On 18 October 2021, a decision on the inclusion of six new values in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage (SNA) list was taken at the Council meeting of the intangible cultural heritage.
For inclusion in the National SNA, six values are confirmed in 2021: Dancing tradition in Riga (the applicant's association “traditional cultural centre”), Traditions and skills of knitting Latvian ethnographic mittens (applicant for the People's Scout Centre “ancient block”), Latvian card game zolte (pieteicējs Martins), “Puzuri” and the craft of making them in Jelgava (the applicant for the “culture” of the municipality of Jelgava), Crumbs in Sturneen. Traditional psalm and funeral singing in Stirniene (applicant of the Stirnienes Friends), The Weaving of Patterned Zemgale Skirts Using Drawlooms. (Applicant SIA “Austras articles”).
ON the basis OF the applications sent by 15 June 2021, THE Council of THE SNA selected six of the eight applications for which the applicants were given the opportunity to supplement and clarify their applications. The Council decided on the inclusion of six new values in the National SNA. Given that several applications still needed clarification, the final decision was adopted on 18 October.
The formal ceremony, which will provide evidence of the inclusion of values in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List, will be held in Vilnius. Vilaka has been selected as the venue for the ceremony because of the first application FOR THE SNA list in 2017, as well as because of the fact that four of the 30 values are presented directly from the Vilnius municipality.
Information on the preparation of the application as well as on the Council of Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Intangible Cultural Heritage website. The submission of subsequent applications will be announced in January 2022 and a half-year period will be given for their preparation.