The 3rd ichLinks Executive Committee was held on June 28, 2022 (Tuesday) at the Borneo Cultures Museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This committee was organized in Kuching thanks to the host of the Malaysian ichLinks Partner Organization (Malaysia Arts Cultural...
Igal is a fast but gentle dance that is shared by the Sama people of Tawi-Tawi Island, located in the southernmost part of the Philippines, and the people of the western provinces of Mindanao. Igal is called Pangalay in Tausug...
The Moriones Festival is a Lenten tradition held annually on the holy week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. In the 16th century, Spanish missionaries brought the Roman Catholic faith to the Philippines, and since then, Christian beliefs, rituals, practices,...
In the Philippines, each indigenous group has a weaving tradition using different plant fibers. Among them, in the Aklan region in the central Philippines, weaving craft using unique materials has been handed down since ancient times. It is Piña weaving...
At 16.COM in Paris, the #HeritageAlive Editorial Board chose “Storytelling” as the topic for the next book in the Living Heritage Series. The new book will be published collaborated with ICHCAP and will be ready by the end of 2023...
Loy kratong is one of the representative festivals held throughout Thailand. An event is held every year on the day of the full moon in December of the lunar calendar, and a ceremony is held to honor the river (and...
The National Heritage Board (NHB) of Singapore visited ICHCAP and had a meeting with the Director-General, Kim Ji-sung on 12 May (Thu) 2022. The participants from NHB, including Mr. Alvin Tan (Deputy Chief Executive/Policy and Community) and Mr. Samuel Lee...
Kan is a traditional Thai Reed Mouth Organ originating from the Isan region in the northeastern part of Thailand. According to legend, a hunter in Isan heard the sound of a bird called Korawick in the forest and went down...
On 19 April, International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter referred to as “ICHCAP”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (hereinafter referred...
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) welcomes applications for the 2022 ICH Associate Expert Program. The key objective of this program is to support a person...