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Inventaire national du patrimoine culturel immatériel
national inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Paris
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National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France
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maypoletall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals
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woodturningcraft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation
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Damascus steeltype of steel used in Middle Eastern swordmaking
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Limoges porcelainporcelain produced in and around Limoges, France
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Q21554806no description
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Stone of Saint VioHemispherical stele
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French hunting horntype of French hunting horn (trompe de chasse)
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trainera competitionrowing events using traineras
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boule bretonneboules
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzanno description
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Ménage de saint Kodeligno description
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Alençon laceFrench Needle Lace
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sjoelentraditional Dutch game now played as a sport
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maloyamusic genre of Réunion
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savateFrench combat sport
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tailorperson who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally
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illuminated manuscriptmanuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration
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prieuré Saint Ortairepriory located in Orne, in France
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rocking stone of HuelgoatRocking stone in Huelgoat, France
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Specialist basketry for Breton fishermanno description
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gastronomic meal of the Frenchno description
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Limoges enamelartistic material made in Limoges, France
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Camargue bullfightingtype of bullfighting
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seaweed harvest in Franceno description
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Quilles de neufno description
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chair makerwho make chairs, especially those who design and create chairs by hand
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Fête de l’ours de Prats-de-Mollo-la-Presteno description
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poterie du Mesnil de Baventpottery in Bavent (Calvados)
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China paintingart of painting on ceramics
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wood carvingform of working wood by means of a cutting tool
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Le sport traditionel du curlingancient popular sport in Flanders, in which a wooden disc is rolled into the ground as close as possible to a stick
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corsetmakerprofession making corsets and related foundation garments
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petanqueboules' sport game
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furrierperson who makes or sells clothing and other articles from fur and animal skins
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pastoraltheatre genre from the Basque Country
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Q21554829no description
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palet sur planchegame of skill from Upper Brittany
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Morragame using hands (like drawing lots)
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French medicinal plantsno description
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makilapole weapon
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Maypoles in Franceno description
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paghjellasecular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica, France – inscribed in the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009
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Enamels from Longwypottery works operating out of a convent in Meurthe et Moselle region of France
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Saint Méen springno description
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Laxoamodality of pilota basca
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flagstonerefers to large flat sections of slate used for paving and also bluestone cut for this purpose
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Lac de Grand-Lieulake in Loire-Atlantique, France
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Ifs de La Haye-de-Routotno description
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Aubusson tapestryintangible cultural heritage of tapestry making in Aubusson and the Creuse region of France
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Toad in the holepalets game
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Psalterium (instrument)struck string instrument; zither
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pigmentmaterial that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light
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Q21011266no description
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If funéraire de Saint-Ursinno description
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rotogravureprinting process
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weavingtechnology for the production of textiles
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Erreboteano description
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Christmas fireno description
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gourenstyle of folk wrestling of Brittany, France
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gildingcovering object with layer of gold
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Breton songmusic genre in Brittany
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Fêtes de Daxno description
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remarkable trees of La Lande-Patryno description
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Perfumeries of Grassean intangible cultural heritage of France
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Fêtes de l'ours en Vallespirno description
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Fest Noztraditional festival in Brittany
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Q130369013no description
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Faïencerie d'Art de Malicorneno description
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dentelle du Puylace from Le Puy-en-Velay, France
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DaumCrystal studio in Nancy, France
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celebrations of Our Lady of Larunsno description
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Q21008055no description
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Les pierres sonnantesbasalt rocks in Brittany, France
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Chêne d'Allouvillepedunculate oak in Seine-Maritime, in France, hosting two tiny chapels
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Limusinno description
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carpentry in Francetraditional tracing in French carpentry
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benttwo-dimensional transverse rigid frame (or similar structures such as three-hinged arches)
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Chaise de Saint-Ronanmegalith in Locronan, France
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Carnaval de Granvilleno description
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Carnaval des deux rivesno description
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carillonkeyboard musical instrument of bells
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cantèratradition of plurivocal singing specific to Béarn and Bigorre
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Western calligraphyArt of writing
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Equitation in the French traditionno description
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Bœuf de Bazas IGPno description
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Forêt de Brotonneforest in France
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Q21426944no description
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Q21552769no description
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bookbindingprocess of physically assembling a book
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bohaFrench bagpipe
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Blanquefort-sur-Briolancecommune in Lot-et-Garonne, France
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Basque pelotavariety of court sports
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Fêtes de Bayonneseries of festivals in Bayonne, France
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silk millfactory that makes silk for garments
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Q57834132no description
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Fête de l’ours d’Arles-sur-Techno description
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Q19606748no description
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Barquette marseillaiseno description
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CandlemasChristian Holy Day
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