Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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UNESCO list cultural heritage register international list

The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.

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All labels observed (43)

Label	Occurrences
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity canonical	65
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	24
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	12
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	10
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage	9
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage	2
Carnival of Oruro is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage	1
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Parachicos)	1
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (through Quan họ)	1
Intangible Cultural Heritage of South Korea	1
Radif of Iranian music (Intangible Cultural Heritage)	1
Repräsentative Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Menschheit	1
Seto leelo inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	1
UNESCO (for ta'zieh and naqqāli as intangible cultural heritage)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Doudou)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Gangneung Danoje Festival)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Hùng Kings worship)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Moore Town Maroon heritage)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Seto leelo)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Voladores ritual)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (for Horezu ceramics)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars and Kashan)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Carnival of Oruro)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Patum de Berga)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage element	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list (Irish uilleann piping)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage lists (for several elements)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Gadaa system)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for Alençon needle lace-making	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program	1
UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival)	1
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding	1
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Aalst Carnival, formerly)	1
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Terchová music)	1
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (as part of Italian opera singing traditions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T316232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Context triple: [Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making, unescoList, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity]

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
C. UNESCO culture programmes
UNESCO culture programmes are global initiatives that promote cultural diversity, heritage preservation, and the role of culture in sustainable development through education, cooperation, and policy support.
D. UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a global initiative that connects cities committed to placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development strategies.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Target entity description: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
C. UNESCO culture programmes
UNESCO culture programmes are global initiatives that promote cultural diversity, heritage preservation, and the role of culture in sustainable development through education, cooperation, and policy support.
D. UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a global initiative that connects cities committed to placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development strategies.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO list ⓘ cultural heritage register ⓘ international list ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
adoptedBy	UNESCO General Conference ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO
aimsToProtect	living cultural expressions ⓘ living cultural traditions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List ⓘ linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
basedOn	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
category	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
contains	inscribed intangible cultural heritage elements ⓘ
convertedFrom	Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclamations ⓘ linked to: Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
covers	knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ⓘ oral traditions and expressions ⓘ performing arts ⓘ social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ
decisionMaker	Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
describedAs	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
documentationLanguage	multiple languages ⓘ
geographicalCoverage	States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
governedBy	Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
hasCriterion	element must be intangible cultural heritage as defined by the 2003 Convention ⓘ element must be nominated by a State Party to the Convention ⓘ element must contribute to visibility and awareness of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ safeguarding measures must be elaborated for the element ⓘ
hasMediaType	online database ⓘ
hasType	representative list ⓘ
hasUpdateFrequency	annually ⓘ
inception	2008 ⓘ
inscriptionYearOfFirstElements	2008 ⓘ
isPartOfFramework	UNESCO culture sector ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ linked to: Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
maintainedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program ⓘ linked to: UNESCO culture programmes
predecessor	Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
promotes	cultural diversity ⓘ intercultural dialogue ⓘ respect for cultural practices of communities ⓘ
purpose	to encourage dialogue that respects cultural diversity ⓘ to ensure visibility of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ to promote awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ to safeguard living cultural traditions and expressions ⓘ
relatedList	List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ⓘ
requiresConsentFrom	communities, groups or individuals concerned ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
selectionProcess	nomination by States Parties and evaluation by a Subsidiary Body or Evaluation Body ⓘ
website	https://ich.unesco.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (159)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kumbh Mela → UNESCOStatus → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mevleviyya → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Mak Yong → UNESCOListing → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

subject linked to: mak yong

Byzantine chant → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Cantonese opera → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking → recognizedAsIntangibleHeritageBy → UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

tango → recognizedAs → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → describedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → alsoKnownAs → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Oruro → heritageDesignation → UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Memory of the World International Register → relatedProgramme → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Carnaval de Negros y Blancos → recognizedAs → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

subject linked to: Nariño

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Georgian polyphony → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Gion Matsuri → heritageStatus → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kalbeliya → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kalbeliya → heritageStatus → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Vienna Philharmonic → awarded → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger → relatedTo → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Las Fallas → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival → heritageStatus → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Doudou of Mons → heritageDesignation → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

subject linked to: Mons

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Dendermonde → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

National cultural heritage of Indonesia → relatedTo → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Nowruz celebrations → recognizedAs → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

pinisi ship → UNESCOStatus → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Persian culture → UNESCORecognition → Radif of Iranian music (Intangible Cultural Heritage) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Cremona → heritage → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Persian carpet → isRecognizedBy → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars and Kashan) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Dragon Boat Festival → hasUNESCOStatus → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Naadam → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Oruro Department → culturalHeritageStatus → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Carnival of Oruro) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Durga Puja → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Greece) → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Mangal Shobhajatra procession → inscribedOn → UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Día de Muertos → UNESCOStatus → Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mawlawiyya → hasNotablePracticeStatus → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony) ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mexican rodeo (charrería) → inscribedOn → UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Aubusson tapestry tradition → heritageStatus → UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Peking opera → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Tai Chi → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → relatedList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → providesFor → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity → replacedBy → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Human towers (castells) → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Fujara → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art → unescoStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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