Naoko Tochibayashi
December 10, 2025
The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list features cultural practices from around the world. These include skills, foods, rituals, and social events. In 2022, it added 5 new cultural traditions to its list, including French baguettes, Arabic date palm skills and traditions, Lipizzan horse breeding, Furyu-odori (Japanese folk dances), and Raengmyon noodles (a North Korean dish). Which cultural practice would you add to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list?
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Naoko Tochibayashi
December 10, 2025