UNESCO recognizes “Kushtdepdi” as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 December 2017.

On the fourth day of the meeting, Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing from Turkmenistan was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

This year, the Committee considered thirty-four nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, as well as six nominations for inclusion on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which is designed to rally international cooperation and assistance for threatened cultural expressions.

The Committee also examined two proposals for the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices and two International Assistance Requests for safeguarding plans or inventories.

For more information, please see: https://ich.unesco.org/en/