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Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio

L’espace culturel de Palenque de San Basilio

The village of Palenque de San Basilio, with a population of about 3,500 inhabitants, is located in the foothills of the Montes de María, southeast of the regional capital, Cartagena. Palenque de San Basilio was one of the walled communities called palenques, which were founded by escaped slaves as a refuge in the seventeenth century....

Latin America and CaribbeanColombiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Guruna, a practice of pastoral, socio-cultural and artistic retreats centered on livestock among the Massa

Guruna, pratique des retraites pastorale, socioculturelle et artistique autour du bétail chez les Massa

Guruna is a cultural retreat that acts as a school of life for members of the Massa community, located on both sides of the Logone River in Chad and Cameroon. The term refers to both the participants and the retreat itself, which takes place once a year. During this time, young boys and men move with their cattle to a camp located some...

AfricaChad / CameroonNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Khaen music of the Lao people

La musique du khène du peuple lao

The khaen music of the Lao people is played with a mouth organ that resembles panpipes but made with bamboo tubes of varying lengths, each with a metal reed. The player blows into the instrument through an air chamber and the sound produced depends on the size of the tube. Khaen music is popular in all regions of the Lao People’s...

Southeast AsiaLao People's Democratic RepublicNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Kochari, traditional group dance

Le kochari, danse collective traditionnelle

Kochari is a traditional dance that is widely performed throughout Armenia during holidays, festive celebrations, family ceremonies and other social events. It is open to all participants, irrespective of age, gender or social status. Kochari provides a sense of shared identity and solidarity, contributes to the continuity of...

Middle EastArmeniaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Kolo, traditional folk dance

Le kolo, danse traditionnelle

Kolo is a traditional, collective folk dance performed by dancers who are interlinked to form a chain, usually moving in a circular line holding hands with their arms down. It is performed to the accompaniment of music at private and public gatherings and involves all members of the local community. Cultural-artistic societies and folk...

EuropeSerbiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Moussem of Tan-Tan

Le Moussem de Tan-Tan

The Moussem of Tan-Tan in southwest Morocco is an annual gathering of nomadic peoples of the Sahara that brings together more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of northwest Africa. Originally this was an annual event around the month of May. Part of the agricultural and herding calendar of the nomads, these...

AfricaMoroccoNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan

L'Oshi Palav, plat traditionnel et ses contextes sociaux et culturels au Tadjikistan

Oshi palav (pilaf) is a traditional dish of communities in Tajikistan recognized as a part of their cultural heritage. Otherwise known as the ‘King of meals’, it is based on a recipe using vegetables, rice, meat and spices but up to 200 varieties of the dish exist. Considered an inclusive practice that aims to bring people of different...

Central AsiaTajikistanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger

Pratiques et expressions de la parenté à plaisanterie au Niger

Joking relationships are a social practice performed among ethnolinguistic communities, groups and individuals to promote fraternity, solidarity and conviviality. They take the form of a playful taunting between two people from two communities that represent symbolically the husband and wife cross-cousin branches of the same family....

AfricaNigerNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Punto

Le punto

Punto is the poetry and music of Cuban farmers, consisting of a tune or melody over which a person sings an improvised or learned stanza of ten octameter verse lines, with a rhyming scheme. There are two main variants of Punto: punto libre, a tune of free metre; and punto fijo, which can be in key or crossed. Throughout history, the...

Latin America and CaribbeanCubaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Traditional Sohbet meetings

Les rencontres traditionnelles Sohbet

Traditional Sohbet meetings play a crucial role in transmitting Turkish folk literature, folk dances and music, village plays as well as societal values. Turkish men meet regularly indoors, especially in winter, to discuss local social and cultural issues, safeguard traditions, and encourage solidarity, mutual respect and a sense of...

Middle EastTürkiyeNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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