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Cross-crafting and its symbolism

La création et le symbolisme des croix

<b>Supported by Latvia</b> Cross-crafting refers to a widespread tradition of making crosses and altars, as well as the consecration of these crosses and the rituals associated with them. The carved oak crosses are linked to Catholic ceremonies and harvest celebrations. Once the cross is consecrated by a priest, it acquires an...

EuropeLithuaniaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Cultural practices and expressions linked to Krama, a traditional woven textile in Cambodia

Les pratiques et expressions culturelles liées au krama, un textile traditionnel tissé au Cambodge

Krama is a woven textile associated with traditional practices and cultural expressions of the daily life in Cambodia. A rectangular cloth made of either cotton or silk, krama features a variety of grid-pattern motifs. The white, yellow, red and blue dyes used are extracted from natural vegetation and insects, and the cloth is woven...

Southeast AsiaCambodiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs in Štip

La fête des Quarante saints martyrs à Chtip

The Feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs takes place every year on 22 March, honouring the fourth-century martyrs of Sebaste and marking the first day of spring. Participants gather on the streets and in the squares of Štip, and then hike up the Isar hill, stopping en route at the church to pay tribute to the Holy Forty Martyrs. During the...

EuropeNorth MacedoniaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Ijele masquerade

Le masque Ijele

In many communities in the state of Anambra in south-eastern Nigeria, celebrations, burial ceremonies and other special occasions during the dry season to evoke fertility and a bountiful harvest feature the performance of the Ijele masquerade. The mask is about four metres tall – so large that it takes a hundred men six months of work...

AfricaNigeriaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Mongol nomad migration and its associated practices

La migration nomade mongole et ses pratiques associées

Mongolian nomadic culture is a way of life that is rooted in the interdependence between pastures, livestock and herders. To ensure the well-being of the livestock and the sustainability of the herders, proper pasture use is crucial. The families move between pastures, which are categorized based on factors such as amount of grass...

East AsiaMongoliaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Mooba dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of Zambia

La danse mooba du groupe ethnique lenje dans la province Centrale de Zambie

Mooba is the main dance of the Lenje ethnic group of Central Province of Zambia, performed since pre-colonial times. It is also practised in parts of Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces, by both men and women. On certain occasions, when the dance reaches its peak, some lead dancers are possessed by ancestral spirits called BaChooba; it is...

AfricaZambiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Pottery-related values, knowledge, lore and practices of the Awajún people

Les valeurs, connaissances, coutumes et pratiques du peuple awajún liées à la poterie

The Awajún people of northern Peru view pottery as an example of their harmonious relationship with nature. The pottery preparation process comprises five stages: the collection of materials, modelling, firing, decorating and finishing. Each stage of the process has a meaning and associated values that are told in the people’s oral...

Latin America and CaribbeanPeruNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Ritual dance of the royal drum

La danse rituelle au tambour royal

The ritual dance of the royal drum is a spectacle combining powerful, synchronized drumming with dancing, heroic poetry and traditional songs. The entire population of Burundi recognizes it as a fundamental part of its heritage and identity. The dance calls for at least a dozen or so drums, always in an odd number, arranged in a...

AfricaBurundiNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita

Les parcours rituels dans la ville de La Paz pendant l'Alasita

During the ritual journeys in La Paz during Alasita, which begin on 24 January and last two or three weeks, participants procure ‘good luck’ miniatures associated with Ekeko, the city’s beneficent god of fertility. The activities begin with the search for and acquisition of the miniatures, followed by their consecration with the...

Latin America and CaribbeanBolivia, Plurinational State ofNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Space of gong culture

L’espace de la culture des Gongs

The cultural space of the gongs in the central highlands of Vietnam covers several provinces and seventeen Austro-Asian and Austronesian ethno-linguistic communities. Closely linked to daily life and the cycle of the seasons, their belief systems form a mystical world where the gongs produce a privileged language between men, divinities...

Southeast AsiaViet NamNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Traditional music of the Morin Khuur

La musique traditionnelle du Morin Khuur

The two-stringed fiddle morin khuur has figured prominently in Mongolia’s nomad culture. String instruments adorned with horse heads are attested to by written sources dating from the Mongol empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The fiddle’s significance extends beyond its function as a musical instrument, for it was...

East AsiaMongoliaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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