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Takaoka Mikurumayama Festivalno description
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
kunquChinese opera
Jiangsu Province Intangible Cultural Heritage
Peking operaform of Chinese opera originating in Beijing during the Qing dynasty
Beijing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ōgaki Festivalno description
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Takayama FestivalJapanese festival
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japanfestivals in Japan
Gadaaindigenous democratic system of governance used by Oromo people
Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšānno description
Krunksong composed by an unknown Armenian author of the late Middle Ages
Petrykivka paintingtraditional Ukrainian decorative painting style
National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
cossack song of the Dnipropetrovsk Regionsongs sung by communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine about Cossack soldiers and the tragedy of war
Tan-Tan MoussemMoroccan cultural heritage site
Budslau festCelebration in honor of the Budslau icon of Our Lady
Batolatraditional folk song
shashmaqamCentral Asian musical genre
Death anniversary of the Hung KingsVietnamese festival
Polyphonic singing of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africano description
Danza de tijerasdance from the Andes, Peru
Summer Carnivalmulticultural carnival in Rotterdam
Zmijanje embroideryembroidery technique and intangible cultural heritage of Zmijanje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguardingsafeguarding program for the Martinique yole
Baltic song festivalssong and dance festivals in Baltic states
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremonaintangible cultural heritage
batikIndonesian cloth dyeing technique originating from Java island
mariachiform of traditional music from Mexico
Honey huntingThe extraction of honey from wild bees
National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
NovruzCelebration of spring at Turkic and Persian nations, related to ancient Zoroastrian religion, celebrated independently from religion nowadays
National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
Mevlevi Sema ceremonyno description
Chinese calligraphycalligraphy with Chinese script; one of the four arts (music, chess, calligraphy and painting)
Wayampi peopleethnic group
Danza del palo voladorMesoamerican rite
slivovitzfruit brandy made from damson plums, produced in Central and Eastern Europe
Cantonese operaChinese opera tradition originating in Guangdong province
Meshreptraditional event among the Uygur people in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010
uilleann pipescharacteristic national bagpipe of Ireland
falconryhunting with a trained bird of prey
Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Brussels
Turkish coffeecoffee brewing method originating from Turkey
Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realmsno description
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
transhumanceperiodic migration of livestock between winter and summer pastures
Turkish archeryarchery in Turkey
cante alentejanopolyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal
Picking of iva grass on Ozren mountainold folk custom and intangible cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
keşkekan Anatolian meat and grain stew that is listed in the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Tobata Gion FestivalAnnual festival in Kyushu, Japan
traditional loincloth weaving in Côte d’Ivoireloincloth weaving tradition in Côte d’Ivoire
Timkatepiphany celebration at Orthodox Tewahedo Church
JultagiTraditional Korean tightrope-walking
Thieboudiennetraditional dish from the Sahel, Africa
Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups in Viet Namno description
Water Tribunal of the plain of Valenciainstitution of Justice to settle disputes arising from the use of irrigation water by farmers in several Irrigation Communities
Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murciacultural property in Murcia, Spain
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala GuruRepresentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in India, inscribed in 2014
Tererétraditional beverage from Paraguay
heritage asset listed by IPHAN
cantu a tenorestyle of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of Sardinia, particularly the region of Barbagia
Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnamno description
Pinisia type of sailing rig from Indonesia
tangoArgentinian-Uruguayan partner dance
Knowledge and skills of the water measurers of the foggaras or water bailiffs of Touat and Tidikelttradition of the water measurers of the foggaras of the ksour communities of Touat and Tidikelt – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2018
Black and White Carnivalcarnival in Colombia
taishandwoven traditional textile in Timor-Leste – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2021
tamborradaconcentration of people playing drum
Kraków szopkanativity scene from Kraków
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