culture, a special form of cultural heritage The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage defines the intangible cultural heritage as the practices, representations, expressions, as well as the knowledge and skills (including instruments, objects, artifacts,
cultural spaces), that communities, groups, and, in some cases, individuals, recognize as part of their cultural heritage. It is sometimes called living cultural heritage, and is manifested in the following domains, among others: • Oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage; • Performing arts; • Social practices, rituals and festive events; • Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; • Traditional craftsmanship
Cultural heritage in general consists of the products and processes of a
culture that are preserved and passed on through the generations. Some of that heritage takes the form of
cultural property, formed by tangible artefacts such as buildings or works of art. Many parts of culture, however are intangible, including
song,
music,
dance,
drama,
skills, cuisine, sport, crafts, and festivals. These are forms of culture that can be recorded but cannot be touched or stored in physical form, like in a museum, but only experienced through a vehicle giving expression to it. Such cultural vehicles are called "Human Treasures" by the
UN. The protection of languages, as the largest and most important intangible cultural heritage, should also be mentioned in this context. According to
Karl von Habsburg, former President of Blue Shield International, protection of languages is important in the age of identity wars, because language in particular can become a target for attack as a symbolic cultural asset. mask. Japan was the first country to
introduce legislation to protect and promote its
intangible heritage. The
Mediterranean diet, the traditional
Mexican cuisine and the Japanese dietary culture of
washoku are some examples of this.
Dishes •
Thieboudienne Dance heritage , an example of a cultural heritage shared between two countries, Argentina and Uruguay. The UNESCO lists of intangible cultural heritage also include a variety of dance genres, often associated with singing, music and celebrations, from all over the world. The lists include: celebratory and
ritual dances such as Ma'di bowl lyre music and
Sebiba dance from Algeria and dance from Uganda and
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan from India, and
social dances such as
Cuban rumba. Also, some dances are localized and practiced mainly in their country of origin, such as
Sankirtana, a performing art that includes drumming and singing, from India. Other dance forms, however, even if they are officially recognized as heritage from their country of origin, are practiced and enjoyed all over the world. For example,
flamenco from Spain and
tango, from Argentina and Uruguay, have an international dimension. Dance is a complex phenomenon, which involves culture, traditions, the use of human bodies, artefacts (such as costumes and props), as well as a specific use of music, space and sometimes light. As a result, a lot of tangible and intangible elements are combined within dance, making it a challenging but interesting type of heritage to safeguard.
Digital heritage Digital heritage is a representation of heritage in the digital realm and is a sub-category of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It refers primarily to the use of
digital media in the service of preserving
cultural or
natural heritage. Examples of this include mapping of intangible heritage phenomena, such as folk beliefs linked to the supernatural beings.
Sports heritage ==Oral continuity==