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Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria
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The Culture of the Viennese "Heuriger"
The knowledge and practice of undertakers
Viennese waltz
Ladumtragen—The Winemakers’ Guild Chest Procession in Mistelbach
The Educational and Choral Tradition of the Vienna Boys’ Choir
Gautschen
Sweeping, Climbing, Roughcasting, and Burning Out Creosote in Chimneys
The Ram Procession to Obermauern
"Bloch-pulling" in Fiss
The Paver’s trade
Rowing downstream and returning upstream by horse-drawn boat on the Traun
Knowledge of Alpinism and Skills of Mountain and Ski Guides
Forging in Ybbsitz
Scheibenschlagen
Transhumance – sheep drive in the Ötztal Alps
Pilgrimage of the Mostviertel's golden bonnet and traditional costrume group
"Samsontragen" in the Lungau Region and the District of Murau
The "Glöcklerlauf" in Ebensee
The Lake Constance Radhaube in lamé lace
In d’Grean gehen – An Outing in the Greenery
Resin production in Lower Austria
Sacramental Guards in Tyrol
dry stone walling
Ratcheting during the Holy Week
The Austrian Folk Dance movement
“Odlatzbia Oröwen” in the Wiesenwienerwald
The Amras “Matschgerer”
Nassereither Schellerlaufen
Austrian Scythe Forging
Performance Practice at the Salzburg Marionette Theatre
The Weinviertler's Cellar Culture
The rag Procession in Ebensee
Liebstatt Sunday in Gmunden
Bread-Making in the Lesachtal
Wreath Riding in Weitensfeld
Basket weaving
Carnival in the Ausseerland region
The Custom Tailoring of Men’s Full Evening Dress
Production of Bregenz Forest Juppen and Wearing of Women’s Traditional Dress
Schemenlaufen
Reverse glass painting in Sandl
Blueprint - resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Burgenland
Pocket knife-making in Trattenbach
Manual Graphic Printing
Funkenfeuer
Making and Wearing of the Linz "Goldhaube"
Traditions of the Untergailtaler Kirchtag and traditional costumes in the Untergailtal / Zilski Žegen in Ziljska Noša
The "Fuhr" on Lake Hallstatt
Knowledge of timber rafting on the Upper Drava
quill embroidery
The Murau Carnival Run
Flag-throwing in Neckenmarkt
Viennese coffee house culture
The craft of Austrian Confectionery
Indigo Hand Block Printing in the Mühlviertel Region
Mining culture in Bleiberg
Mountain fires in Tyrol´s Ehrwald Basin
"Wampelerreiten" in Axams
Knowledge concerning the breeding of Lipizzan horses
Knowledge of traditional seed cultivation and production
Anklöpfeln (Knocking on Doors) in Stans
Sword dance of Dürrnberg
Anklöpfeln (knocking on doors) in the Tyrolean Unterland
The Vintner’s Crown and the guardian tree in Neustift am Walde
Garnierspenzer, Hat, and Steppmieder
Aperschnalzen
The Pinzgau Tresterer dance of the Salzburg Alpinia
The Gauderfest in Zell am Ziller
Salzkammergut Bird-Catching
Local Healing Knowledge in the Pinzgau Region
Zacchaeus singing in Zirl
Round Dancing on ice in Vienna
"Hundstoaranggeln"
Burgenland Romani
Vereinigte zu Tamsweg
Pfunds Brotherhood of the Holy Grave
Laßnitz Folk Plays
Metnitz Kinisingen
Candlemas singing in southern Lower Austria
The Öblarner Krampusspiel – Krampus Play in Öblarn
Knowledge of the locations, harvesting, and processing of the spotted gentian
The Traismauer Nativity Play
The salute shooters of Wirling
The cattle offering on Saint George’s day
Setup and visiting of traditional landscape nativity scenes in the Salzkammergut region
The "Schleuniger" Dance in Abersee
Delivery of the "Freiung" at the Maxlaun Market in Niederwölz
Traditional Craftsmanship in Gmunden: Pottery Flaming
local toponyms in the federal province of Tyrol
South Bohemian Brass Band Music in Brand-Nagelberg
The Goldbeater’s craft (Gold, silver, and metal beaters)
Larch resin harvesting
The Gunsmith´s Craft in Ferlach
Traditions of the miners and iron smelters along the Steirische Eisenstraße (Styrian Iron Route)
Bad Mitterndorf Saint Nicholas Play
Traunkirchner Mordsgschicht – Carnival Singing in Traunkirchen
storytelling in Austria
Molln Jew’s Harp
Passion Play Erl
Nativity Scene Traditions in Austria
Carolling in Heiligenblut
"Mullen" and "Matschgern" in the MARTHA villages
Nebenleistung - Association for Mutual Assistance in Fire Emergencies
Viennese Tuning and Playing Technique for the Zither
Gilding & Faux Painting
Rudentanz in Sierning
Ceremonial Marksmen in Upper Austria
The craft of bookbinding
Ceremonial Marksmen’s Guards in Salzburg
The Knowledge of Artisanal Millers
storytelling in Montafon
Kneipp therapy as traditional knowledge and practice according to the theories of Sebastian Kneipp
Innviertel Landler
Improvisatory theatre on the Tschauner-Bühne
Stove and Chimney Masonry in Burgenland
The Reither Nikolausspiel – St. Nicholas Play in Reith
Three-Step Alpine Transhumance in the Bregenz Forest
The Ötztal Dialect
"Perchten" in Gastein
"Taubenschießen" in Altaussee
The Niglo Procession in Windischgarsten
Zweidrittelgericht Landeck
Festive practices of the civic guards and ceremonial militias of the district of Murau
Bobbin lace-making in Salzburg
Historical and Decorative Painting Techniques Using Traditional Materials
Experiential Knowledge Concerning Avalanche Risk Management
Meadow irrigation in Tyrol
Perlåggen in the Tyrolean Oberland and Innsbruck regions
Carollers in Tyrol's Villgraten Valley (Inner and Outer Villgraten)
The knowledge of hazel spruce as tone wood
Cathedral workshops in Austria (St. Stephan in Vienna and the Mariendom in Linz)
Lovara song
Stinatz Wedding - Stinjačka svadba
Jew's harp playing in Austria
Specialities of individual pharmacies
Production of Traditionally Hand-Crafted Terrazzo
The art and craft of stonemasonry
Falconry in Austria
Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna
Slovene field and house names in Carinthia
Field names in Vorarlberg
The Dialect of Montafon
Jauken—A Traditional High-Flying Pigeon Sport with a Viennese Breedof High-Flying Pigeon
Traditional Irrigation in Theresienfeld
The Bellringers of Patsch
Freehand blacksmithing
Nativity scene tradition in Wenns
Guild day of the butchers and Liebfrauen-brotherhood in Gars am Kamp
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