseny	2013	ENA	[720]
Sweden	Land-of-Legends programme, for promoting and revitalizing the art of storytelling in Kronoberg Region (South-Sweden)	2018	ENA	[721]
Uzbekistan	Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies	2017	APA	[722]
Venezuela	Biocultural programme for the safeguarding of the tradition of the Blessed Palm in Venezuela	2019	LAC	[723]

The Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage were established in 2008, when the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage took effect.^[724] Prior to this, a project known as the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity has already been active in recognizing the value of intangibles such as tradition, custom, and cultural spaces and the local actors who sustain these forms of cultural expressions through a Proclamation.^[3] Identification of the Masterpieces also entails the commitment of states to promote and safeguard these treasures, while UNESCO finances plans for their conservation.^[3] Started in 2001 and held biennially until 2005, a total of three Proclamations occurred, encompassing 90 forms of intangible heritage around the world.^[4]

The 90 previously proclaimed Masterpieces have been incorporated into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as its first entries, to be known as elements.^[1][725] Subsequent elements will be added following the assessment of nominations submitted by national governments acceding to the UNESCO Convention, termed as member states, who are each allowed to submit a single candidature file, in addition to multi-national candidatures. A panel of experts in intangible heritage and an appointed body, known as the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, then examine each of the nominations before officially inscribing the candidates as elements on the List.^[726]

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