My current UNESCO ICH list (in chronological order)
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1991 Spring festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year (CHN; 02126, 2024) *
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1991 Yueju opera (CHN; 00203, 2009) * | Jiangmen (江门)
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1991 Chinese calligraphy (CHN; 00216, 2009) * | Chongqing (重庆), Xi'an (西安)
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1991 Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus (CHN; 00853, 2013) * | Shaoguan (韶关)
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1991 Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China (CHN; 01884, 2022)
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1993 Art of Chinese seal engraving (CHN; 00217, 2009) * | Chongqing (重庆)
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1993 Chinese paper-cut (CHN; 00219, 2009) * | Chongqing (重庆)
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1993 Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures (CHN; 00223, 2009) * | Mount Emei (峨眉山)
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1996 Gastronomic meal of the French (FRA; 00437, 2010) * | Fontainebleau, Épernay, Reims, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Avignon, Saint-Émilion, Le Verdon-sur-Mer
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1996 Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread (FRA; 10883, 2022) | Le Verdon-sur-Mer
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1996 Funfair culture (BEL/FRA; 02108, 2024) *
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1996 Skills of Parisian zinc roofers and ornamentalists (FRA; 02105, 2024) *
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1998 Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands (NED; 01707, 2021) * | Amsterdam
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1998 Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea (KOR, 00445, 2012) * | Seoul (서울) | South bank
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1998 Kimjang, making and sharing kimchi in the Republic of Korea (KOR; 00881, 2013) * | Seoul (서울) | North bank, Seoul (서울) | South bank
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1999 Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival (THA; 01719, 2023)
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1999 Tomyum Kung (THA; 01879, 2024) *
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2000 The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion (CHN; 00647, 2016) * | Mount Emei (峨眉山)
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2000 Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges (CHN; 02156, 2024) *
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2000 Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year (JPN; 00869, 2013) * | Nikkō (日光), Shirakawa-gō (白川郷), Hiroshima (広島), Yakushima (屋久島), Nagasaki (長崎), Kyoto (京都), Ikaruga (斑鳩)
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2000 Traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan (JPN; 01977, 2024) *
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2001 Gamelan (INA; 01607, 2021) * | Yogyakarta, Magelang
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2001 Indonesia batik (INA; 00170, 2009) * | Yogyakarta
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2001 Jamu wellness culture (INA; 01972, 2023) *
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2002 Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making in the Republic of Korea (KOR; 01975, 2024) *
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2003 Yoga (IND; 01163, 2016) * | Delhi (दिल्ली), Mumbai (मुम्बई) | South
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2003 Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices (UAE,/ALG/BRN/EGY/IRQ/JOR/KUW/MTA/MAR/OMA/PAL/QAT/KSA/SUD/TUN/YEM; 02116, 2024) *
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2005 Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practices (BRU/INA/MAS/SIN/THA; 02090, 2024) *
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2006 Breakfast culture in Malaysia: dining experience in a multi-ethnic society (MAS; 02113, 2024) *
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2007 The practice of opera singing in Italy (ITA; 01980, 2023) *
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2007 Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’ (ITA; 00722, 2017) * | Naples (Napoli)
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2008 Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context (SIN; 01568, 2020) * | Singapore (Singapura)
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2010 Mak Yong theatre (MAS; 00167, 2008) | George Town
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2011 Kabuki theatre (JPN; 00163, 2008) | Kyoto (京都)
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2011 Quan Họ Bắc Ninh folk songs (VIE; 00183, 2009) | Ninh Bình
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2011 Oselvar boat - reframing a traditional learning process of building and use to a modern context (NOR; 01156, 2016) * | Bergen
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2011 Nordic clinker boat traditions (DEN/FRO/FIN/ISL/NOR/SWE; 01686, 2021) * | Flåm, Bergen
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2011 Traditional costumes in Norway, craftsmanship and social practice (NOR; 02084, 2024) *
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2012 Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre (CAM; 00108, 2008) * | Angkor (អង្គរ)
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2012 Indonesian kris (INA; 00112, 2008) | Yogyakarta
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2012 Irish harping (IRL; 01461, 2019) * | Donore (Dún Uabhair)
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2012 Mediterranean diet (CYP/CRO/ESP/GRE/ITA/MAR/POR; 00884, 2013) | Amalfi, Syracuse (Siracusa), Rabat (ⴰⵕⴱⴰⵟ), Barcelona, Granada, Cordova (Córdoba), Athens (Αθήνα), Madrid
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2012 Dondang Sayang (MAS; 01410, 2018) * | Melaka
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2012 Fiesta of the patios in Cordova (ESP; 00846, 2012) | Cordova (Córdoba)
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2012 Khaen music of the Lao people (LAO; 01296, 2017) * | Luang Prabang (ຫຼວງພະບາງ)
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2012 Traditional craft of Naga motif weaving in Lao communities (LAO; 01973, 2023) * | uang Prabang (ຫຼວງພະບາງ)
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2013 Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music (KOR; 00016, 2008) | Seoul (서울) | North bank
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2013 Polonaise, traditional Polish dance (POL; 01982, 2023) *
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2013 Nativity scene (szopka) tradition in Krakow (POL; 01362, 2018) * | Kraków
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2013 Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical experience in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (BUL; 00969, 2017) * | Sofia (София)
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2013 Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik (CRO; 00232, 2009) | Dubrovnik
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2013 Culture of Jeju Haenyeo (women divers) (KOR; 01068, 2016) * | Jeju (제주)
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2013 Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture (KOR; 00461, 2010) | Gyeongju (경주)
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2014 Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising (BEL; 01017, 2014) | Bruges (Brugge)
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2014 Beer culture in Belgium (BEL; 01062, 2016) * | Bruges (Brugge)
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2014 Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France (BEL/FRA; 00153, 2008) | Brussels (Bruxelles) | Outer districts
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2014 Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival (BEL; 01366, 2019) * | Brussels (Bruxelles) | City centre
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2014 The skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse: the cultivation of perfume plants, the knowledge and processing of natural raw materials, and the art of perfume composition (FRA; 00884, 2013) | Nice
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2014 Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques (CRO/CYP/FRA/GRE/ITA/SVN/ESP/SUI/AND/AUT/BEL/IRL/LUX; 02106, 2018) | Alberobello, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Millau, Dubrovnik, Vevey, Saint-Émilion
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2014 Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation (GER/AUT/FRA/NOR/SUI; 01558, 2020) * | Strasbourg, Bamberg, Regensburg, Vienna (Wien) | East, Steingaden, Reichenau, Toulouse, Albi
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2014 The art of glass beads (FRA/ITA; 01591, 2020) * | Albi
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2015 Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai (MRI; 01178, 2016) * | Port Louis
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2015 Traditional Mauritian Sega (MRI; 01003, 2014) | Le Morne
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2015 Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia (CZE/SVK; 01202, 2016) * | Crumlaw (Český Krumlov), Telč
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2015 Drotárstvo, wire craft and art (SVK; 01478, 2019) * | Banská Štiavnica
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2015 Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage (HUN; 00515, 2011) | Budapest | Buda
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2015 Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community (HUN; 00633, 2012) | Budapest | Buda, Pannonhalma
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2015 Classical horsemanship and the High School of the Spanish Riding School Vienna (AUT; 01106, 2015) * | Vienna (Wien) | West
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2015 Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft (AUT; 01169, 2016) * | Hallstatt
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2015 Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe (AUT/CZE/GER/HUN/SVK; 01365, 2018) * | Sankt Goar
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2015 Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality (BEL/FRA/ITA/LUX; 01581, 2020) * | Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg)
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2015 Daimokutate (JPN; 00276, 2009) | Nara (奈良)
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2015 Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan (JPN; 01059, 2016) * | Himeji (姫路)
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2015 Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan (IND; 00340, 2010) | Jaipur (जयपुर)
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2015 Tradition of Vedic chanting (IND; 00062, 2008) | Aurangabad (औरंगाबाद)
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2015 Turkish coffee culture and tradition (TUR; 00645, 2013) | Istanbul (İstanbul)
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2016 Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings) (KAZ/KGZ; 00998, 2014) | Tanbaly (Таңбалы)
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2016 Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka (AZE/IRI/KAZ/KGZ/TUR; 01181, 2016) | Tanbaly (Таңбалы)
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2016 Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes (JPN; 01271, 2018) * | Nagasaki (長崎)
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2016 Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage (THA; 01384, 2019) * | Sukhothai (สุโขทัย)
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2016 Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine (CHN; 00425, 2010) | Chengdu (成都)
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2016 Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand (THA; 01385, 2018) * | Ayutthaya (อยุธยา)
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2017 Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean (CHN/MAS; 01608, 2020) * | Melaka
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2017 Maloya (REU(FRA); 00249, 2009) | Saint Philippe
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2017 Scribing tradition in French timber framing (FRA; 00251, 2009) | Strasbourg
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2017 Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities (FRA; 00441, 2010) | Fontainebleau, Reims, Strasbourg
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2017 Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble (CHN; 00212, 2009) | Xi'an (西安)
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2017 Chamamé (ARG; 01600, 2020) * | San Ignacio
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2017 Tango (ARG/URU; 00258, 2009) | Colonia del Sacramento, Córdoba
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2018 Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper) (IRQ/ALG/EGY/MTA/MAR/PAL/KSA/SUD/TUN/YEM; 01951, 2023) * | Fez (ⴼⴰⵙ), Algiers (ⵍⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ), Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ)
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2018 Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square (MAR; 00014, 2008) | Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ)
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2018 Moussem of Tan-Tan (MAR; 00168, 2008) | Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ)
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2018 Tbourida (MAR; 01483, 2021) * | Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ)
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2018 Knowledge, know-how and practices pertaining to the production and consumption of couscous (ALG/MTA/MAR/TUN; 01602, 2020) * | Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ), Algiers (ⵍⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ)
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2018 Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices (UAE/BRN/EGY/IRQ/JOR/KUW/MTA/MAR/OMA/PAL/QAT/KSA/SUD/TUN/YEM; 01509, 2019) * | Meroë (مرواه), Aït Ben Haddou (ⴰⵢⵜ ⴱⴻⵏⵃⴰⴷⴷⵓ), Marrakesh (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ), Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ)
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2018 Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree (MAR; 00955, 2014) | Essaouira (ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ)
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2018 Gnawa (MAR; 01170, 2019) * | Essaouira (ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ)
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2018 Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta (MLT; 01580, 2020) * | Paola (Raħal Ġdid)
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2019 Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper (JPN; 01001, 2014) | Shirakawa-gō (白川郷)
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2019 Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan (JPN; 01618, 2020) * | Nikkō (日光), Shirakawa-gō (白川郷), Nara (奈良), Ikaruga (斑鳩), Yoshino (吉野), Kyoto (京都)
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2019 Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade (CHN; 00200, 2009) | Nanjing (南京)
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2019 Falconry, a living human heritage (UAE/AUT/BEL/CRO/CZE/FRA/GER/HUN/IRL/ITA/KAZ/KOR/KGZ/MGL/MAR/NED/PAK/POL/POR/QAT/KSA/SVK/ESP/SYR; 01708, 2021) | Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ), Andria
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2019 Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre (ITA; 00011, 2008) | Palermo
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2019 Human Towers (ESP; 00364, 2010) | Barcelona
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2019 Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms (VIE; 01064, 2016) | Hội An
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2019 The art of Bài Chòi in Central Viet Nam (VIE; 01222, 2017) | Mỹ Sơn
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2019 Nha Nhac, Vietnamese court music (VIE; 00074, 2008) | Huế
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2019 Art of pottery-making of Chăm people (VIE; 01574, 2022) * | Mỹ Sơn
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2020 Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers (TUR; 00037, 2008) | Istanbul (İstanbul)
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2020 Traditional Sohbet meetings (TUR; 00385, 2010) | Istanbul (İstanbul)
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2022 Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity (UAE/KSA/OMA/QAT/JOR; 02111, 2015) | Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ)
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2022 Majlis, a cultural and social space (UAE/KSA/OMA/QAT; 01076, 2015) | Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ)
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2022 Al Aflaj, traditional irrigation network system in the UAE, oral traditions, knowledge and skills of construction, maintenance and equitable water distribution (UAE; 01577, 2020) | Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ)
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2022 Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices (KSA/ALG/BRN/EGY/IRQ/JOR/KUW/LBN/MTA/MAR/OMA/PAL/SUD/TUN/UAE/YEM; 01718, 2021) | Al-Ain (ٱلْعَيْ), Manama (المنامة), Algiers (ⵍⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ)
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2022 Fjiri (BHR; 01747, 2021) | Muharraq (المحرق)
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2022 Winegrowers’ Festival in Vevey (SUI; 01201, 2016) | Vevey
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2022 Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics (SUI/FRA; 01560, 2020) | La Chaux-de-Fonds
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2022 Alpinism (FRA/ITA/SUI; 01471, 2019) | Jungfraujoch, Glarus
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2022 Avalanche risk management (SUI/AUT; 01380, 2018) | Glarus
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2023 Alpine pasture season (SUI; 01966, 2023) * | Glarus
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2024 Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed) (EGY; 01605, 2020) | Aswan (أسوان)
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2024 Kun Qu opera (CHN; 00004, 2008) | Suzhou (苏州)
* The practice is inscribed as a UNESCO ICH after my visit or contact.