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Takaoka Mikurumayama Festivalno description
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Sunari Festivalfestival in Kanie town, Aichi prefecture, Japan
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Xi'an guyueChinese traditional music
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Bunrakuform of traditional Japanese puppet theatre
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Ōgaki Festivalno description
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Takayama FestivalJapanese festival
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Johana Hikiyama Festivalno description
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japanfestivals in Japan
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Gadaaindigenous democratic system of governance used by Oromo people
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harissaTunisian hot chili pepper paste
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Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšānno description
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tahtibEgyptian martial art and folk dance
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Camel Heda'aArab oral tradition
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Taskiwinmartial dance of the western High Atlas mountain range in Central Morocco – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2017
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Krunksong composed by an unknown Armenian author of the late Middle Ages
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Petrykivka paintingtraditional Ukrainian decorative painting style
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National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahodtraditional ritual performed by residents of the village of Pahost, Belarus on St. George’s Day – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2019
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cossack song of the Dnipropetrovsk Regionsongs sung by communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine about Cossack soldiers and the tragedy of war
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Tan-Tan MoussemMoroccan cultural heritage site
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Chakanembroidery art in the Republic of Tajikistan
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Budslau festCelebration in honor of the Budslau icon of Our Lady
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Batolatraditional folk song
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shashmaqamCentral Asian musical genre
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oudpear-shaped stringed instrument
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National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
Death anniversary of the Hung KingsVietnamese festival
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Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africano description
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Danza de tijerasdance from the Andes, Peru
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Summer Carnivalmulticultural carnival in Rotterdam
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nōgakuclassical Japanese musical drama. "Nohgaku" conclude Noh, Kyōgen and etc.
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Zmijanje embroideryembroidery technique and intangible cultural heritage of Zmijanje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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yowlahtype of dance
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The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguardingsafeguarding program for the Martinique yole
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Baltic song festivalssong and dance festivals in Baltic states
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Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremonaintangible cultural heritage
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batikIndonesian cloth dyeing technique originating from Java
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mariachiform of traditional music from Mexico
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honey huntingThe extraction of honey from wild bees
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National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
Novruztraditional folk spring festival observed in several countries in Asia and the Middle East
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National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
Mevlevi Sema ceremonyno description
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washiJapanese paper
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Wayampi peopleethnic group
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Danza del palo voladorMesoamerican rite
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Vimbuzatype of dance
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slivovitzfruit brandy made from damson plums, produced in Central and Eastern Europe
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Cantonese operaChinese opera tradition originating in Guangdong province
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Meshreptraditional event among the Uygur people in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China
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Sosso Balano description
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Uozu Tatemon Festivalno description
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
pysankaegg decorating tradition in Slavic countries
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National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
uilleann pipescharacteristic national bagpipe of Ireland
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Bear festivities in the PyreneesUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Owari Tsushima Tennō Festivalannual festival in Tsushima, Aichi, Japan
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Tocatìtraditional Croatian sport played in Istria and Dalmatia
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Turkish coffeecoffee brewing method originating from Turkey
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Karagöz and HacivatTurkish shadow theatre
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no description
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Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festivalno description
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovationKnowledge and practices concerning the construction and maintenance of churches
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transhumanceperiodic migration of livestock between winter and summer pastures
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Turkish archeryarchery in Turkey
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cante alentejanopolyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal
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Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountainold folk custom and intangible cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Pologpolyphonic male two-part singing in Dolni Polog, North Macedonia – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2015
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tom yum kungThai soup cooked with prawn
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keşkekan Anatolian meat and grain stew that is listed in the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage List
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Tobata Gion FestivalAnnual festival in Kyushu, Japan
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
traditional loincloth weaving in Côte d’Ivoireloincloth weaving tradition in Côte d’Ivoire
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Chiryū Festivalfestival in Chiryu city, Aichi prefecture, Japan
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
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