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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, through the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) has organized a conference to disseminate the intangible cultural heritage of Spain through its protagonists.
This course is part of the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was established in Paris on October 17, 2003.
Between days 29 to 31 October, the Institute will host representatives of these demonstrations from 10 autonomous communities, as well as Mexico and Colombia.
Spain maintains a wide range of cultural events musical field, oral tradition, representations, performances and other productive activities that are handmade, as grazing, palmereros, the navateros or the art of embroidery, which represent a rich heritage to be preserved.
The art of embroidery from Lorca and staging Passionate Bible Parades will, within the field of crafts and activities, the theme of the exhibition that will be borne by Bastida Joaquin, artistic director, and Juani Franco, embroiderer.
This activity takes place in the region of Murcia and, especially, in Lorca from the sixteenth century.
The embroidery shows all its splendor in religious festivals and celebrations.
While popular costumes in wool or silk, the reasons are usually animals and flowers in religious fabrics focus on scenes, faces or symbols of historical or saints.
In the course, will be unveiled different manifestations of intangible cultural heritage as:
Andalusia
- Oral improvisation, the ballads of the Alpujarras.
Poetry dialogue is supported by a traditional musical form of the region of La Alpujarra.
It is considered the most important cultural event in the area.
- Grazing and production of artisanal goat cheese.
Aragon
The navateros, or carrying wood rafters by the rivers.
From traditional craft to the party identity.
Castile and León
The touch of the square tambourine, drum melodies and three-hole flute, traditional folklore instruments of a small geographical framework.
Castilla-La Mancha
Caudetanos Episodes: 400 years of popular theater that are held every year from 6 to 10 September, to fulfill a vow made by the people of Caudete (Albacete) of its patron, Our Lady of Grace, early XVI.
Catalonia
-The Castells, human towers usually erected on the occasion of the celebration of annual festivals in cities and towns in Catalonia, with over 200 years of history.
Galicia
Oral Improvisation, the regueifas; dispute about a topic sung between two or more people who follow the same rhythm.
Transmission and execution of traditional musical instruments.
Laza's Carnival, the secrets of a ritual.
Festival of traditional character and considered the oldest Galicia spectacular held the days before Ash Wednesday and ends with criticism of what happened during the previous year.
The Basque Country
Improvisation oral or rhymesters bertsolaris improvising when his verses according to rules of rhyme and meter concrete.
C.Valenciana
The Mystery of Elche.
Sacro-religious lyrical drama that recreates the Dormition, Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin Mary.
Divided into two acts, the play is staged every 14 and August 15 in the interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria in the city of Elche (Alicante).
Palmerero an ancient craft whose specialists conduct their own ropes to climb the palm without cranes or scaffolding.
Other Spanish heritage also have no place in this conference, as the Mexican Indian festival dedicated to the dead and traditional Colombian cuisine.
What goods are the Intangible Cultural Heritage?
The concept was defined Intangible Heritage in Paris in 2003 and since then "Intangible Cultural Heritage is considered the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills, along with the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith-that communities , groups and in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. were transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.'s internalized by individuals and communities as part of their identity. "
This heritage is internalized in individuals and communities as part of their identity, is alive, dynamic, has chosen in the course of time, form part of the collective memory and is transmitted from childhood.
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, aware of the great interest in this heritage knowledge considered important that this conference be taught by the protagonists of the goods, and that through his lectures and / or representations are them transmitting their own lives and experiences, aided by the technical staff of the Autonomous Communities as part of the Monitoring Committee and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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