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Unesco has revealed the new additions to its intangible cultural heritage list for 2020.
The 32 new entries span a broad range of “cultures”, with camel racing, competitive grass mowing, sauna culture, Christmas tree decoration production, pomegranate “festivities” and couscous all making the cut.
An intangible cultural heritage is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by Unesco to be part of a place s cultural heritage.
The organisation has inscribed a total of 460 items onto the list since it first began.
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Alongside selecting new examples each year, Unesco also identifies practices that are in need of urgent safeguarding.
Singapore hawker culture inscribed as intangible UNESCO heritage
Thursday, December 17th 2020
In a first for Singapore, the local hawker culture has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
At the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) held online on December 16, the 24-member committee adopted the recommendation by the Evaluation Body to inscribe Hawker Culture in Singapore on the Representative List, as it fulfilled all evaluation criteria.
Singapore was also commended for the active involvement of various communities in the nomination process, preparing a nomination file that highlights an intangible cultural heritage that is thriving in a highly urbanised and culturally diverse environment.
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Singapore s Hawker culture was added to the UN’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity along with French cuisine, Thai massage, and Yoga.
The Hawker Culture in Singapore, a popular Singaporean style of street dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban environment has been recognized by UNESCO. The culture has made it to the UN’s prestigious ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ along with French cuisine, Thai massage, and yoga. According to a statement by UNESCO, the inscription was made on Dec.16, nearly two years after the nomination of Singapore’s hawker culture for the UNESCO at the National Day Rally.
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