Relevance:
Baguette (the staple French bread) included under UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.
Key Points:
- Intangible cultural heritage is the practices, expressions, knowledge and skills that communities, groups and sometimes individuals recognise as part of their cultural heritage.
- As per UNESCO, intangible cultural heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals etc.
- 3 criteria for ICHL –
- Entity recognized by communities, groups and, individuals as part of their cultural heritage
- Be transmitted from generation to generation & be constantly recreated by communities
- Provide them with a sense of identity and continuity.
UNESCO’s Convention for Safeguarding the Intangible Heritage:
- Adopted in 2003 and entered into force in 2006.
- Composition –
- 24 Members
- Elected in the General Assembly
- Term of office: 4 years
- Publications –
- Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
- Register of good safeguarding practices.
