Nauryz is the first day of the new year according to the solar calendar in many Turkic cultures and symbolizes the renewal of nature associated with the cult of fertility. Nauryz unites people around traditional values. Before the holiday, it...
The interesting relationship between tourism, ICH, and climate change has important economic and developmental implications (Hernandez and Ryan, 2011). Much less written or perhaps discussed, is the potential effects climatic changes have on the intangible aspects of culture. ICH, the...
Recently, the word yu san seul, which commonly refers to a Chinese dish, has become more common in Korea after popular comedian Jae-seok Yu debuted as a trot singer under the stage name Yoo San-seul. Trot music, which was the...
Pasa Puchah Guthi UK (PPGUK) London held the Guthi Conference 2020 with theme “Newah Culture and Heritage” on 1 February 2020. It was jointly organized with South Asia Institute, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London. PPGUK...
The Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (ILL)((The Institute of Language and Literature at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences manages academic research on philology, literature, and folklore. Established in 1921 as the Institute of sutra...
Sur Jahan 2020 was held at Kolkata from 31 January to 2 February, 5 to 7 February at Goa, and 8 to 10 February at Jaipur. The world peace music festival with a motto, “Music for Peace, Music for All”...
The ICOM website serves as a communication platform for museum- and heritage-related projects, experiences and discussions about the sector. It promotes themes that are at the heart of the museum’s mission today, such as sustainability, local development/community, heritage protection, intangible...
Ceremonial cloth known as tais (traditional handcraft) has been woven in Timor-Leste for generations. Weaving traditions are considered key social functions for strengthening familial bonds. Textiles handcrafts are an invaluable expression of traditional knowledge and East Timorese culture. The designs...
Cambodian Living Arts plan to held the Storytelling Workshop, which will be held from 17 to 22 February 2020 in collaboration with EX-THEATRE ASIA/EX-亞洲劇團. This workshop will focus on the technical aspect of structuring an historical story, contemporary or imaginary, for...
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Korea hosted the presentation ceremony of selected poems by Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh on 7 January 2020 at the Lotte Seoul Hotel (2F, Emerald Room). Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh was a much respected Azerbaijani poet and...
