What is Intangible cultural heritage?
[[File:Chilam joshi festival 1.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Kalash people|Kalash culture]], an intangible cultural heritage of [[Pakistan]].]] An '''intangible cultural heritage''' ('''ICH''') is something that is considered by [[UNESCO]] to be part of a place's [[cultural heritage]]. Buildings, [[Historic site|historic places]], [[monument]]s, and [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]] are [[cultural property]], not [[wikt:intangible|intangible]] heritage. Intangible heritage is things like [[folklore]], [[Custom (sociology)|customs]], [[belief]]s, [[tradition]]s, [[knowledge]], and [[language]]. Intangible cultural heritage is considered by [[member states of UNESCO]] to be like the tangible [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage]] but focusing on intangible parts of [[culture]]. In 2001, UNESCO made a [[survey]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&meeting_id=00057#meet_00057 |title=Meeting of 2001 |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=20 June 2007 }}</ref> among countries and [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] to try to agree on a definition, and the [[Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage]] was drafted in 2003 for its [[protection]] and promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&pg=home |title=Official website |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=20 June 2007 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:UNESCO]] [[Category:Traditions]] [[Category:Cultural anthropology]]