Kastav - Croatia
In these Croatian villages, the carnival arrives with bells at the waist
The sounders of Kastav carry the rhythm from one village to another.
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Austria, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia
To draw on this blue fabric, we start by preventing the color from passing
Blaudruck uses reserves applied before dyeing with indigo.
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Breeder Communities Mongolia
In Mongolia, we sing to help a camel accept a little one.
A pastoral ritual combines music, observation and animal skills.
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South Korea
On this thread, keeping the balance is not enough: we must also make laugh
In Korea, the jultagi combines acrobatics and exchanges with a character left on the ground.
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Saudi Arabia Asir
In these houses, the guest room becomes a collective work
The al-Qatt al-Asiri transmits a wall art by bringing together several generations.
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Kazakhstan
This wooden goat dances with the fingers of the musician
In Kazakhstan, the music animates a puppet without a second performer.
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Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, these small bones are used to play
Assyks become game pieces whose position matters.
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Japan regional traditions
These masked visitors come knocking on doors for the New Year
In Japan, raiho-shin take different forms depending on the community.
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Indonesia Aceh
For this dance, the performers stay in a tight row
The gayo saman unfolds its rhythm with the hands, voice and body.
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Bulgaria - Bulgari
In this Bulgarian village, the party ends in the middle of the embers
Nestinarstvo belongs to a ritual documented in the village of Bulgari.
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Kyrgyzstan
This horse game did not compete with a ball
The kok boru combines equestrian competition and Kyrgyz traditions.
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Switzerland Basel
In Basel, the carnival begins at four o’clock... in the dark
The Morgenstreich leaves the lanterns to light the beginning of the party.
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Indonesia Papua
This fiber bag can carry a crop... or a baby
The noken papou connects artisanal manufacturing and everyday life.
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China Rui’an
To tell a family, these printers carry wooden characters.
In Rui’an, a traditional printing house accompanies local genealogies.
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Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Turkey
For this strategy game, holes in the ground may be enough
Related traditions employ pieces distributed among cavities.
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Mongolia
This flutist can inspire without interrupting the music
The circular breathing accompanies the Mongolian long song.
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Portugal Bisalhes
To smooth this pottery, we use pebbles
The black ceramic of Bisalhes retains a chain of handcrafted gestures.
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South Korea
This fighting art sometimes looks like a dance
Korean taekkyeon uses fluid and circular movements.
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Japan Kitahiroshima
Here, we start planting rice again after the end of the plantations
The Mibu no Hana Taue features agricultural work.
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Estonia Kihnu and Manija
On these islands, clothes also transmit stories.
In Kihnu and Manija, women played a major role in the local culture.
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Mongolia
In this Mongolian game, we aim for bones... by singing
The ossicle shot combines precision, personal equipment and melodies.
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East and South-East Asia
Why pull a rope if winning isn’t the main thing?
Traction games accompany the agricultural cycle of Asian communities.
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Belgium and France
These giants dance in the streets... but someone has to keep them going all year round
The great effigies of Belgium and France are collective works.
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Italy Sardinia
Four men in a circle can produce this amazing mix of voices
The canto a tenore sarde brings together stamps with different functions.
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Armenia
This bread can be eaten... but is also placed on the shoulders of the bride and groom.
Armenian lavash combines an amazing cooking gesture with ritual uses.
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Korea
Why do these five dancers wear five different colors?
In the cheoyongmu, the costumes represent the directions and the center.
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China Jiangsu
These weavers sing to remember the gestures to be performed
The Yunjin brocade combines a complex profession with working songs.
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Buganda, Southern Uganda
In Uganda, this stuff starts on a tree
In Baganda, mallets transform a bark into a soft cloth.
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Highlands of South-East Madagascar
Zafimaniry: these houses hold without nails
At the Zafimaniry, assemblages and sculptures make wood speak.
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External Islands of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
In the Carolinas, the road is read without a map
Carolinian navigators learn to interpret the landmarks of the ocean.
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Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Pinisi: the secret of the boat is in its name
The word pinisi first designates a rig, behind which live trades.
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Wine Communities of Georgia
Qvevri: why these jars disappear underground
In Georgia, a clay jar can become a buried cellar.
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Communities of the Arabian Peninsula and Jordan
Arabic coffee: this little cup knows how to say “enough”
A gesture from the cup can complete the service without a word.
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hawker restaurants in Singapore
Singapore: heritage can be ordered at the counter
Hawker centres tell the story of a city through shared meals.
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Inuit communities in Greenland
In Greenland, a duel could be won by singing
The singing duels give the drum an unexpected story.
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Mongolia, including the Altai region
Khmemei: Where does this second voice come from?
The same singer can bring out a melody above a drone.
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Mauritius, communities of the sega tipik
In Mauritius, sega sometimes starts near the fire
Before the dance, the ravine receives a sound preparation.
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Sicily, traditions of Palermo and Catania
In Sicily, these wooden knights played in a soap opera
The Opera dei Pupi brought the audience back for the rest of the adventures.
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Valencia and communities falleras, Spain
In Valencia, we build these giants to burn them
The Fallas give a flamboyant end to satirical creations.
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Vevey and Vaud vineyards, Switzerland
Vevey: a party can wait for a generation
The Fête des Vignerons is measured differently than in annual appointments.
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Ashikari-yama District, Kyoto, Japan
In Kyoto, Ashikari’s tank goes up without nails
Gion Matsuri begins with an often invisible neighborhood work.
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Recife and Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
In Recife, this little umbrella enters the dance
The frevo makes the sombrinha a movement accessory.
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Mito, Province of Concepcin, Central Andes of Peru
In Mito, these masks recall the authority of the ancients.
The Huaconada gives a special place to the elders in the dance.
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Archipelago of Chiloé, southern Chile
In Chiloé, you can move with your whole house
The tiradura minga moves the building thanks to the collective work.
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Puebla and Tlaxcala, Mexico; Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo, Spain
Talavera: a ceramic kinship crosses the Atlantic
Remote workshops share a heritage, without making identical parts.
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China; Origin in the Yellow River Basin
In China, the year has twenty-four solar landmarks
This calendar names both the dew and the awakening of insects.
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Ptuj and Drava Plains, Haloze and Slovenske gorice, Slovenia
Near Ptuj, spring comes with bells
The tours of the Kurenti resonate a desire for renewal.
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Meghalaya, India
To build these bridges, we guide roots... then we wait for them to grow
In Meghalaya, a living know-how.
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Peru Taquile Island
On this island, you can wear a calendar around the waist
A belt tells the rhythm of collective activities.
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Vanuatu Central and North Islands
A single finger, a line... and much more than a drawing
These paths can preserve knowledge and accompany stories.
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Mexico Totonac communities of Veracruz
They go down turning in the void... but it’s not just a feat
The Voladores ceremony gives a ritual sense to the movement.
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Turkey Edirne
These wrestlers are coated with oil before they face off
In Krkpnar, the encounter begins long before the first catches.
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Mongolia Know-how of ger
How do you take your house home without ceasing to be home?
Moving this home depends on collective learning.
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Japan Artisan Communities of Washi
This paper is not just for writing: it goes into the house
Vegetable fibres also become elements of internal separation.
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Indonesia Tradition of Angklung
This instrument gives a note... the melody awaits the others
With these bamboos, playing together is part of the musical process.
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Italy Cremona
A violin seems in one piece... how many pieces does it hide?
The familiar silhouette conceals a patient artisanal assembly.
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Croatia Northern regions
Why does this gingerbread heart carry a small mirror?
This creation can convey a message as much as a flavor.
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Spain Catalonia
The child reaches the top... but this tower has not yet succeeded in its challenge
In a castell, the descent also belongs to success.
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Azerbaijan - Weaving communities
This carpet is finished... why are we still waiting for a solemn gesture?
The separation of the profession marks a special step.
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Netherlands Communities of corsos
These flower giants parade one day... their story begins months before
An ephemeral decor can require a very long-lasting commitment.
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Peru Andes
Why do we need to rebuild this bridge to preserve it?
To preserve this bridge, communities do not seek to preserve its ropes forever.
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Turkey Mountain communities
Did you know that we can hold a conversation while whistling?
A word can change shape to cross the distance.
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Spain La Gomera, Canary
On this island, students learn to whistle in class
On this island, orally transmitted knowledge also entered the classrooms.
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South Korea
In Korea, what really hides a pot of kimchi?
The kimjang tells as much a collective organization as a food preparation.
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Finland
Why is the Finnish sauna a heritage to protect?
Why protect a practice as daily as the sauna?
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Morocco Marrakech
In Marrakech, this treasure escapes the photographs
The heritage of Jemaa el-Fna is not just about what you can photograph.
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Arabian Peninsula Bedouin Communities
What secrets are being passed on in these desert tissues?
A job on the ground can carry a collective memory.
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Belgium Oostduinkerke
Did you know that in Belgium, we fish on horseback?
On this coastline, a draft horse can also be a fishing partner.
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