Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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UNESCO list cultural heritage register international list

The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity canonical	35
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	10
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage	4
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	4
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity	2
Radif of Iranian music (Intangible Cultural Heritage)	1
Repräsentative Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Menschheit	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Doudou)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Seto leelo)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Voladores ritual)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars and Kashan)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Carnival of Oruro)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for Alençon needle lace-making	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program	1
UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival)	1
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding	1
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T316232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Context triple: [Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making, unescoList, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity]

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
C. UNESCO culture programmes
UNESCO culture programmes are global initiatives that promote cultural diversity, heritage preservation, and the role of culture in sustainable development through education, cooperation, and policy support.
D. UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a global initiative that connects cities committed to placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development strategies.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Target entity description: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is a 2005 international treaty that safeguards and promotes diverse cultural expressions worldwide by recognizing culture as both a driver of development and a public good requiring specific policy protection.
C. UNESCO culture programmes
UNESCO culture programmes are global initiatives that promote cultural diversity, heritage preservation, and the role of culture in sustainable development through education, cooperation, and policy support.
D. UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a global initiative that connects cities committed to placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development strategies.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO list ⓘ cultural heritage register ⓘ international list ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
adoptedBy	General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO General Conference
aimsToProtect	living cultural expressions ⓘ living cultural traditions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List
basedOn	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
category	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
contains	inscribed intangible cultural heritage elements ⓘ
convertedFrom	Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ surface form: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclamations
covers	knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ⓘ oral traditions and expressions ⓘ performing arts ⓘ social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ
decisionMaker	UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
describedAs	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity self-link ⓘ
documentationLanguage	multiple languages ⓘ
geographicalCoverage	States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
governedBy	Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
hasCriterion	element must be intangible cultural heritage as defined by the 2003 Convention ⓘ element must be nominated by a State Party to the Convention ⓘ element must contribute to visibility and awareness of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ safeguarding measures must be elaborated for the element ⓘ
hasMediaType	online database ⓘ
hasType	representative list ⓘ
hasUpdateFrequency	annually ⓘ
inception	2008 ⓘ
inscriptionYearOfFirstElements	2008 ⓘ
isPartOfFramework	UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO culture sector
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
maintainedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO culture programmes ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program
predecessor	Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
promotes	cultural diversity ⓘ intercultural dialogue ⓘ respect for cultural practices of communities ⓘ
purpose	to encourage dialogue that respects cultural diversity ⓘ to ensure visibility of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ to promote awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ to safeguard living cultural traditions and expressions ⓘ
relatedList	List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ⓘ
requiresConsentFrom	communities, groups or individuals concerned ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
selectionProcess	nomination by States Parties and evaluation by a Subsidiary Body or Evaluation Body ⓘ
website	https://ich.unesco.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kumbh Mela → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mevleviyya → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

mak yong → UNESCOListing → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

subject surface form: Mak Yong

Byzantine chant → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Cantonese opera → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking → recognizedAsIntangibleHeritageBy → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

tango → recognizedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → describedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity self-link ⓘ

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → alsoKnownAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List

Oruro → heritageDesignation → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival)

Memory of the World International Register → relatedProgramme → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists

Nariño → recognizedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

subject surface form: Carnaval de Negros y Blancos

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Georgian polyphony → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Gion Matsuri → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan)

Kalbeliya → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kalbeliya → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Vienna Philharmonic → awarded → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition)

UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program

Las Fallas → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mons → heritageDesignation → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

subject surface form: Doudou of Mons

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Dendermonde → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

National cultural heritage of Indonesia → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia

Nowruz celebrations → recognizedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

pinisi ship → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Persian culture → UNESCORecognition → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Radif of Iranian music (Intangible Cultural Heritage)

Cremona → heritage → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona)

Persian carpet → isRecognizedBy → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars and Kashan)

Dragon Boat Festival → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Naadam → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Oruro Department → culturalHeritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Carnival of Oruro)

Durga Puja → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Greece) → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Mangal Shobhajatra procession → inscribedOn → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Día de Muertos → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mawlawiyya → hasNotablePracticeStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Mevlevi Sema ceremony)

Mexican rodeo (charrería) → inscribedOn → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Aubusson tapestry tradition → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Peking opera → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Tai Chi → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → relatedList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → providesFor → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity → replacedBy → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Human towers (castells) → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Fujara → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art → unescoStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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