The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts.[1] The "intangible cultural heritage" is defined by the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, drafted in 2003[2] and took effect in 2006.[3] Inscription of new heritage elements on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention.[4]
Greece ratified the convention on 3 January 2007.
Intangible Cultural Heritage elements
+ Transnational element
Representative List
| Name | Image | Year | No. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean diet +[a] | 
|
2013 | 00884[5] | The Mediterranean diet is the traditional food and methods of preparation used by the people of the Mediterranean basin, as well as everything related to it. |
| Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios | 
|
2014 | 00993[6] | Mastic is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). It is also known as tears of Chios, being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets. |
| Tinian marble craftsmanship | 2015 | 01103[7] | Marble craftsmanship in the islant Tinos. | |
| Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece | 2016 | 01184[8] | New Year's celebration in Kozani area (Western Macedonia). | |
| Rebetiko | 
|
2017 | 01291[9] | Rebetiko can be described as the urban popular song of the Greeks, especially the poorest, from the late 19th century to the 1950s, and served as the basis for further developments in popular Greek music. |
| Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques +[b] | 
|
2018 | 01393[10] | Dry stone is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. |
| Byzantine chant +[c] | 2019 | 01508[11] | The Byzantine chant in the Eastern Orthodox liturgy dates back to the Byzantine Empire. | |
| August 15 (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival | 2022 | 01726[12] | August 15 festivities: Grand Dance in Vlasti and Festival in Syrrako. | |
| Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock +[d] | 
|
2023 | 01964[13] | Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures. |
Good Safeguarding Practices
| Name | Year | No. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyphonic Caravan, researching, safeguarding and promoting the Epirus polyphonic song | 2020 | 01611[14] | The Polyphonic Caravan is a project to research, safeguard and promote the Epirus polyphonic song. |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "What is Intangible Cultural Heritage?". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Text of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "The States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Functions of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/mediterranean-diet-00884
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/know-how-of-cultivating-mastic-on-the-island-of-chios-00993
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/tinian-marble-craftsmanship-01103
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/momoeria-new-year-s-celebration-in-eight-villages-of-kozani-area-west-macedonia-greece-01184
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/rebetiko-01291
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/art-of-dry-stone-walling-knowledge-and-techniques-01393
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/byzantine-chant-01508
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/august-15th-dekapentavgoustos-festivities-in-two-highland-communities-of-northern-greece-tranos-choros-grand-dance-in-vlasti-and-syrrako-festival-01726
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/transhumance-the-seasonal-droving-of-livestock-01964
- ^ https://ich.unesco.org/en/BSP/polyphonic-caravan-researching-safeguarding-and-promoting-the-epirus-polyphonic-song-01611
External links
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Official site
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Greece: Official site
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