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La calligraphie arabe : connaissances, compétences et pratiques
Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner to convey harmony, grace and beauty. The practice, which can be passed down through formal and informal education, uses the twenty-eight letters of the Arabic alphabet, written in cursive, from right to left. Originally intended to make writing...
Global DiasporasSaudi Arabia / AlgeriaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Register of Good Safeguarding Practices1 sources
Le programme bioculturel pour la sauvegarde de la tradition du palmier béni au Venezuela
The activities associated with the biocultural programme for the safeguarding of the tradition of the Blessed Palm in Venezuela involve gathering several palm species in a specific group of mountains. After receiving a blessing during the religious ceremony, the ‘palmeros’ go up to the mountain, where they spend several nights,...
Latin America and CaribbeanVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Centre pour la culture traditionnelle – musée-école du projet pédagogique de Pusol
This innovative education project has two overall goals: to promote value-based education by integrating the local cultural and natural heritage within the curriculum, and to contribute to the preservation of Elche’s heritage by means of education, training, direct action and awareness-raising in the educational community. Implemented...
EuropeSpainNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Éducation et formation au patrimoine culturel du batik indonésien à destination des étudiants des écoles élémentaires, secondaires, supérieures, professionnelles et polytechniques en collaboration avec le Musée du Batik de Pekalongan
Indonesian Batik is a traditional hand-crafted dye-resist textile rich in intangible cultural values, passed down for generations in Java and elsewhere since the early nineteenth century. The batik community noted the younger generation’s interest in batik was waning, and felt the need to increase efforts to transmit batik cultural...
Southeast AsiaIndonesiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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