The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICHC) took place at the Cresta Mowana Resort in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, from December 4 to 9, 2023. The UNESCO ICHC recently published the new additions to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The new Caribbean or Caribbean-related additions include:
- Junkanoo – The Bahamas [See related photo above.]
- Bolero – Cuba, Mexico
- Traditional wooden boatbuilding – Grenada
- Midwifery – Colombia (among others)
- Safeguarding practices program for the cultural/ecologic Sea Turtle Festival of Armila – Panama
- Bandos and Parrandas of the Holy Innocents – Venezuela
- Rotterdam Summer Carnival – The Netherlands
[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for gathering and sharing all links.]For full list and descriptions, see https://www.unesco.org/en/intangible-cultural-heritage/committee-2023#new-addition-to-the-representative-list-of-the-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity
For more information, go to:
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/junkanoo-01988
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/bolero-identity-emotion-and-poetry-turned-into-song-01990
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/traditional-wooden-boatbuilding-in-carriacou-and-petite-martinique-01893
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/midwifery-knowledge-skills-and-practices-01968
https://ich.unesco.org/en/BSP/program-for-the-safeguarding-of-the-bandos-and-parrandas-of-the-holy-innocents-of-caucagua-nuclei-of-initiation-and-transmission-of-wisdoms-and-community-councils-01856
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/rotterdam-summer-carnival-01870
The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICHC) took place at the Cresta Mowana Resort in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, from December 4 to 9, 2023. The UNESCO ICHC recently published the new additions to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The
