As in other societies, the family may be the smallest social unit but holds the highest priority in Kyrgyz culture, so the making of a family is very important in Kyrgyzstan. This is why in Kyrgyz society wedding ceremony is...
This February marks the twentieth anniversary of the much-loved Auckland Lantern Festival, New Zealand’s largest cultural festival. Taking place over four days, from 14 to 17 February, over eight hundred handmade lanterns will shine their light in and around the...
Storytelling is an integral part of many cultures and social practices. It is also a way of transmitting knowledge from one generation to another. There is an undeniable change in the ways people across cultures practice storytelling due largely to...
Derived from a Buddhist belief, the Hae Pha Khuen That Festival is centuries-old and still practiced to today. The event is a gathering of Buddhists parading in streets, carrying cloth called pha bot to wrap around the stupa that houses...
The India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF) 2019 is back with a month-long celebration of India’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage, led by Sahapedia in partnership with UNESCO. The festival is also supported by the National Mineral Development Corporation. The first...
In mid-January, the Island Ark Project (IAP) held a one-day workshop for Palauan organizations, NGOs, and community groups to discuss and test an ICHCAP-developed web template to safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The format of the workshop allowed IAP members...