Intangible cultural heritage, cultural landscape, synergy... (The example of the Polish inscription (2021) of the tradition of the colorful carpet for Corpus Christi processions on the World Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage)

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Intangible cultural heritage, cultural landscape, synergy, nomination file for the Corpus Christi

Abstract

Polish nomination file for the Corpus Christi procession is an outstanding example of a document related to the intangible cultural heritage, which takes into account both the creative force of the human factor and the existing natural assets, as actively involved in modelling the integral value of the element, related to identification processes.

 

References:

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972. Art.1. – https://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/

Krastev 2009: Cultural Heritage: Education – Science – Preservation, integrated in tourism (Heritage: ESPRIT), ed. Todor Krastev. Varna: LiterNet, 2009.

Picard 2002: Picard, Robert G. European cultural heritage (Volume II): a review of policies and practice, ISBN 92-871-4867-8.

Velkov 2009: Velkov, Miroslav. Cultural landscapes – a type of integral heritage (Chapter 3.5.). – Cultural Heritage: Education – Science – Preservation, integrated in tourism (Heritage: ESPRIT), ed. Todor Krastev. https://liternet.bg/publish25/m_velkov/kulturnite.htm, © LiterNet Online Publishing House.

Author Biography

  • Mila Santova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

    Prof. Mila Santova, DSc, is Correspondent member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National expert of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and works at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with National
    Ethnographic Museum.

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2025-09-18