Yodeling to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site
In addition to dealing with the danger of avalanches, watchmaking, Swiss graphic design and typography, the Swiss Alpine season, the historical processions in Mendrisio, the winegrowers' festival in Vevey and the Basel carnival, the Federal Council also wants to apply to Unesco for the status of intangible cultural heritage for yodelling.
Switzerland would like to propose eight candidatures to Unesco that are also meaningful as a group. The selection includes both familiar and unexpected elements. It was drawn up by a group of experts consisting of nine members from all over Switzerland. The first candidature is planned for 2015.
Switzerland ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008. As a first step, a federal inventory of intangible cultural heritage was drawn up. This "List of Living Traditions in Switzerland" was published in 2012 and includes 167 traditions. On the basis of this inventory, Switzerland can now submit candidatures for the UNESCO lists of intangible cultural heritage.
Detailed information can be found at:
www.bak.admin.ch/kulturerbe
Caption:
Churfirstenchörli, Alt St.Johann - Unterwasser (SG) at the Klangfestival Naturstimmen 2014 © Dolores Rupa / KlangWelt Toggenburg
