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List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Luxembourg

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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]

Luxembourg ratified the convention on 31 January 2006.

Intangible Cultural Heritage elements

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+ Transnational element

Representative List

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Name Image Year No. Description
Hopping procession of Echternach 2010 00392 This dancing procession is an annual Roman Catholic dancing procession held at Echternach. The procession is held every Whit Tuesday to honours Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg, who established the Abbey of Echternach.
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality +[a] 2020 01581
Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock +[b] 2023 01964 Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.
Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices +[c] 2023 01968 A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns.
Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization +[d] 2023 01979 Traditional irrigation uses gravity and hand-made constructions such as channels and ditches to distribute water from naturally-occurring water catchment points (such as springs, streams and glaciers) to the fields.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Shared with Belgium, France, and Italy.
  2. ^ Shared with Albania, Andorra, Austria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Spain.
  3. ^ Shared with Colombia, France, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Slovenia, and Togo.
  4. ^ Shared with Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

References

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  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.
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