The 2019 Governing Board Meeting of ICHCAP took place October 25, 2019 at the Stanford Hotel, Seoul. The meeting was attended by over 30 participants, including ICHCAP governing board members and relevant members of the Cultural Heritage Administration, the Ministry...
From October 16 to 19, 2019, an integrated workshop was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, to assess the implications of and suggest future visions for the UNESCO Capacity-Building Workshops, which have been held by the International Training Centre for Intangible...
The goal of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage is to keep traditions alive and not to freeze them in time. Ideally, they can be part of people’s lives in a natural way. Without the acceptance of change and adaption this is...
Tihar is one of the most popular festivals of Nepal. This five-day festival has something that relates to almost every community dwelling in the country. It is both a religious and a cultural festival that reminds us about the importance...