INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY The UNESCO has just published an updated list of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity, that is, everything that we are pleased the senses and can not play with our hands.
Argentina and Uruguay - Tango - The tradition of the tango in Argentina and Uruguay, known today in the world, was in the basin of the Rio de la Plata, between the popular classes in the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. In this region, where the mix of European immigrants, the descendants of African slaves and native (Creole), there was a range of customs, beliefs and rites that became a distinctive cultural identity. Among the expressions of that identity features include music, dance and poetry of tango that are, at once embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue.
Azerbaijan - The art of Azerbaijan ashiqs - The Art of comprises Azerbaijan ashiqs poems, stories, dances, songs and instrumental music in a traditional stage performance is a symbol of the culture of the Azerbaijani people.
Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan - The Novruz or Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz Nevruz - The Novruz , also known as Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz Nevruz , marks the beginning of new year and spring in a vast geographical area that includes, among other countries, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Is held every year on March 21 target date originally based on astronomical calculations.
Belgium - The procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges - Every year in spring, between 30,000 and 45,000 people come to the center of the Belgian city of Bruges to witness the procession of the Holy Blood, on day Ascension, forty days after Easter. The origins of this brilliant solemnity back to the thirteenth century.
Bulgaria - Nestinarstvo - Messages from the past: Panagyr of St. Constantine and Helena in the village of Bulgari - Nestinarstvo, rite of the fire dance is the highlight of Panagyr, the annual celebration of religious feasts of St. Constantine and St. Helena (3 and 4 June) to be held in the village of Bulgari, in southeastern Bulgaria, the Monte Strandzha region. This holiday ritual is intended to provide the villagers being and fertility.
China - The Chinese art of seal engraving - The art of seal engraving is a very important element in Chinese art. Initially, the seals were used as signature and symbol of authority, but then its use spread among all social classes and spread to much of Asia. China
- China woodblock technique - woodcut technique traditionally used in China requires the collaboration of a half-dozen artisans who know perfectly the art of printing, having a great manual dexterity and are imbued with a strong spirit of teamwork.
China - China calligraphy - Chinese calligraphy has always been more than just a communication tool, since it has an artistic dimension that enhances their practice, even in the era of pen and computer.
China - The Chinese art of paper cutting - Present in all China and in different ethnic groups, the art of paper cutting is a popular art of great importance in everyday life. Primarily female, this art is transmitted from mother to daughter for an extended period that begins in childhood. It is widespread in rural regions.
China - Chinese crafts related to the traditional architecture with wooden frames - symbols characteristic of the architectural culture of China, the wood frame construction can be found throughout the country. His columns, beams, rafters, lintels and brackets are joined together by pin assemblies which form a flexible and resilient to earthquakes.
China - The craft of Nanjing Yunjin brocade - In the traditional Chinese art of weaving brocade Nanjing Yunjin, two craftsmen manipulate the top and bottom of a large loom to manufacture highly complex tissue-thin materials provided with feathers peacock and silk and gold thread.
China - The Dragon Boat festival - The Dragon Boat festival begins on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and is celebrated by various ethnic groups in China and the world, especially in regions of the middle and height of the Yangtze River.
China - Dance of the peasants of China's ethnic Korean - Members of the Korean ethnic group in the province of Jilin and other provinces in northeast China gather in camps and villages during community festivities to offer up a sacrifice to the God of traditional Earth, thus paying homage to nature and beseeching good fortune and bountiful harvests.
China - The Gesar epic tradition - The Tibetan ethnic communities, a phone and settled in western Mongolia and northern China share in common the legend of King Gesar, a hero of old sent to heaven to defeat the monsters overthrow the powerful and help the poor, while heterogeneous unified tribes. The singers and storytellers who preserve the tradition of the Gesar epic recount alternating prose and verse, different episodes, called "pearls strung" - in this vast storytelling with many regional variations.
China - The great song of the Dong ethnic group - A proverb of the Dong people, settled in southern China, Guizhou Province, said that "rice nourishes the body and soul songs." The tradition of this ethnic group in relation to the transmission of culture and knowledge of music is exemplified in the great song of dong, played into several parts and without instrumental accompaniment or director.
China - hua'er - In the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, and across the north-central China, members of nine different ethnic groups shared musical tradition called hua'er, emanating from a vast repertoire of songs with names of ethnic groups, cities or flowers.
China - The Manas - The Kyrgyz ethnic minority, concentrated in the region of Xinjiang, western China, is proud to be a descendant of Manas, a hero whose life and lineage are exalted in the epic of the same name, which is one of the most popular oral tradition of this people. Traditionally performed by a manaschi without musical accompaniment, the performances of this epic take place during the celebration of social events, community festivals, betrothal, funeral ceremonies and concerts.
China - The Mazu cult and its rituals - Mazu, the goddess of the sea's most influential, is the central character of many beliefs and customs, in particular oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices spread across all coastal regions China.
China - The khoomei, Mongolian art of singing - called khoomei Mongolian Art ("song throat ") or hooliin choir singing is a way in which the interpreter simultaneously emits two voices, a sharp (harmonic) and other ongoing serious (bass), causing the latter to the throat.
China - The nanyin - The nanyin is a fundamental musical art in the culture of the people of the Minnan region, south of Fujian province in the southeast coast of China, and the populations of that region scattered in other countries.
China - regong Arts - In the monasteries and villages Longwu River Basin, located in Qinghai Province, western China, Buddhist monks and folk artists of the Tibetan and you maintain the tradition of art known by the generic name of regong: thangka paintings and murals, and sculptures barbola patchworks. The influence of these artistic expressions are extended to the neighboring provinces, and into the Southeast Asia countries.
China - The Chinese sericulture and silk handicrafts - The sericulture and silk crafts practiced in the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, near Shanghai, and Sichuan Province in Chengdu, have a long history. The manufacture of silk, a task traditionally undertaken by women in the economy of regions rural, includes the cultivation of mulberry, raising silkworms, reeling and spinning of silk, the design of fabrics and clothing.
China - The Tibetan opera - In China, traditional opera's most popular ethnic Tibetan opera is an art that includes folk songs, dances, stories, chants, stunts and religious rites.
China - traditional cooking technique of the Longquan celadon - The city of Longquan, located in the coastal province of Zhejiang, is renowned for its celadon ceramics and cooking technique traditional gives it its distinctive glaze. This glaze, which is composed of golden purple clay and a mixture of calcined feldspar, limestone, quartz and plant ash, is prepared with procedures, which are transmitted from generation to generation by master craftsmen or from parent to child.
China - The traditional handicrafts manufacturing Xuan paper - The extraordinary quality of the water and the mild climate Jing District, located in Anhui province, eastern China, are two primary factors Art Xuan paper manufacturing, still flourishing in this region.
China - The set of wind instruments and percussion Xi'anm - The set of wind instruments and percussion used for more than a millennium in China's ancient capital of Xi'an (Shaanxi Province) includes drums and instruments wind and, on occasion, a male choir. The musical repertoire essentially saved the life and relationship with local religious beliefs and musical performances take place mostly in acts of a religious nature such as fairs and funerals held in the temples.
China - Yueju opera - opera in China Yueju converge traditional vernacular of the opera Mandarin and Cantonese dialect use. Rooted in Cantonese-speaking provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, located in southeast China, the Yueju opera is characterized by a set of strings and percussion as well as for the refinement of dress and makeup of its actors.
Colombia - Carnival of Blacks and Whites - Emerging from native Andean and Hispanic traditions, Carnival of Blacks and Whites is a major festive event that takes place every year, from December 28 until January 6 in San Juan de Pasto, southwest of Colombia.
Colombia - The Holy Week processions Popayán - Held since colonial times, the Holy Week processions in the city of Popayan is one of the oldest traditions in Colombia. From Tuesday until Saturday before Easter take place, between 20 and 23 hours, five processions devoted respectively to the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, the Holy Cross, the Entombment and the Resurrection, walking a path of about two miles through the center of the city.
Croatia - March of the region campanilleros Kastav in the annual carnival l - Carnival In January, campanilleros groups tour the villages scattered around the Kastav region, located northwest of Croatia. Sheepskin dressed and wearing hats decorated with sprigs green features, the parades are strutting their bells at the waist in groups of two to thirty, following in the footsteps of a guide carrying an evergreen tree.
Croatia - The Feast of St. Blaise, patron of Dubrovnik - On the eve of the Feast of San Blas, in the afternoon, put in a flight all the bells of churches in the precincts of the city of Dubrovnik (Croatia) and released flocks of white doves, symbols of peace, when the faithful gather to celebrate a ritual of healing of sore throat designed to preserve of disease. On 3 February, the official date of the feast of the city and its patron saint, the bearers of the parishes, festooned with folk dresses, flowing into the city and head to the central plaza to attend the climax of the festivities, a procession to the attending bishops, ambassadors, civil authorities, invited guests and all the people of Dubrovnik.
Croatia - The manufacture of lace in Croatia - Today persist in Croatia three different techniques, at least, for the manufacture of lace. This craft is concentrated in the cities of Pag, located on the Adriatic coast of Lepoglava, the north, and Hvar, on the Dalmatian island of the same name.
Croatia - The procession Za Krizan (Way of the Cross) on the island of Hvar - After the Mass of Holy Thursday, before the Christian festival of Easter, each of the six towns of the Dalmatian island Hvar, located south of Croatia, appoint a group of neighbors to go in procession to the five remaining villages and return to your starting point, making a journey of fifteen miles in eight hours. Each of the groups in this ordeal is organized by communities headed by a cross bearer, relentlessly marching barefoot or in socks.
Croatia - The procession of the Ljelje Spring / Kraljice (queens) of Gorjani - The Procession of Queens is held every year in spring and involves young people of Gorjani, located in the region Slavonia, northeastern Croatia.
Croatia - Manufacturing traditional wooden toys Hrvatsko Zagorje - The inhabitants of the villages dotted along the pilgrimage route to the shrine of Our Lady of the Snows of Marija Bistrica, in the region of Hrvatsko Zagorje, the northern Croatia have developed a manufacturing technique traditional toys Wood that has been passed from generation to generation. The men of the family gathered in the region willow, linden, beech and maple, and dried, cut, cutting and carving using traditional tools. The women then apply a paint compatible with the protection of the environment to draw floral or geometric giving free rein to your imagination.
Croatia - Singing and music in two voices in Istrian scale - On the peninsula of Istria, western Croatia, the Croatian community, Romanian and Italian-Istrian are keeping alive various forms of singing and music for two voices Istrian scale. This musical style is characterized by power and the slight nasality of voice.
Cyprus - Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika a - Lefkara lace making, a village southwest of Cyprus, is a traditional activity dating from the fourteenth century at least. Inspired by local crafts as well as embroidered courtiers of Venice, which established his power in Cyprus since 1489 - and in geometric patterns of ancient Greece and Byzantium, Lefkara lace are made by hand and combine four main techniques: hem, cutting, filling satin stitch and trimmed with needlework.
Spain - Mediterranean Irrigators Courts English : the Council of Good Men of the Huerta de Murcia and the Tribunal de las Aguas de la Huerta de Valencia - The courts of the English Mediterranean Irrigators are customary legal institutions of water management dating back to the days of Al Andalus (IX-XIII centuries). The two most important, the Council of Good Men of the Huerta de Murcia and the Tribunal de las Aguas de la Huerta de Valencia, are recognized by English law. Members of these two courts, which enjoy great authority and respect, are democratically elected and settle disputes through oral proceedings characterized by speed, transparency and impartiality.
Spain - Silbo Gomero, whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands) - The whistling language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), called Gomera whistle, whistles reproduces the language spoken by the Islanders: English. Transmitted from teacher to pupil over the centuries, is the only language the world whistled fully developed and practiced by a large community (22,000 people).
Estonia - The Leela, polyphonic singing traditional village hedge - hedge to the village nestled in the southeastern district of Estonia and Petchory (Russian Federation), The Leela, ancient polyphonic singing, is now a cornerstone of their identity. The singers perform their ancient songs in the traditional dresses. This song is characterized by the alternation of voices: a lead singer sings a verse and the chorus is returning to the last syllable of it to sing then the entire line.
France - Aubusson tapestry - Handmade Aubusson Tapestry is a centuries-old traditional art of weaving is an image, according to the procedures used in this and other localities in the French department of Creuse.
France - Maloya - The Maloya is a style of music, song and dance native to the island of Reunion. Blood from the beginning, the Maloya is a creation of the Malagasy and African slaves in the sugar cane plantations, which then endorsed all the inhabitants of the island.
France - the traditional route of French construction carpentry - The purpose of the design of timber frames is to run with the design expertise of the three dimensions of a building complex in wood. This traditional technical knowledge, which runs counter to contemporary standardization, enhances the role of the constructor of the building, printing the structures of this creative character.
Hungary - Feast of divers of Mohács: masked carnival traditional end of winter - the carnival of divers of Mohacs, a town in southern Hungary, take place in late February to celebrate the end winter. They get their name from the divers, frightful characters in costumes, usually men, who wear wooden masks and large woolen blankets.
India - Raman: religious festival and ritual theater of Garhwal Himalayan region - Every year in late April, the villages Twin of Saloor-Dungra, located in the State of Uttarakhand, northern India, celebrate the Raman, a religious festival in honor of the local tutelary deity, Bhumiyal Devta, in whose temple is celebrated most holidays. The rituals of this event are complex and consist of the recitation of a version of the epic of Rama and various legends, as well as interpretations of songs and dances with masks.
Indonesia - The Indonesian batik - techniques, symbolism and cultural elements associated with fabric batik-dyed cotton and silk hand-mark the existence of Indonesians from birth to Death: young children are transported in batik decorated with kangaroos symbols designed to bring good luck, and the dead are shrouded in shrouds of batik.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - The Iranian music radif - The radif is the traditional repertoire of Iranian classical music is the essence of Persian musical culture. It has more than 250 melodic units, called Gush and organized in cycles, and has a basic modal substrate becomes the backdrop to which is added the most diverse melodic motifs.
Japan - Akiu Taue no odori - The Akiu Taue no odori dance is a simulator of the rice transplanting chores running Akiu neighbors, a city in northern Japan, to implore a good harvest. Danced since the late seventeenth century by communities throughout the region, this dance is executed today in festivals held in spring and autumn.
Japan - chakkirako - Located in central Japan, on a peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, washed by the waters of the Pacific, the city of Miura was developed around a naval base and port where civil passing boats anchored. Inspired by the dances of other cities, learned through Sailors coming from other ports, the population of Miura created chakkirako ritual dance to celebrate the New Year and implore prosperity and abundant fisheries in the coming months.
Japan - daimokutate - Yahashira In the sanctuary, located in the city of Nara in central Japan, community youth Kami-Fukawa, dressed in samurai and placed in a semicircle, are held upright with individual bows in their hands. One by one they are occupying the center of the semicircle at the behest of an old man who is pronouncing the name of each of the characters in the stories about the feud between the Genji and Heike clans. Japan
- The bugaku of Dainichido - According to legend, itinerant artists bugaku, ritual performance and dance music of the Imperial Palace in the city acted Hachimantai, north of Japan in the early eighth century, in times of Dainichido reconstruction of the temple flag. Hence the name of Dainichido bugaku used to describe this artistic expression that, over time, evolved considerably enriched with indigenous inputs transmitted to the young by their elders in the heart of local communities Osato, Azukisawa, Nagamine and Taniuchi. Every year, on the date of January 2, members of these four communities come together in precise locations before marching in procession to the shrine. Once there, running from dawn until noon nine sacred dances, which are so many prayers to implore for happiness for the New Year.
Japan - Gagaku - Characterized by its long slow songs and mime choreography, the Gagaku is the oldest traditional performing arts of Japan. Is represented in the feasts and ceremonies of the Imperial Palace and in theaters around the country.
Japan - The kagura of Hayachine - Between the fourteenth century and the fifteenth century, the population of Iwate Prefecture, north of the main island of the archipelago of Japan, Mount Hayachine worshiped by considering a divinity. This devotion gave rise to kagura, a folkloric representation today still encourages the Grand Festival Hayachine Shrine, held the first day of August each year in the city of Hanamaki.
Japan - Hitachi furyumono - The procession called Hitachi furyumono takes place in this city, located in the central part of Japan in the Pacific coast. Held every year in April, during the Cherry Blossom Festival, or every seven years in the month of May, While the Great Festival Temple of Kamine. Each of the four local communities, Kita-machi, Higashi-machi, Nishi-machi and Hom-machi, manufactures a float that serves as a place of worship to a deity and at the same time, conveys a theater puppets several stories high.
Japan - The feast of Koshikijima Toshidon not - According to a popular Japanese belief, then begin a new period is coming to visit our world a god bringer of blessings. The festival of Koshikijima not Toshidon, held New Year's Eve in Shimo-Koshiki Island, located southwest of the Japanese archipelago, has por objeto celebrar la llegada de una de esas divinidades en visita, llamadas raiho-shin.
Japón – Ojiya-chijimi y echigo-jofu, técnicas de fabricación de tejidos con ramio en la región de Uonuma (prefectura de Niigata) – Los textiles ligeros y de gran calidad fabricados con la planta del ramio son ideales para los veranos cálidos y húmedos del Japón. Nacidas en la región de Uonuma (prefectura de Niigata), al noroeste de la isla principal del Japón, las técnicas de fabricación de tejidos con ramio denominadas ojiya-chijimi y echigo-jofu llevan la impronta del clima frío de esa región, caracterizado por las precipitaciones de nieve invernales.
Japón - The ritual no oku-noticed aenokoto - The oku-aenokoto notice is not agricultural ritual passed down from generation to generation by the rice in Noto Peninsula, north of Ishikawa Prefecture in the central part of the island Honshu, the largest of the Japanese archipelago. Held twice a year, this ritual impetratory of good harvests is unique among all those in Asia. Its peculiarity is that the heads of families invite the deities of the rice fields to their homes and driven as if the invisible spirits of these were actually present.
Japan - manufacturing techniques Sekishu-Banshi role in the region of Iwami (Shimane Prefecture) - The toughest part is manufactured in Japan under-Banshi Sekishu techniques that are unique to their gender. Papermaking with these procedures has been carrying out since long time ago in Iwami region, located in Shimane Prefecture. At first, it was an additional income generating activity for farmers.
Japan - ainu traditional dance - The Ainu are an indigenous people living today, mostly on the island of Hokkaido, northern Japan. Their traditional dance is presented in public in the course of ceremonial events and banquets, as well as the cultural context of newly created festivals, or run privately on several occasions of everyday life.
Japan - The procession of yamahoko, floats from the Gion Festival in Kyoto City - July 17 each year, the Gion Festival, held in Kyoto city, located in the center of Japan, culminating in the grand procession of yamahoko, floats decorated with tapestries and wood and metal ornaments. They are so refined that they have been given the name "museum street".
Mali - The Charter of Mande, Fuga KURUK proclaimed in - In the early thirteenth century, following a major military victory of the founder of the Mandinka Empire, the sovereign and the Areopagus of scholars, gathered in assembly in KURUK Fuga, proclaimed the Charter of the new command, which gets its name of the territory of the Upper Niger River located today on either side of the border between Guinea and Mali. This letter is one of the oldest constitutions in the world, but there is only orally. It consists of a preamble and seven chapters that claim: the social peace in diversity, the inviolability of human beings, people's education, the integrity of the country, food security, the abolition raid of slavery and freedom of expression and trade.
Mali - When repairs to the roof of the seven-Kamablon, Kangaba sacred house - the Malinke and other towns in the region of the Mandan, located southwest of Mali, meets every seven years in the village to celebrate Kangaba the installation of a new thatched roof in the Kamablon, "the house of the word." Built in 1653, this remarkable circular building houses objects and furniture of great symbolic value to the community and also houses the village council.
Mexico - Places of memory and traditions the Otomi live-Chichimecs of Toliman: Peña de Bernal, guardian of a sacred territory - The Otomi people-chichimeca, seated in the semi-desert area of \u200b\u200bthe State of Queretaro, in central Mexico, have developed a range of traditions attest to its unique relationship with the topography and surrounding environment.
Mexico - The ritual of flying - The ritual ceremony of the flyers is a dance associated with fertility that are running various ethnic groups in Mexico and Central America, particularly the Totonac Veracruz state, east of Mexico . Its purpose is to express the respect shown towards nature and the spiritual universe, and harmony with both.
Nigeria - The parade of the mask ijele - In many communities in Anambra State, south-east of Nigeria, ijele mask parade takes place at parties, funeral ceremonies and other special events held in the dry season to implore fertility and abundant harvests. This mask has four meters high and the magnitude of its size means that it takes six months to a few hundred men to prepare and build a shelter where they keep up their parade.
Republic of Korea - The cheoyongmu - The cheoyongmu is a former court dance is now the subject of stage performances. In the beginning was intended to avert evil spirits and guarantee tranquility or royal banquets during exorcisms performed New Year's Eve of obtaining the good luck.
Republic of Korea - The ganggangsulla e - The ganggangsullae is a seasonal ritual to implore good harvests and fertility, which is very popular in the southeast of the Republic of Korea. It takes place mostly during the eighth lunar month, during the Chuseok holiday, the day of Korean Thanksgiving. In the glow of the full moon, dozens of young people form a single village circle to sing and dance all night, led by a lead singer.
Republic of Korea - The rite Yeongdeunggut in Chilmeoridang (Cheju Island) - The celebration of the rite in the temple Yeongdeunggut Chilmeoridang (Cheju Island) takes place during the second lunar month. Its purpose is to ask the gods to the sea remain calm and crops and fisheries are abundant. The ritual ceremonies performed in the sanctuary of Chilmeoridang, in the village of Gun-rip, are representative of those that are organized everywhere in the Korean island of Cheju.
Republic of Korea - The nori Namsadang - literally: "theater men strolling players "- is a traditional folk show with multiple facets, which used to be represented once in Korea for traveling artists, and is now kept alive by professional troupes. The show consists of six parts.
Republic of Korea - The Yeongsanjae - An essential element of Korean Buddhist culture, the ceremony called transmission recalls Yeongsanjae Lotus Sutra by the Buddha on the Vulture Peak (India), through which are expressed philosophical and spiritual message of Buddhism and promoting self-discipline of their followers.
Romania - The doina - Named in various ways in Romania, is a lyrical chant doina solemn, improvised and spontaneous. Essential element of Romanian folklore, the doina was until 1900 the only musical genre present in many regions of the country.
Turkey - Traditional art âşıklık (minstrelsy) - Traditional art âşıklık (minstrelsy) remains in Turkey with itinerant minstrels called âşıks. Dressed in traditional attire and strumming a stringed instrument called the saz, the âşıks usually act at weddings, cafes and public holidays of all kinds.
Turkey - Karagöz - The Karagöz is a Turkish shadow play in which puppets of characters and objects, called tasvirs and skin made of camel or ox, stay with chopsticks to a light source to project their silhouettes on a cotton screen.
Uruguay - Candombe and cultural space: a community practice - Sundays and many holidays, calls Candombe drums echo in the Southern district of Montevideo and in two southern districts of the Uruguayan capital and Cordón Palermo, home to a population of African origin. Before the commencement of the parade of Candomble, the participants gather around bonfires to tune their drums and fellowship. Uzbekistan
- The bluish Katta - Katta ashula literally the "great song" - is a traditional way of singing that is integral to the identity of several towns in the Fergana valley in Uzbekistan, where they also live Tajiks, Uighurs and Turks, and some regions of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Katta ashula The original is a genre that unites the performing arts, singing, instrumental music and oriental poetry and some rites sacred.
Viet Nam - The folk songs Quan Ho Bac Ninh - In the provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, north of Viet Nam, many villages are twinned and have strengthened its links with social customs and Quan Ho folk songs. These songs consist of songs sung in alternation by two women from one village to sing in unison and two men from another village who will respond with similar melodies, but different letter
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