Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chitalishte, Bulgaria – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2017
Call for projects of the National Programme of Intangible Heritage
national call for intangible heritage projects from the Programa Nacional de Patrimônio Imaterial in Brazil – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2011
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan
programme to increase the awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of Indonesian batik – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2009
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies
cultural center safeguarding the ikat atlas and adras-making traditional technologies in Margilan, Uzbekistan – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2017
Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song
project aimed at researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song in Greece – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2020
Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern context
non-profit boatyard and workshop Oselvarverkstaden to safeguard the tradition of the oselvar boatbuilding in Os, Norway – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft
strategy of three Austrian centers for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2016
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners
program to safeguard the transmission of Fujian Puppetry in the Fujian Province in south-eastern China – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2012
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru
project to safeguard oral expressions, music, textile art and agricultural technologies of the Aymara communities of Bolivia, Chile and Peru – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2009
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico
Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2012
Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry
traditional poetry recital performed by a group of individuals without rhythmical or musical instruments in the United Arab Emirates – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2017
tradition of building and navigating long-distance canoes in Micronesia, particularly in the outer islands of Yap State – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2021
Cambodian musical tradition closely associated with the life, customs and beliefs of the Cambodian people – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2016
Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community
three interrelated male rites of passage of the Maasai community in Kenya – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
traditional art of handmade puppets projected onto a thin translucent screen in Damascus, Syria – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges
wooden arch bridge-building tradition in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, along China’s south-east coast – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
combination of instrumental and vocal music of the Uriankhai Mongolians of the Altai Region in Mongolia – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
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
traditional Kalasha meteorological and astronomical knowledge system and practice in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda
traditions and practices of nine Bantu-speaking ethnic groups in the Kaya forests of coastal Kenya – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
Program for the safeguarding of the Bandos and Parrandas of the Holy Innocents of Caucagua: nuclei of initiation and transmission of wisdoms and community councils
safeguarding programme for the Afro-descendant street celebrations taking place on the nights of 27 and 28 December in Caucagua, Venezuela
Izaga is the tallest of all Igbo masquerades, with the ability to grow very tall and also make itself short. It is an entertainment masquerade that comes during traditional ceremonies or festivals just to entertain the spectators.
Agaba is known as mgbedike: time of the brave or strong. These names are in the Igbo language, and the mask originates from Igbo-speaking communities in the South-East of Nigeria.
Odo masquerade is peculiar to the northern Igbo people of Enugu State. It is believed to be spirit of the ancestors that died many years ago and they sometimes visit the living in the form of masquerade.
Ulaga is a popular Igbo masquerade but not often seen. It comes out occasionally during funerals of titled men or during any event organised in honour of someone’s importance in a community.
The Igbo youth masquerade that is used during burial ceremonies of titled men and Ofala festivals. Such masquerades usually carry canes with which they scare people away.
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