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The Intangible Heritage Lists
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The List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding which will come into being in Abu Dhabi, will include elements proposed by States Parties to the Convention and whose viability is endangered, despite the efforts of the community or group concerned. By inscribing an element on this List, the State undertakes to implement specific safeguards and may be eligible to receive financial assistance from a Fund set up for this purpose. The Committee will examine 12 nominations from eight States Parties.

The Representative List already includes 90 elements, following the incorporation of the 90 masterpieces proclaimed before the Convention entered into force. It will now be augmented by the first elements to be inscribed according to criteria defined in the operational directives of the Convention. These elements must help enhance the visibility of the intangible cultural heritage and raise awareness regarding its importance; they must benefit from measures to promote their continued practice and transmission, and must have been nominated by States with the active and widest possible participation of the communities concerned, and with their free, prior and informed consent.

The Committee will also select programmes, projects and activities that it considers best reflect the principles and objectives of the Convention. The Committee hopes to use this register of good practices to raise public awareness of the importance of intangible heritage and the need to safeguard it.

76 elements corresponding to 27 countries - reset criteria

Argentina

Representative List
The Tango (2009) Multinational: Argentina - Uruguay

Azerbaijan

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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey
The art of Azerbaijani Ashiq (2009)

Belgium

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Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges (2009)

Bulgaria

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Nestinarstvo, messages from the past: the Panagyr of Saints Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari (2009)

China

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China engraved block printing technique (2009)
Chinese calligraphy (2009)
Chinese paper-cut (2009)
Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures (2009)
Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group (2009)
Gesar epic tradition (2009)
Grand song of the Dong ethnic group (2009)
Hua’er (2009)
Manas (2009)
Mongolian art of singing: Khoomei (2009)
Nanyin (2009)
Regong arts (2009)
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China (2009)
The Dragon Boat festival (2009)
The Mazu belief and customs (2009)
The art of Chinese seal engraving (2009)
The craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade (2009)
The traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon (2009)
The traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper (2009)
Tibetan opera (2009)
Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble (2009)
Yueju opera (2009)

Colombia

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Carnaval de Negros y Blancos (2009)
Holy Week processions in Popayán (2009)

Croatia

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Annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area (2009)
Lacemaking in Croatia (2009)
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar (2009)
Spring procession of Ljelje/Kraljice (queens) from Gorjani (2009)
The festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik (2009)
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje (2009)
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale (2009)

Cyprus

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Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika (2009)

Estonia

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Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition (2009)

France

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Aubusson tapestry (2009)
Maloya (2009)
The scribing tradition in French timber framing (2009)

Hungary

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Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom (2009)

India

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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey
Ramman: religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India (2009)

Indonesia

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Indonesian Batik (2009)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey
The Radif of Iranian music (2009)

Japan

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Akiu no Taue Odori (2009)
Chakkirako (2009)
Daimokutate (2009)
Dainichido Bugaku (2009)
Gagaku (2009)
Hayachine Kagura (2009)
Hitachi Furyumono (2009)
Koshikijima no Toshidon (2009)
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture (2009)
Oku-noto no Aenokoto (2009)
Sekishu-Banshi: papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (2009)
Traditional Ainu dance (2009)
Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival (2009)

Kyrgyzstan

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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey

Mali

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The Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga (2009)
The septennial re-roofing ceremony of the Kamablon, sacred house of Kangaba (2009)

Mexico

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Places of memory and living traditions of the Otomí-Chichimecas people of Tolimán: the Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory (2009)
Ritual ceremony of the Voladores (2009)

Nigeria

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Ijele masquerade (2009)

Pakistan

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Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey

Republic of Korea

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Cheoyongmu (2009)
Ganggangsullae (2009)
Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut (2009)
Namsadang Nori (2009)
Yeongsanjae (2009)

Romania

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Doina (2009)

Spain

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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)
Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero (2009)

Turkey

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Karagöz (2009)
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey
Âşıklık (minstrelsy) tradition (2009)

Uruguay

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The Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practice (2009)
The Tango (2009) Multinational: Argentina - Uruguay

Uzbekistan

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Katta Ashula (2009)
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz (2009) Multinational: Azerbaijan - India - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - Turkey

Viet Nam

Representative List
Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs (2009)

*Countries not having ratified the 2003 Convention