RABAT
— The French baguette, Algerian Rai music, and
Tunisia’s harissa condiment are among this year’s contenders for recognition as
intangible cultural heritage by
UNESCO, which started deliberations on Monday in
Morocco.
اضافة اعلان
The United Nations’ cultural agency is examining 56
proposals for items to add to its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, among
them four in urgent need of preservation — including the pottery of the Cham
people of central Vietnam.
This year’s meetings in Morocco, which holds the
organization’s rotating presidency, are the first to be held in person since
the coronavirus pandemic.
UNESCO will tweet its decisions starting from
Tuesday afternoon.
Other contenders include a French-Belgian application
for fairgrounds, the chai (tea) culture of Azerbaijan and Turkey, traditional
Chinese tea-processing techniques, and a central Asian lute called the Rubab.
Cuban light rum and the Serbian plum brandy known as
Slivovitz also make the list.
Rai music is on the list not just as a form of
music, but as a whole cultural tradition.
The 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage aims to safeguard and raise awareness about the
“intangible cultural heritage of the communities, groups, and individuals
concerned”.
“Intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from
generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in
response to their environment, their interaction with nature, and their
history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus
promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity,” it says.
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