The U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added 55 new inscriptions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List for 2023, in an effort to safeguard traditional art, dance, food, ...

Following Berlin techno being added to the German list of intangible heritage in 2023, electronic music has finally made it onto the French Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This represents the first ...

Dec. 10 (UPI) --The United Nations' cultural heritage organization on Wednesday recognized Italian food as an intangible aspect of Italy's heritage, the first national cuisine to be formally protected ...

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling. You ...

If a country wants one of its cultural practices to be added to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it has to show that the element meets five specific criteria ...

The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

Deepavali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated with vibrant decorations, festive gatherings, and spectacular firework displays across India, has long been a symbol of hope, light, and the ...

Deputy Minister of Culture Zhanna Alekseeva said that the federal information system allows anyone in Russia and abroad to view those objects KRASNOYARSK, October 9. /TASS/. Before year 2025 ends, ...

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More than 70 countries put forward nominations aimed at safeguarding a wide variety of diverse and unique traditions at a meeting in Botswana this... The U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...