Intangible cultural heritage of Georgia

Intangible cultural heritage (Georgian: არამატერიალური კულტურული მემკვიდრეობა) are elements of the cultural heritage of Georgia which are abstract and must be learned, encompassing traditional knowledge including festivals, music, performances, celebrations, handicrafts, and oral traditions.

Starting from 2011, 48 items were inscribed on the registry of Georgia's Intangible Cultural Heritage as of March 2019. Four of them have been placed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[1][2]

Registry of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia

#ItemDate inscribedCommentMedia
1Georgian polyphonic singing17 November 2011Inscribed in 2008 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2001).[3]

2Kvevri17 November 2011Large egg-shaped earthenware vessels used for the fermentation, storage, and ageing of traditional Georgian wine. Inscribed in 2013 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
3Traditional kvevri wine-making method27 March 2012Inscribed in 2013 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[4]
4Dedaena, an introduction to Georgian for children25 March 2013Dedaena, literally, "a mother tongue", a children's primer compiled and published in 1876 by Iakob Gogebashvili
5Traditional dance Perkhuli25 March 2013A predominantly male folk round dance, with as many as 20 versions.
6Berikaoba25 March 2013An improvised masqueraded folk theatre, stemming from a pre-Christian festivity of fertility and rebirth.
7Kakhetian Mravalzhamieri25 March 2013A polyphonic folk song Mravalzhamieri ("polychronion") from the region of Kakheti.
8"Urban" Mravalzhamieri25 March 2013An urban version of Mravalzhamieri from Tbilisi.
9Children's literary magazine Dila25 November 2013A popular children's literary magazine founded in 1928 as Oktombreli and renamed in 1947 as Dila ("The Morning").[5]
10Traditional dance Khorumi25 November 2013A traditional war dance, originally from the region of Adjara.
11Meskhetian cheese Tenili25 November 2013Originally from the region of Meskheti, Tenili is made of threads of rich cow's or sheep's milk cheese briefly brined before being pressed into a clay pot.[6]
12"Makeup Anointment", an annual Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University students induction ceremony5 January 2014An annual induction ceremony of the Tbilisi-based Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University freshmen held at Marjanishvili Memorial Museum in Kvareli, a tradition established in 1974.[7][8]
13Literary magazine Tsiskari5 January 2014The Georgian-language literary magazine Tsiskari ("The Dawn"), founded in 1852.
14Technology and culture of the Lagidze Waters5 January 2014The Lagidze Waters are a popular brand of soft drinks established by Mitropane Lagidze in 1887.[9]
15Chidaoba, a Georgian wrestling style25 September 2014A Georgian folk wrestling style. Inscribed in 2018 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[10]
16Dambalkhacho25 September 2014A variety of fermented curd from the highland province of Pshavi.[11]
17"Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet"20 March 2015Inscribed in 2016 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[12]
18Chuniri20 March 2015A bowed folk musical instrument from the region of Svaneti.
19Svan hat20 March 2015Traditional technology of felted wool hat making from Svaneti, one of important elements of the Svan cultural identity.
20Svan cuisine: P'etvraal20 March 2015A Svanetian variety of khachapuri, a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread, but with added millet flour to its cheese filling.
21Svan cuisine: Kubdari (Kubed)20 March 2015A meat filled pastry, a signature dish of Svaneti.[13]
22Svan cuisine: Svanuri Marili or Lushnu Jim20 March 2015Svanetian salt, a traditional spicy salt blend.
23Svan cuisine: Tashmjab20 March 2015A cream of potatoes and cheese mixed with corn flour from Svaneti.
24Tradition of learning Vepkhistqaosani by heart7 October 2015The tradition of learning and reciting the 12th-century national epic Vepkhistqaosani ("The Knight in the Panther's Skin") by Shota Rustaveli, composed of some 1,500 stanzas, was widespread among the Georgians, especially young women,[14][15] and survived into the 21st century.[16]
25Tradition of use of medicinal mineral springs in Upper Svaneti15 October 2015The mineral springs of Mugviri, Artskheeli, Kakhrld, Legab, Seti, Kvedilash, and Shdegi have been used for medicinal purposes for several centuries.
26Traditional technique of making the Svanetian folk instrument Changi15 October 2015Changi is a Svanetian version of an ancient harp-like instrument with at least six strings.[17]
27Tradition of wood carving in Svanetian architecture and household items15 October 2015Pieces of vernacular architecture and churches in highland Svaneti are richly adorned with ornate wood carving, a tradition going back to the Middle Ages.[18]
28Literary magazine Gantiadi15 October 2015Gantiadi ("The Daybreak"), a Georgian literary magazine established in Kutaisi in 1915.
29Technology of Kakhetian Churchkhela7 November 2015Churchkhela made in Georgia's wine-making region of Kakheti is a particularly popular variety of this traditional Georgian candle-shaped candy, strings of nuts that are repeatedly dipped in concentrated grape juice.
30Kakhetian hat7 November 2015A felted hat from the region of Kakheti.
31Kakhetian bread "dedas puri"7 November 2015Dedas puri ("mother's bread") is a Kakhetian type of tonis puri, baked in a specific bakery.
32Tradition of pottery in Vardisubani7 November 2015The village of Vardisubani is the principal center of traditional pottery in Kakheti.
33Svan funeral ritual with zari16 March 2016Zari (zär) is a funeral chant from Svaneti, bearing traces of pre-Christian tradition.[19][20]
34Tradition of falconry27 October 2016Old Georgian tradition of falconry, bazieroba.
35Supra, a traditional Georgian feast29 March 2017Supra, a traditional Georgian feast and an important part of Georgian social culture.
36Traditional culture and manufacturing technology of blue tablecloth9 June 2017Traditional Georgian cotton tablecloths painted in various shades of blue, known from at least the 17th century.[21][22]
37Georgian folk medicine23 August 2017Georgian folk medicine and traditions associated with its use
38Twenty-six-century-long tradition of the Georgian–Jewish relations13 April 2018The Jewish presence in Georgia is regarded to have begun with their exodus during the Babylonian captivity in 6th century BC.
39Tskhavati pottery13 April 2018Tradition of pottery from the village of Tskhavati.
40Georgian silk12 June 2018
41Ulami in the Ksani valley10 August 2018Tradition of voluntary collective work in the rural Shida Kartli area.
42Isindi, Tskhenburti, Kabakhi, Marula31 August 2018Types of Georgian horseback mounted team sports.
43Georgian corn7 September 2018
44Abkhaz and Mingrelian adjika20 November 2018
45Tradition of Khachapuri in Georgia22 January 2019In 22 January, 2019 With the order of The CEO of National agency for cultural heritage of Georgia, Nikoloz Antidze, The Georgian tradition of Khachapuri pastries was given the status of Intangible cultural heritage of Georgia. The initiators of this were LTD "Gunda", led by Nana Dolidze and Levan Qoqiashvili. Currently the same people are working on to make UNESCO proclaim Tradition of Khachapuri as an Intangible cultural heritage of Humanity. On the behalf of Gastronomic Association of Georgia, the 27th of February was announced as the National Khachapuri Day, to celebrate Georgia’s timeless signature pastry as well as  to promote it's  recognition internationally.
46Tradition of women councils in Georgia12 February 2019
47Lelo burti6 March 2019A type of Georgian horseback mounted team sport.
48Traditional Georgian ferry6 March 2019

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