The list of intangible cultural heritage includes five more values ​​/ Article / LSM.lv

National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage In 2020, five values ​​were added, thus continuing the process of identifying Latvia’s intangible cultural heritage started four years ago, the representatives of the Latvian National Cultural Center (LNKC) informed. –

This year, the Latvian National Cultural Center received eight applications to supplement the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICM) values. The applications submitted by June 30 were evaluated by the LNKC Intangible Cultural Heritage Council and five of them were selected, the applicants of which were given the opportunity to clarify their applications with the help of experts.

At the meeting of 30 October[thecouncildecidedthatallfivevalues​​ofLatvia’sintangibleculturalheritageshouldbeincludedintheNKMlist:May’ssongsatvillagecrossesinNorthLatgale(applicant:Vilakamunicipality);GlassblowinginLīvāni(applicant:LatgaleArtsandCraftsCenter);SkillofmakingpatterneddoubleglovesinMazsalaca(applicant:MazsalacaRegionalCultureCenter);Thetraditionofbuildingandplayingfistguitars(applicant:society”Skaņumāja”)andWeavingskillsinPēterisViļumsonssemi-automaticsingle-pilelooms(applicant:SIA”MailīšuFabrika”)[adomelēmakaNKMsarakstāiekļaujamasvisaspiecasLatvijasnemateriālākultūrasmantojumavērtības:MaijadziedājumipieciemukrustiemZiemeļlatgalē(pieteicējs:Viļakasnovadapašvaldība);StiklapūšanaLīvānos(pieteicējs:Latgalesmākslasunamatniecībascentrs);RakstainudubultcimdudarināšanasprasmeMazsalacā(pieteicējs:MazsalacasnovadaKultūrascentrs);Dūrucītarasbūvēšanasunspēlēstradīcija(pieteicējs:biedrība”Skaņumāja”)unAušanasprasmePēteraViļumsonapusautomātiskajāsvienpaminasstellēs(pieteicējs:SIA”MailīšuFabrika”)

Taking into account the current situation in the country, LNKC will not hold a public ceremony of presenting the values ​​of the NKM list this time, but the applicants for the values ​​included in the list will be honored separately.

“Intangible cultural heritage is skills and knowledge, as well as traditions and customs that a certain community or group considers to be an important element of their identity,” said Gita Lancere, LNKC’s intangible cultural heritage expert.

“I invite you to look closely around you – what is the intangible heritage of your family, parish, county. Maybe it can add to the list of Latvia’s Intangible Cultural Heritage? ”

The list of NKM, which currently includes 24 values, is envisaged by the Law on Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted at the end of 2016. With the help of this regulation, the environment and conditions necessary for purposeful support for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage are created.

LNKC announces the acceptance of new applications at the beginning of January each year. The decision on inclusion is made by the NKM Council, which includes both researchers and representatives of universities and county NGOs, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as delegated representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development and the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO.

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