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

Switzerland ratified the convention on 16 July 2008.

Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Representative List Name Image Year No. Description Winegrowers' Festival in Vevey 2016 01201 The Fête des Vignerons (Winegrowers’ Festival) is a traditional festival which takes place in Vevey since 1797. The interval between two festivals has varied between 14 and 28 years. Basel Carnival 2017 01262 The Carnival of Basel is the biggest carnival in the country and takes place annually in Basel. Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques + 2018 02106 Dry stone is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Avalanche risk management + 2018 01380 Holy Week processions in Mendrisio 2019 01460 The tradition of the Holy Week processions in Mendrisio. Alpinism + 2019 01471 Craftsmanship of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics + 2020 01560 Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization + 2023 01979 Alpine pasture season 2023 01966 Yodeling 2025 02287 Yodeling is a form of singing which involves repeated and rapid changes of pitch between the low-pitch chest register (or "chest voice") and the high-pitch head register or falsetto.

Good Safeguarding Practices Name Year No. Description Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation + 2020 01558 A Bauhütten (cathedral workshop), is a structure dedicated to the construction, maintenance and restoration of a monument with a specific mode of operation, known as Bauhüttenwesen.

See also List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

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References

External links UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Official site UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Switzerland: Official site