Documentaries about intangible cultural heritage released

Art & Culture
misheel@montsame.gov.mn
2018-06-21 15:12:53
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Opening ceremony of the documentaries themed ‘Intangible cultural heritage of the Mongols: Magnificence of nomadic culture’ was held at the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery on June 20. Foreign Affairs Minister, Chairman of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO D.Tsogtbaatar attended the opening.

The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was passed in 2003 and Mongolia has joined the convention in 2005. States Parties to the Convention are responsible for the registration and protection of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as well as for the public recognition, passing it to the next generations, with involvement of the public, especially the children and youth.

In this regard, the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage NGO created documentaries about 10 intangible cultural heritage of the Mongols jointly with the scholars and filmmakers with assistance from the Asia-Pacific Center for Protection of ICH.
 
A total  of 14 elements including urtiin duu (traditional folk long song), traditional music of morin khuur, traditional music of tsuur, biyelgee (traditional folk dance), tuuli (epic), khoomei (throat singing), Naadam (traditional festival), technique of limbe (flute) performance, Mongolian calligraphy, traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol ger and its associated customs, knuckle-bone shooting, coaxing rituals for camels, falconry and traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

B.Misheel