Chinese shadow puppetry joins intangible heritage list
November 27th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 27 (IANS) Chinese shadow puppetry has been added to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity along with Belgian Leuven age set ritual repertoire, the UN ... Read more...
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UAE Sadu weaving on Unesco’s intangible heritage list
November 26th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 26 (IANS/WAM) UAE's Sadu weaving has become the new addition to the Unesco's list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, said the Abu Dhabi authority ... Read more...
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Unesco names falconry as heritage of humanity
November 17th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Nov 17 (IANS/WAM) The Unesco has included falconry in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.The move is the culmination of efforts made by the UAE in cooperation with 11 ... Read more...
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Acupuncture to feature on UNESCO cultural heritage list?
November 12th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Chinese traditional acupuncture and Peking Opera are among other contenders for UNESCO's intangible heritage list next week."That's significant, particularly for acupuncture, which is widely practiced in more ... Read more...
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Classical dance festival in Delhi from Monday
October 15th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A Delhi-based cultural organisation will host a five-day classical dance festival here from Oct 19, an official said Friday.The SEHER will organise the ninth annual dance ... Read more...
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Venice wants gondolas to be given World Heritage status
October 13th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Venice wants its famous wooden gondolas to be given World Heritage status and it is set to apply to get them listed.The move comes as plans by a ... Read more...
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China’s Shaolin temple in world heritage list
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) The Shaolin temple, China's ancient Buddhist monastery and the home of martial art kung fu, has now become a UNESCO world heritage site.
Nestled in Mount Songshan of Central ... Read more...
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UAE elected vice-chair of Unesco’s intangible heritage assembly
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected vice-chair of Unesco's intangible heritage assembly.
Arab states unanimously voted the UAE for the position at the third session of ... Read more...
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UAE donates $2 mn to Unesco fund
June 26th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 26 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated $2 million to Unesco's "Intangible Cultural Heritage" programme, as part of global efforts to help developing countries preserve their culture.
An agreement ... Read more...
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China has 870,000 intangible heritage items
June 4th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): China has over 870,000 intangible culture heritage items that need protection.The China Daily quoted a national culture survey as saying that the study had been carried out ... Read more...
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196 Indian languages endangered, experts to mull revival
October 21st, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Some 196 Indian languages are endangered, according to a recent Unesco study, and a worried lot of linguists, scholars and policy-makers are meeting in a two-day international ... Read more...
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Bengal’s Baul singers mesmerise Bangalore
October 19th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 19 (IANS) It was the first brush with Baul music for most Bangaloreans. The wandering minstrels of Bengal came here, sang to their heart's content and made it an affair ... Read more...
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Baul-Fakir musicians to enthrall Bangaloreans
October 15th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) The wandering minstrels of Bengal, Baul-Fakirs, will enthrall Bangaloreans during Diwali celebrations here Saturday.
Christened Baul-Fakir Utsav, the event will feature six of the finest Baul and Fakir (Sufi) ... Read more...
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Unesco lists 12 items as endangered intangible heritage
October 3rd, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS) Unesco's Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage has identified 12 such items in eight countries in need of urgent safeguarding, WAM news agency reported Saturday. ... Read more...
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Ayodhya’s Ramlila continues throughout the year!
September 29th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
By AmitAyodhaya, Sep.29 (ANI): Even as Ramlila, the mythological play based on epic Ramayana, has concluded all over the country with the celebration of Dussehra on Monday, it will continue to be ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host Unesco meetings on intangible heritage
September 23rd, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 23 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital will host the meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Sep 28-Oct 2, WAM news ... Read more...
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UAE to focus on intangible heritage
September 20th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 20 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is taking steps to promote and conserve the country's intangible cultural heritage, WAM news agency reported Sunday.
On Saturday, the Intangible Heritage ... Read more...
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UAE to host Unesco meeting on intangible heritage
September 5th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 5 (IANS) The fourth meeting of Unesco's Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage will be held Sep 28-Oct 2 in this United Arab Emirates capital.
Abu Dhabi will receive around ... Read more...
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12 countries want falconry as world’s intangible heritage
August 19th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 (IANS) Twelve countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have proposed falconry to be included as a world intangible heritage at the UNESCO, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
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UAE seeks Unesco heritage status for falconry
August 8th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 8 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is seeking to get the sport of falconry included in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The ... Read more...
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May 12 earthquake harmed Chinas cultural heritage
June 17th, 2008 - 1:07 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The 8.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Sichuan province on May 12, left many intangible cultural heritage relics severely damaged, the Chinese Cultural Ministry has disclosed.
Fourteen national-level ... Read more...
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Italy campaigns for Unesco recognition to Mediterranean diet
March 12th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by admin
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Rome, March 12 (Xinhua) Italy is to spearhead an international campaign to win Unesco recognition for the Mediterranean diet, Italian Agriculture Minister Paolo De Castro has announced. Italy would team up with ... Read more...
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