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Intangible Cultural Heritage

Result of a collective monography of researchers of the Latvian Academy of Culture “cultural heritage Communities”

The monograph analyses 12 elements that were submitted to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Latvia for the period 2016-2018.

Reflection on youth Etnodays 2022

On 9-11 September, in the municipality of Preiles, around 50 young people met in the Etnoday 2022 of young people to share local traditions and complement their skills in the traditional music game.

By October 30, the exhibition “puzuri” will be held in Jelgava

From 2021, the collection of puzura in Jelgava is included in the Latvian Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a source of cultural affiliation, identity and self-awareness. It includes forms of customs, games and oral expression, knowledge and skills, and related instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces, which are recognised by the communities, groups and, in some cases, individual, as part of their cultural heritage.

Dancing tradition in Riga (2021)

Other area; Oral tradition and expressions, including the language as an intangible cultural heritage carrier; Customs, rituals, festivals; Games/performatīvās mākslas;

Earthquake with towed device (2021)

Traditional craft skills;

Puzzles and their handling in Jelgava (2021)

Customs, rituals, festivals; Traditional craft skills; Knowledge and customs related to nature and the universe;

Latvian card game zolīte (2021)

Oral tradition and expressions, including the language as an intangible cultural heritage carrier; Games/performatīvās mākslas;

'Saļmes in Stērnine'. Traditional psalm and funeral singing in Stirniene (2021)

Customs, rituals, festivals;

Traditions and skills of Latvian ethnographic gloves (2021)

Traditional craft skills;

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