Haryana is a state in the Northern part of India. The region is famous for its historic connection with the ancient Indus valley civilization, stories of Mahabharata, and the three famous battles of Panipat. The state also boasts of a...
In the traditional society, on New Year's Eve, the day before January 1st of the lunar calendar, the civilians and the royal court held a Narye ceremony to welcome the new year. Narye is an event to drive out the...
Mr. Dil Kumar Barahi from Nepal was one of the finalists of the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage 2021. Mr. Barahi, leader of traditional association (Guthi) is responsible for the woodwork of the chariot of deity Karunamaya...
The International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement under the auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”, Secretary-General Park Chang hyun) is holding the ICM International Martial Arts Photo Exhibition (hereinafter “Photo Exhibition”) online and...
The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) is holding an online public symposium entitled “ICH contribution to better education and sustainable communities” on 22 December as part of its project “Research on ICH’s Contribution...
Kobyz (kyl-kobyz) is a sacred instrument embodying the spiritual world of a nomad. It is perhaps the most magical traditional musical instrument of Kazakh people. From being a sacred solo-instrument that sounded at the hands of nomads to moving to...
Organised jointly by International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP), UNESCO Bangkok and Ahmedabad University, a virtual expo on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development will be held for two days, from 19...
The Korean National Commission for UNESCO, with support from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and UNESCO, will be hosting the Bridge Conference 2021 for two days from November 30 to December 1, 2021. The theme of...
The pilot implementation of the UNESCO Culture 2030 Indicators in the Philippines and Baguio City was officially launched with an inception workshop. The workshop, conducted online via Zoom on 2 and 4 October 2021, gathered more than a hundred participants...
In 2021, the National Heritage Board of Singapore launched an Organisation Transformation Grant (OTG) to support business transformation efforts by intangible cultural heritage (ICH) practitioners and heritage businesses as part of the enhancements to Singapore’s COVID-19 Arts and Culture Resiliency...
