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CHALLENGES OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE SAFEGUARDING IN INDIAIndia is the repository of an astounding wealth of intangible heritage with distinctive qualities of its own. The variety of geophysical features of India reflects its cultural diversity, from the Himalayan peaks to the sea coast, river-fed plains, marshlands, and deserts, all of which has helped shape its intangible culture in consonance with nature. India is a pluralistic society that combines different religions, faiths, racial communities, languages, and cultures. It has a wide range of artistic activities, traditional knowledge systems, folklore, performing arts and festivals, with about eight hundred dialects, and more than twenty officially recognized languages, several faiths, various styles of art, architecture, literature, music, dance, and lifestyle patterns from the urban and rural to the tribal.Year2009NationIndia
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MAKING AN INVENTORY OF MONGOLIAN ICHMongols have practiced pastoral nomadism for centuries within the vast steppe that stretches throughout Central Asia, which has led to the creation of a nomadic civilization, a distinct civilization accepted worldwide. Within the context of this residing landscape, the main features of spirituality, and oral and intangible cultures practiced by Mongols have been crafted and determined.Year2009NationMongolia
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HUAGUDENG, THE FLOWER DRUM LANTERN FOLK ARTNestled in the valley along the Huaihe River in eastern China, a special folk art, centuries old, still captivates people today with its bright colors, diverse forms, fast pace, and cheerful spirit. A folk art of the Han people located in rural Anhui Province, Huagudeng is a Chinese national treasure and is listed in the national inventory of ICH in China.Year2009NationChina
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GEUMBAKJANG: GOLD APPLIQUÉGold has been long viewed and used as an ornament of preciousness and luxury. Gold is often used to decorate textiles and this process is referred to as gold appliqué. Gold appliqué has a long history in Korea, and there are several records explaining a situation where the government prohibited the use of gold appliqué during the Three Kingdoms era (4-7 CE) due to concerns about the dissipation of the country’s wealth.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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AIZOME: JAPAN BLUETraditional handicrafts are described as objects that are made manually and are influenced by an area’s geographical condition, history and climate, which have supported people’s lives throughout history.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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TEMAROK BELIEF, SIRAM-SONGS, AND THE REPERTOIRE OF EPIC TALES OF DERATOThe Dusun people of Brunei Darussalam, amounting to roughly 10,000 people, are traditionally swidden rice cultivators. They used to live in longhouses called alai gayo (big house) that could accommodate three to four generations of bilateral family members, each administered by a council of elders known as tetuwo. The tetuwo were composed of both male elders (usually shaman and medicine men) and female elders called balian (Dusun religious priestesses) who are responsible for Dusun religious ceremonies referred to as temarok. Nowadays, they live in single houses distributed into small clusters of hamlets, due to the erosion of the traditional administrative system as a result of British colonialism in Brunei beginning in 1906.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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RHAPSODES OF UNITY AND THE PRESERVATION OF ETHNO-CULTURAL IDENTITYThe rapid processes of globalization and mass culture have increased interest among the Kyrgyz people regarding traditional culture for the preservation of historical memory and ethno-cultural identity. In this, the role of UNESCO is remarkable, one which promotes the preservation, development, and dissemination of national culture as well as contributes to transmitting culture and ensures its continuity over time.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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ANDONG INTERNATIONAL MASK DANCE FESTIVALThe Andong region has many highly renowned historic and cultural sites, such as Hahoe Village, however, the major cultural attraction of the region is the Andong International Mask Dance Festival.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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MUDIYETTU, RITUAL DANCE-DRAMA FROM KERALAMudiyettu is a ritual art form practiced in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is performed annually in different villages throughout Kerala along the rivers, Chalakkudy Puzha, Periyar, and Moovattupuzha among the Marar and Kurup communities in venues known as bhagavati kavus, temples, which are dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. The temple provides as the focal point for this ritual, and all villagers, irrespective of their caste, participate and play a specific role in its organization.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT WIPOAn indigenous oral legend copied and published without authorization… Traditional music taken from an ethnomusicological archive, remixed and sold without any attribution…Year2010NationSouth Korea
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TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE MORIN KHUURThe Mongols have traditionally shown great respect for the horse, honoring it in their national values and symbols (flags and emblems) as well as in folk songs. The morin khuur, so named for the ornamental horse-head carving at the top of its neck, is a unique two-stringed musical instrument developed by nomadic Mongols. The strings of both the bow and fiddle are made from the hair of a horse’s tail.Year2010NationSouth Korea
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOLK & TRADITIONAL HERITAGE (LOK VIRSA) IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTANThe National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage, popularly known as Lok Virsa, was established by the government of Pakistan in 1974 with a mandate to collect, document, preserve, and disseminate Pakistan’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage.Year2010NationSouth Korea