List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in France

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts.[1] The "intangible cultural heritage" is defined by the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, drafted in 2003[2] and took effect in 2006.[3] Inscription of new heritage elements on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention.[4]

France ratified the convention on 11 July 2006. It registered its first element on the representative list in 2008.

Intangible Cultural Heritage elements[edit]

+ Transnational element

Representative List[edit]

Name Image Year No. Description
Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France +[a] 2008 00153[5] The processional giants and dragons of Belgium and France are a set of folkloric manifestations involving processional giants and dragons.
Maloya 2009 00249[6] Maloya is one of the two major music genres of Réunion, usually sung in Réunion Creole, and traditionally accompanied by percussion and a musical bow.
Aubusson tapestry 2009 00250[7] Aubusson tapestry is tapestry manufactured at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France.
Scribing tradition in French timber framing 2009 00251[8] The art of the carpentry brings together the graphic means in use since the 13th century in France, making it possible to express through drawing and with the greatest precision the reality of the volumes of a building, their penetrations as well as the characteristics of the parts of wood which allows them to be composed.
Gastronomic meal of the French 2010 00437[9]
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making 2010 00438[10] Alençon lace or point d'Alençon is a needle lace that originated in Alençon. It is sometimes called the "Queen of lace." Lace making began during the 16th century and the local industry was rapidly expanded during the reign of Louis XIV by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who established a Royal Workshop in the town to produce lace in the Venetian style in 1665.
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities 2010 00441[11] Compagnonnage refers to a traditional system of transmitting knowledge and training for a profession, which is anchored in communities of journeymen. An aspiring journeyman trains for a profession through a series of educational practices supervised by the community of journeymen he wishes to join.
Equitation in the French tradition 2011 00440[12]
Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany 2012 00707[13] A fest noz is a Breton traditional festival, with dancing in groups and live musicians playing acoustic instruments.
Limousin septennial ostensions 2013 00885[14] The Limousin septennial ostensions is a series of religious processions in commemoration of the relics of Roman Catholic saints in Limousin.
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity 2014 00991[15] Gwo ka is a French creole term for big drum. Alongside Gwotanbou, simply Ka or Banboula (archaic), it refers to both a family of hand drums and the music played with them, which is a major part of Guadeloupean folk music.
Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees +[b] 2015 01073[16] The summer solstice fire festivals take place in the Pyrenees every year on the night of the day when the sun is at its zenith.
Carnival of Granville 2016 01077[17] The Carnival de Granville is a carnival which takes place every year, during the five days on the occasion of Mardi Gras, in Granville.
The skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse: the cultivation of perfume plants, the knowledge and processing of natural raw materials, and the art of perfume composition 2018 01207[18] The know-how linked to perfumery in the town of Grasse.
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques +[c] 2018 01393[19] Dry stone is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together.
Alpinism +[d] 2019 01471[20]
Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics +[e] 2020 01560[21]
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality +[f] 2020 01581[22]
The art of glass beads +[g] 2020 01591[23]
Falconry, a living human heritage +[h] 2021 01708[24]
Bear festivities in the Pyrenees +[i] 2022 01846[25]
Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread 2022 01883[26]
Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production +[j] 2023 01961[27]
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock +[k] 2023 01964[28] Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.

Good Safeguarding Practices[edit]

Name Year No. Description
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation +[l] 2020 01558[29] A Bauhütten (cathedral workshop), is a structure dedicated to the construction, maintenance and restoration of a monument with a specific mode of operation, known as Bauhüttenwesen.
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding 2020 01582[30] In Martinique, the yole was originally a boat intended for fishermen.
Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports +[m] 2022 01709[31]

Elements in Need of Urgent Safeguarding[edit]

Name Image Year No. Description
Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica 2009 00315[32] The paghjella is a traditional Corsican polyphonic song, composed of six lines of eight syllables, where a rhythm is recreated with each word and creates poetry.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Shared with Belgium.
  2. ^ Shared with Andorra and Spain.
  3. ^ Shared with Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.
  4. ^ Shared with Italy and Switzerland.
  5. ^ Shared with Switzerland.
  6. ^ Shared with Belgium, Luxembourg, and Italy.
  7. ^ Shared with Italy.
  8. ^ Shared with Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.
  9. ^ Shared with Andorra.
  10. ^ Shared with Czechia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, and Spain.
  11. ^ Shared with Albania, Andorra, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, and Spain.
  12. ^ Shared with Germany, Austria, Norway, and Switzerland.
  13. ^ Shared with Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, and Italy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "What is Intangible Cultural Heritage?". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Text of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Functions of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "UNESCO - Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France".
  6. ^ "UNESCO - Maloya".
  7. ^ "UNESCO - Aubusson tapestry".
  8. ^ "UNESCO - Scribing tradition in French timber framing".
  9. ^ "UNESCO - Gastronomic meal of the French".
  10. ^ "UNESCO - Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making".
  11. ^ "UNESCO - Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities".
  12. ^ "UNESCO - Equitation in the French tradition".
  13. ^ "UNESCO - Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany".
  14. ^ "UNESCO - Limousin septennial ostensions".
  15. ^ "UNESCO - Gwoka: Music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity".
  16. ^ "UNESCO - Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees".
  17. ^ "UNESCO - Carnival of Granville".
  18. ^ "UNESCO - the skills related to perfume in Pays de Grasse: The cultivation of perfume plants, the knowledge and processing of natural raw materials, and the art of perfume composition".
  19. ^ "UNESCO - Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques".
  20. ^ "UNESCO - Alpinism".
  21. ^ "UNESCO - Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics".
  22. ^ "UNESCO - Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality".
  23. ^ "UNESCO - the art of glass beads".
  24. ^ "UNESCO - Falconry, a living human heritage".
  25. ^ "UNESCO - Bear festivities in the Pyrenees".
  26. ^ "UNESCO - Artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread".
  27. ^ "UNESCO - Knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production".
  28. ^ "UNESCO - Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock".
  29. ^ "UNESCO - Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation".
  30. ^ "UNESCO - the Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding".
  31. ^ "UNESCO - Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports".
  32. ^ "UNESCO - Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica".

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