#intangible cultural heritage

[harocat]

Tiff_ilosophy did an incredible and well researched thread on traditional crafts and intangible cultural heritage used in LGIEF, but I wanted to highlight the section on Ziqi’s ribbon because it’s especially beautiful. Please read the entire thread though. You will not regret it. It’s excellent.

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

(Chinese speaking, with english subtitle)

˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗ 很愛 #蘇繡 #fineartcraft #suembroidery #中國非物質文化遺產 #文化藝術傳承 #design #簡針繡

👍結合創新改造，保留傳統技藝。💎 Thanks 🙏

Su embroidery, a craftsmanship on China's list of intangible cultural heritage, has a history of more than 2,000 years. This traditional art form is characterized by its intricate needlework, vibrant colors, and elaborate designs. Blending Chinese tradition with modern fashion, luxury brand Dior has collaborated with Chinese artisans to incorporate Su embroidery completed by the dazi, or seed, stitching technique into its menswear collection. Check out the documentary Revival of Ancient Arts.

[useless-catalanfacts]

Ball del contrapàs in Tremp (High Pyrenees, Catalonia).

On the holiday of Sant Antoni Abat (January 17th), patron saint of farmers, Tremp has this tradition. A group of 6 to 12 local farmer men dance the ball del contrapàs in the town square, while a marching band plays the song.

The dance starts with one farmer placing an image of Saint Anthony and blessing it, and then he starts to dance. He dances alone in front of the saint's image for about a minute, until he takes off his hat and bows, and then he starts moving in circles in the square. Then, he takes a lit torch and delimits the space they will use in square. By pairs, the others join the dance, holding each other by the belt. The last one to join wears a tail made of paper, that the man who started the dance will burn towards the end. In the end, the man chosen in the previous year's holiday goes in front of the image and bows, thanking the saint for last year's harvest and asking that this year it will be as good or even better.

Nowadays, the dance is done 4 or 5 times. Each time that the farmers try to burn the paper tail but can't manage, they go to drink a little glass of wine, and they repeat until they manage to burn it. When they make it, the song changes and there's a round of applause. Then, every farmer bows in front of the saint individually, taking off their hats.

It also seems that nowadays they can use a firecracker instead of a paper tail.

The people from the town gather in the square to watch the dance. They share biscuits/cookies and wine for the duration of the dance.

Information source: Ajuntament de Tremp.

[moononmyfloor]

Hi Producer (正好遇见你) Infodump Catalogue

So Yu Zheng is back with another entry in his "let me show you how much research I have done through a drama" saga, and this time he's gone a level beyond and is presenting us ALL the best costumes he had made for his different dynasty dramas, under the guise of "Producers making documentaries about intangible cultural heritage". He's getting increasingly creative (not) but hey, I appreciate a good recycling lol. Even if the drama is made mostly for the purpose of recycling the old costumes for one last time plus boasting.🥲

Official Weibo

ANYWAY, I can never look away from meta and infodumps! So without further ado:

I'll update this masterpost as I go!

Posters: Ep 1-21, Ep 22-35

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Ep 1, Ep 2: Filigree Inlay, Pt 2

Ep 3, 4: Kesi Weaving

Ep 6, 7: Cheongsam Pt 1, 2, 3

Ep 8,9 : Jade Carving

Ep 10, 11: Porcelain

Ep 12, 13: Chinese Classical Dance

Ep 14, 15: Incense Pt 1, 2

Ep 16, 17: Cuisine Pt 1, 2

Ep 18, 19: Jewellery

Ep 20, 21: Woodblock Printing

Ep 22, 23: Ancient Watch Repair

Ep 24, 25: Lacquerware

Ep 26, 27: Stage Costumes and Props

Ep 28, 29: Bronzeware

Ep 30, 31: Ancient Cosmetics

Ep 32, 33: Ming-Style Carpentry and Landscaping

Ep 34, 35: New Year Customs

[inariedwards]

Lefkara Laces - Before Memory Fades

An amazing form of embroidery and lace making from Cyprus.

[yoestuveaquiunavezfrases21]

1593- Una vida solo el simple lapso de tiempo en recorrer este camino. Y tú estabas allí, a un lado, bajo las sombras eternas de las miradas.

[lepseas]

Basel, Fasnacht 2024

[nikkidiary-orangecatty]

꧁༺ Nikki’s Diary ༻꧂

꧁༺ Nikki’s Diary ༻꧂

[ Intangible Cultural Heritage ]

[ Tai Chi ] 🌊🐳🐬

Every time I slowly raise my arms and turn my body, I feel like a little jellyfish in the depths of the ocean, feeling the breath of the ocean in the gentle ripples.

[ มรดกภูมิปัญญาทางวัฒนธรรม ]

[ ไท่จี๋หรือไท่เก๊ก • 太极 • Tàijí ] 🌊🐳🐬

ทุกครั้งที่ฉันค่อยๆ ยกแขนขึ้นและหมุนตัว ฉันรู้สึกเหมือนเป็นแมงกะพรุนตัวเล็กๆ ที่อยู่ในส่วนลึกของมหาสมุทร รู้สึกถึงลมหายใจของมหาสมุทรในระลอกคลื่นเบาๆ

[ 10.04.2023 ]

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[fatfemmefreaquency]

fwiw this is also a traditional art form (called Da Shuhua) in some regions of china—although usually the performers don’t wear protective gear (there are fewer and fewer people who learn this art form/ blacksmithing skill because of how dangerous it is)

its a cheaper alternative to expensive fireworks and is a tradition passed down by some blacksmiths for celebration among the working class (who couldn’t afford expensive fireworks but could afford to collect waste metal and give it to blacksmiths before festivals)

one blacksmith holds molten iron in a vessel and the other uses an implement to scatter the iron across either water or cold bricks which creates the “iron flowers” or petal/ leaf shaped scatters of light & metal that the art is named for

so there’s not just science at play here—there’s technology, culture, and art

[educationday]

Bringing Living Heritage to Classroom.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) is seeking a contractor to organize activities under the project 'Bringing Living Heritage to Classroom in Asia-Pacific' which will strengthen capacities of teachers, policymakers and other educational/cultural stakeholders in Thailand to support the integration of ICH in schools.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development advocates the ‘promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development’ as an important target to achieve Goal 4 on quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.

One of culture’s manifestations is living heritage or intangible cultural heritage (ICH). It includes cultural practices and knowledge that are meaningful to communities. They are a part of the latter’s identity that they want to continue to transmit to future generations. Music and dances, festivals and rituals, making handicrafts and agricultural knowledge are several forms of ICH.

ICH can provide context-specific content and pedagogy for education programs and thus act as a leverage to increase the relevance of education and improve learning outcomes. For example, education for sustainable development uses indigenous knowledge and ICH as a key resource for communities in understanding the environment, sustainably using its resources, assessing climate change impacts and adapting to them. In this regard, ICH is an incredibly rich resource. This is why UNESCO promotes learning and teaching through and about ICH in education programs in all relevant disciplines. 

Since 2015, there have been many challenging and experimental projects to integrate ICH in formal education along with new educational approaches and innovations, such as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). With support and collaboration between UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP) and Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), an online course and resource kit were produced to provide guidelines and examples on how to develop lesson plans that use ICH in delivering knowledge and reaching learning goals.

In 2023, a year-long teacher training project was implemented for Thai and Lao teachers with great success. Teachers were able to not only integrate ICH in their school lesson plans, but also collaborate between schools in different countries for cross-cultural educational exchange activities. 

With such success, in 2025, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok aims to continue adapting this approach with its existing educational materials and pool of resource persons in other geographical regions of Thailand, e.g. Southern Thailand, where the borders are connected to Malaysia and multiculturalism defines the identity of diverse ethnic groups in this region of the country. 

The training and mentoring aims to (1) encourage the integration of local ICH elements, especially those inscribed to UNESCO’s Lists or on the Thai national inventory, in lessons of schools in the Southern provinces of Thailand; (2) to strengthen capacities of local teachers to connect with other cultural and educational stakeholders and local and ethnic communities in Thailand and possibly its neighboring country(ies); and (3) to disseminate good practices in ICH-related educational practices and lesson plans.

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

演奏者：松吉牧歌 on 小紅書 music：雨 The rain

馬頭琴 Morin Khuur /It's a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument.是蒙古族常用的一種弓弦樂器，祖先為馬尾胡琴，是中世紀北方弓弦胡琴的一種。

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暗夜邈邈酒一盅 弦外之音撫琴動 絲絲雨聲人消瘦 今朝往昔還匆匆

─ 雨的耳語•仲茵 poem: Whisper of rain by Chu Lan

 

📌 久石讓 Joe Hisaishi (ひさいし じょう Hisaishi Jō) -《The Rain》是北野武（Kitano Takeshi、きたの たけし）自編自導自演的電影《菊次郎之夏》（オリジナル・サウンドトラック）其中的配樂，他分別用小提琴和大提琴代表兩位主角正男和菊次郎；“菊次郎”是北野武已去世之父親的名字。

( 久石讓/ 雨 The rain )

[auressea]

oh- hey! you can browse the collection!

National Carpet Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan

[southeastasianarchaeology]

Lào and White Thái Traditions Honored as National Heritage

Điện Biên Province celebrates the addition of Lào ethnic costumes and White Thái cake-making to Vietnam’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

via Viet Nam News, 13 April 2024: Điện Biên Province has  two new additions to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list: the decorative art on costumes by the Lào ethnic group and the traditional cake-making of the White Thái ethnic group. These recognitions highlight the intricate handwoven textiles symbolic of the Lào community and the celebrated khẩu xén and chí chọp cakes, integral to…

[artisticdivasworld]

Sand Drawings of Vanuatu: A Unique Artistic Legacy

Here is the next in our series about art forms.  This time, we look at sand drawings as an art form. Previously, we looked at many other types of art forms, and you can begin your journey by reading about them here. This is an art form I was totally unaware of, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my research to learn about it.  This is such an ancient type of art for the people living on…