![]() ![]() Chinese shadow puppetry, a theatrical genre performed on a backlit cloth screen, "spreads knowledge and promotes cultural values", it said.Īlso included on the list was Tsiatista, an impromptu form of poetry in Cyprus, celebrates performers' wit and rich vocabulary as they try to outdo one another in constructing clever verses of rhyming couplets. The dyeing and engraving of shadow puppets from Hanzhong are more exquisite than those from Beijing, and the puppetry techniques are also more nimble and adroit. The committee commended mariachi, often ensembles playing trumpets, violins and guitars, for teaching "values of respect" for Mexico's history and Indian roots. "This dance brings together a variety of dynamic movements without any collision, it's truly a symbol of unity."Īlso on Unesco's "intangible" list was the ceremonial Turkish meat dish, Keskek, a ritual of transplanting rice in Hiroshima, Japan, and traditional knowledge of jaguar shamans in Colombia. ![]() In the Saman dance, boys and young men sit on the ground, clapping and slapping their thighs, chest and the ground, while rhythmically twisting their heads and bodies. "I'm deeply moved," said Ibrahim Ahmad in response to the new list, a former separatist rebel from Aceh, which recently emerged from decades of civil war. Such "living" practices, which bind communities together and provide them with a sense of continuity, are in danger of being lost, some more than others, according to members who added 19 new items in total.Ĭhina's Hezhen Yimakan storytelling, the traditional building of Iranian Lenj boats and the Saman dance from Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh, for instance, were identified as in urgent need of safeguarding. The Unesco intergovernmental committee – wrapping up its week-long meeting in Bali, Indonesia – was looking at oral traditions, art forms, and rituals handed down from one generation to the next. ![]()
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