The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. The "intangible cultural heritage" is defined by the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, drafted in 2003 and took effect in 2006. Inscription of new heritage elements on the

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is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention.

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, as designated by the

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(UNSD), consists of ten countries. The groupings used by the UNSD are not indicative of "any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories." All of the countries, with the exception of Russia, are state parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Four intangible cultural heritage elements have been inscribed as elements of the Czech Republic, Poland, and

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, two as elements of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Russia, one for Belarus and Slovakia, and none for Moldova.

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The table lists information about each International Cultural Heritage element: :Name: official name, worded as inscribed on the list :Region: region within or outside a country where a heritage is still practiced :Country: country, as inscribed on the list :Year: the year the site was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List :Session: the session and decision in which a heritage is inscribed by the committeeThe .COM abbreviation is used by UNESCO for committee sessions. 3.COM represents the third session of the committee, 4.COM represents the fourth session, and so on. The numbers following the abbreviation, like 14.01, represent the inscription decision number. :Description: brief description of the heritage

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UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
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UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Eastern Europe Europe-related lists Tourism in Eastern Europe

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