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Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine

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Intangible cultural heritage (Ukrainian: Нематеріальна культурна спадщина) are elements of the cultural heritage of Ukraine which are abstract and must be learned, encompassing traditional knowledge including festivals, music, performances, celebrations, handicrafts, and oral traditions.

Starting from 2013, five items are inscribed on the UNESCO registry of Ukraine's Intangible Cultural Heritage as of July 2022,[1] and five items — Ukrainian pysanka, safeguarding of the kobzar-lirnyk tradition, technology of white-on-white embroidery in Reshetylivka, Polissian dudka-vykrutka, and safeguarding of the tradition of the Generous Evening — were nominated in 2023 and 2024.[2][3]

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has also formed the National Inventory of Elements of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine.[4]

UNESCO inscribed list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine

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# Item Year inscribed Comment Media
1 Petrykivka decorative painting 2013 It is a traditional Ukrainian decorative painting style, originating from the village of Petrykivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, where it was traditionally used to decorate house walls and everyday household items. [5]
Painted box
2 Cossack’s songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region 2016 These works, sung by Cossack communities in the region, talk about the tragedy of war and the personal experiences of soldiers. The lyrics maintain spiritual ties with the past, but are also entertaining.[6][7]
Cossack singers
3 Kosiv painted ceramics 2019 The distinctive painted ceramics from Kosiv originated in the 1700s and reflect the history and culture of Hutsul people.[8]
Kosiv painted ceramics
4 Örnek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it 2021 It is a design of ornamentation, which is used on embroidery, weaving, pottery, engraving, jewellery, wood carving, and glass and wall painting; the listing also includes knowledge and understanding of the practice.[9]
Adaviye Efendiyeva design
5 Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking 2022 In 2022 this distinctive beetroot soup was nominated for recognition by UNESCO for its place as a distinct culinary practice in Ukraine.[10][11][12]
Ukrainian borscht

National Inventory of Elements of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine

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As of July 2024, one hundred three items are inscribed in the National Inventory of Elements of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine.[13] The list is divided into five sections.[14]

# Item Date inscribed Media Safeguarding no.
1 Tradition of Kosiv painted ceramics December 14, 2012 001
2 Krolevets handloom weaving [uk] December 14, 2012 002
3 Opishnia ceramics [uk] December 14, 2012 003
4 Petrykivka painting, a Ukrainian decorative ornamental art of 19th–21st centuries December 14, 2012 004
5 Cossack's songs of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast January 21, 2015 005
6 Singing tradition of Luka village in Kyiv Oblast June 29, 2017 006
7 Technology of "white on white" embroidery [uk] of Reshetylivka June 29, 2017 007
8 Tradition of floral ornamental carpet weaving in Reshetylivka [uk] February 12, 2018 008
9 Tradition of ornamental painting of Bubnivka ceramics [uk] May 30, 2018 010
10 Tree beekeeping May 30, 2018 011
11 Tradition of Hutsul pysanka November 16, 2018 012
12 Tradition of folk ritual "Vodinnia Kusta [uk]" in Svarytsevychi village in Rivne Oblast November 16, 2018 014
13 Tradition of Samchyky decorative painting [uk] July 4, 2019 015
14 Artistic wood carving of Chernihiv Oblast July 4, 2019 017
15 Hutsul koliada and pliesy of Verkhovyna Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast December 28, 2019 018
16 Custom of performing Arkan with Kovalivka dance in Pechenizhyn settlement hromada August 5, 2020 019
17 Art of making the musical clay toy "Valkivskyi svyshchyk [uk]" August 5, 2020 020
18 Technology of making wax vinok in Vinnytsia Oblast August 5, 2020 021
19 Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking October 13, 2020 022
20 Carpathian lizhnyk production October 13, 2020 023
21 Borshchiv folk embroidery [uk] October 13, 2020 024
22 Technology of Klembivka embroided shirt weaving "with a flower" October 13, 2020 025
23 Easter folk ritual "Vodyty Volodara" in Rozkoshivka village in Vinnytsia Oblast October 13, 2020 026
24 Tradition of Yavoriv pie [uk] cooking July 6, 2022 027
25 Making the spherical Christmas star in Matskovychi village July 6, 2022 028
26 Knowledge and practice of Sakhnovshchyna korovai cooking July 6, 2022 029
27 New Year tradition of Bukovina Malanka July 6, 2022 031
28 Characteristics of Klezmer music performance in Podilsk Raion of Odesa Oblast July 6, 2022 032
29 "Moshu" (men's koliada) Christmas ritual July 6, 2022 033
30 Knowledge, skills and practices concerning Biliaivka fish yushka cooking and eating July 6, 2022 034
31 Milina – knowledge, skills, and rituals July 6, 2022 036
32 Dry stone method of construction July 6, 2022 037
33 Buzynnyk [uk] – an elderberry dessert, traditions of cooking and eating July 6, 2022 038
34 Tradition of cooking the ritual dish "krupky" in Mostove village in Andrushivka hromada in Zhytomyr Oblast July 6, 2022 039
35 Art of making the Yavoriv wooden toy [uk] July 6, 2022 040
36 Tradition of vine weaving in Iza village in Khust Raion July 6, 2022
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37 Hutsul bryndzia July 6, 2022 044
38 Culture of platsynda cooking and eating in the villages of Frumushyka river valley July 6, 2022 045
39 Ukrainian pysanka: tradition and art July 6, 2022 046
40 Tree beekeeping of Kyiv Oblast July 6, 2022 047
41 Tradition of straw plaiting in Turiisk hromada of Volyn Oblast July 25, 2022 048
42 Plum lekvar – tradition of cooking and culture of eating in Zakarpattia July 25, 2022 050
43 Ceremony of sowing with a horse in Vistria village in Chortkiv Raion in Ternopil Oblast October 24, 2022 051
44 Traditional ritual bread of Vinnytsia Oblast December 23, 2022 052
45 Kobzarstvo December 23, 2022 053
46 Upper San dialect around Mostyska region December 23, 2022 056
47 Bukovinian and Bessarabian taystra: traditions of making and using in daily life January 27, 2023 059
48 Tradition of cooking and eating St. George's Day ritual breads in Krynychne village February 17, 2023 062
49 Tradition of reed weaving in Shchitky and Pysarivka villages in Vinnytsia Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast May 4, 2023 064
50 Tradition of grave cross decoration in Rivne Polissia May 4, 2023 065
51 Cooking of holubtsi, a Ukrainian traditional dish May 4, 2023 066
52 Traditional sheep farming in Bessarabia and the knowledge related to it May 4, 2023 067
53 Tradition of "Povinshuvannia Vasyliv" ritual in Lypivka village in Rohatyn territorial hromada in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast May 4, 2023 068
54 Bukovinian memorial tree with gifts May 25, 2023 069
55 Tradition of Hutsul artistic wood carving July 12, 2023 071
56 Traditional Malanka ritual in Beleluia village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast July 12, 2023 072
57 Traditional women's bead jewelry in Prykarpattia July 12, 2023 073
58 Tradition and technology of embroidery of women's shirts in Hadiach region July 12, 2023 074
59 Ceremony of cooking zlyvana kasha July 26, 2023 076
60 Technology of cooking the ritual drink "Varena" in Boromlia village July 26, 2023 077
61 Tradition and technology of manufacturing Obukhiv "stitched" rushnyk December 12, 2023 081
62 Traditional holiday "Mira" December 26, 2023 083
63 Traditional weaving in Kamin-Kashyrskyi hromada December 26, 2023 084
64 Tradition of Shchedryi vechir in Ukraine December 26, 2023 085
65 Tradition of drying fruits in villages of Okhtyrka region December 26, 2023 086
66 Tradition of cooking and eating "Zozulia" kasha [uk] February 23, 2024 089
67 Traditional folk game "Ashyk" May 27, 2024 094
68 Tradition of performing the ritual men's dance "Serben" [uk] in Chortovets village May 27, 2024 095
69 Culture of traditional Hutsul cheese shaping [uk] May 27, 2024 096
70 Wedding ritual of "Chytannia korony" May 27, 2024 097
71 Tradition of bell ringing in Lviv July 24, 2024 098
72 Culture of preparation and consumption of "Zasypana kapusta" July 24, 2024 099
73 Tradition of making the Boiko pysanka using a bulavka July 24, 2024 100
74 Ritual of installing the "Vikha" in Pereiaslav region July 24, 2024 101

Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

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The inventory includes elements of intangible cultural heritage that are under threat of disappearing due to hostilities, consequences of temporary occupation, natural impacts, or temporary displacement of population.[14]

# Item Date inscribed Media Safeguarding no.
1 Oleshnia pottery in Chernihiv Oblast July 4, 2019 016
2 The custom and technology of cooking the festive and memorial kasha in Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast July 6, 2022 041
3 Wedding utiata baking in Richky village December 23, 2022 054
4 Ritual of Zelekivska zlyvanka cooking December 23, 2022 055
5 Hutsul cooperage December 23, 2022 057
6 Art of making Hlyniany patterned textile January 27, 2023 058
7 Polissian dudka-vykrutka: traditions of making and playing January 27, 2023 061
8 Obukhovychi weaving [uk] March 13, 2023 063
9 Traditional craft of beekeeping in Svatove Raion in Luhansk Oblast July 12, 2023 070
10 Bukovina ceremonial vinok with needle grass July 26, 2023 075
11 Ritual "Honinnia hadiuk" November 20, 2023 078
12 Wedding braiding ceremony in the settlement of Bilokurakyne November 20, 2023 080
13 Lent holubtsi with potatoes, the tradition of preparation and consumption December 12, 2023 082
14 Tradition of herbalism in Starobilsk region December 26, 2023 087
15 Kobolchyn ceramics December 26, 2023 088
16 Tradition of cooking zatirka in Kryva Luka village February 23, 2024 090

Inventory of Proper Practices of Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

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The inventory accredits communities and organizations that help to preserve intangible cultural heritage.[14]

# Item Date inscribed Media Safeguarding no.
1 Traditional Kharkiv kots [uk] weaving July 6, 2022 030
2 Museum of traditional folk art [uk] as an interactive space of the intangible cultural heritage of Odesa Oblast July 6, 2022 035
3 International Christmas festival "Koliada na Maizliakh [uk]" July 6, 2022 043
4 Practice of safekeeping the Goryun culture by "Museum of Goryun culture [uk]" in Nova Sloboda village in Konotop Raion in Sumy Oblast January 27, 2023 060
5 Practice of the protection [uk] of traditional crafts and folk art November 20, 2023 079
6 Practice of safekeeping of "Hutsul pattern (ornament) and related cultural space" April 26, 2024 093
7 Programme of safekeeping the tradition of covering houses with straw and reeds in the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine July 24, 2024 102

Inventory that Represents the Culture of Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine

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The inventory highlights elements of intangible cultural heritage that belong to indigenous peoples of Ukraine,[14] which include Crimean Tatars, Crimean Karaites, and Krymchaks.

# Item Date inscribed Media Safeguarding no.
1 Örnek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and the knowledge about it February 12, 2018 009
2 Tradition of et ayaklak (Karaim meat pie) cooking. Experience of Karaims of Melitopol November 16, 2018 013
3 Practice and cultural context of cooking çiberek and yantıq – traditional Crimean Tatar dishes July 25, 2022 049
4 Coffee tradition [uk] of Crimean Tatars February 23, 2024 091
5 Ağır ava ve Qaytarma – traditional dance of Crimean Tatars February 23, 2024 092

Inventory of Elements that Have Been Revived due to the Disappearance of Tradition

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The inventory includes elements of intangible cultural heritage that had disappeared but were successfully revived.[14]

# Item Date inscribed Media Safeguarding no.
1 Technique of embroidery "Horodok stitch" ("Horodok stib") July 24, 2024 103

References

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  1. ^ "Ukraine". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ "Ukrainian Pysanka and Kobzar - Lirnyk traditions may be inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists next year". Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ^ МКІП направило два подання на розгляд Міжурядовому Комітету з охорони нематеріальної культурної спадщини ЮНЕСКО [The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy sent two submissions to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO]. Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ "Про затвердження Порядку ведення Національного переліку елементів нематеріальної культурної спадщини України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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  6. ^ "Cossack's songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  7. ^ Cossack’s songs of Dnipropetrovsk Region
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  9. ^ "Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  10. ^ "Ukraine seeks U.N. cultural status for beloved borscht. A culinary spat with Russia could be brewing". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  11. ^ "Ukrainian borscht recognised by Unesco with entry on to safeguarding list". the Guardian. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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