At its 13th session, held in Port Louis, Mauritius, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the nomination Lace-making in Slovenia on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday, 29 November 2018.

The nomination brought together the bearers of two elements from across Slovenia that are inscribed in the national Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage under the elements Idrija Lacemaking and Slovenian Lacemaking.

Lacemaking is the craft of producing lace by interweaving threads wound on bobbins. In the Idrija region, it has been present since the second half of the 17th century. In the 19th century, it spread from Idrija and became established in a wider area, where it developed new forms of expression.

Bobbin lacemaking is the handcraft of producing lace by crossing, twisting and interweaving threads wound on bobbins. The term Slovenian lace became established in the period between the two World Wars in the territory of present-day Slovenia, which at that time formed part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Unescov Medvladni odbor za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine je na 13. zasedanju v Port Louisu na Mavriciju v četrtek 29. novembra 2018 na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva vpisal nominacijo Klekljanje čipk v Sloveniji. 

Nominacija je združila nosilke in nosilce dveh enot iz cele Slovenije, ki so vpisani v Register nesnovne kulturne dediščine ob enotah Klekljanje idrijske čipke in Klekljanje slovenske čipke. 

Klekljanje čipk je izdelovanje čipk s prepletanjem niti, navitih na kleklje. Na Idrijskem je prisotno od druge polovice 17. stol. V 19. stol. se je iz Idrije razširilo in uveljavilo v širšem prostoru, kjer razvija nove izrazne oblike. 

Klekljanje je ročno izdelovanje čipk s križanjem, sukanjem in prepletanjem niti, navitih na kleklje. Ime slovenska čipka se je uveljavilo med svetovnima vojnama na ozemlju Slovenije, ki je bilo sestavni del Kraljevine Jugoslavije.

 

At its 13th session, held in Port Louis, Mauritius, on Wednesday, 28 November 2018, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the multinational nomination Art of Dry Stone Walling: Knowledge and Techniques on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Slovene Ethnographic Museum, acting as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Anja Jerin, Nena Židov), also participated in the preparation of the nomination file.

At the 19th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held from 2 to 7 December 2024 in Asunción, Paraguay, the extension of the already inscribed element Art of Dry Stone Walling: Knowledge and Techniques, originally inscribed on the Representative List in 2018, was also approved. Eight countries initially participated in the nomination (Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland). At the 2024 session, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg joined the multinational nomination.

Dry stone walling is the craft of building without the use of mortar. By selecting and arranging locally available stone—obtained through clearing and preparing land—and with an understanding of structural principles, various types of durable stone structures are created.

Unescov Medvladni odbor za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine je na 13. zasedanju v Port Louisu na Mavriciju v sredo 28. novembra 2018 na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva vpisal večnacionalno nominacijo Veščina suhozidne gradnje: znanje. Pri pripravi nominacije je sodeloval tudi Slovenski etnografski muzej kot Koordinator varstva nesnovne kulturne dediščine (Anja Jerin, Nena Židov).

Na 19. zasedanju Unescovega Medvladnega odbora za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine, ki je potekalo med 2. in 7. decembrom 2024 v Asuncionu, Paragvaj, je bila potrjena tudi razširitev že vpisanega elementa Veščina suhozidne gradnje: znanje in tehnike, ki je bila na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam vpisana leta 2018. Pri nominaciji je prvotno sodelovalo 8 držav (Hrvaška, Ciper, Francija, Grčija, Italija, Slovenija, Španija, Švica), na zasedanju leta 2024 pa so se multinacionalni nominaciji pridružile še Andora, Avstrija, Belgija, Irska in Luksemburg.

Suhozidna gradnja je veščina zidanja brez uporabe veziva, pri kateri z odbiranjem razpoložljivega lokalnega kamna, pridobljenega s čiščenjem in urejanjem zemljišč, ter ob razumevanju skladnje nastajajo različni tipi trdnih kamnitih objektov. 

At its session held on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, on Thursday, 7 December 2017, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the second Slovenian nomination, Door-to-door Rounds of Kurenti, on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Slovenia ratified UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008, when the national Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia also began to be established. The element Door-to-door Rounds of Kurenti was entered into the Register in 2012 as its sixth element and was proclaimed intangible cultural heritage of national importance in 2015. In 2016, the Republic of Slovenia submitted the nomination Door-to-door Rounds of Kurenti for inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List. The Evaluation Body of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee recognised the nomination as exemplary in its preparation.

The nomination was prepared with the participation of representatives of the bearers (associations and the Federation of Kurent Associations), the Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj, the Ptuj-Ormož Regional Museum, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, and the Ministry of Culture.

The Door-to-door Rounds of Kurenti are a Shrovetide custom practised in the regions of Ptuj and the Drava Plain, as well as in Haloze and the Slovenske Gorice hills. The Kurent is the most widespread traditional Shrovetide figure and, according to folk belief, drives away evil and brings happiness and prosperity.

Unescov Medvladni odbor za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine je na zasedanju na južnokorejskem otoku Jeju v četrtek 7. decembra 2017 na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva vpisal drugo slovensko nominacijo Obhodi kurentov / Door-to-door  rounds of Kurenti.

Slovenija je  Unescovo Konvencijo o varovanju nesnovne kulturne dediščine ratificirala leta 2008, takrat je začel nastajati tudi Register nesnovne kulturne dediščine Slovenije. Enota Obhodi kurentov je bila kot šesta enota v Register nesnovne dediščine vpisana leta 2012, leta 2015 pa razglašena za nesnovno kulturno dediščino državnega pomena. Leta 2016 je Republika Slovenija za vpis na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam oddala nominacijo Obhodi kurentov, katero je Ocenjevalno telo Unescovega Medvladnega odbora prepoznalo kot vzorno spisano.

Pri pripravi nominacije so sodelovali predstavniki in predstavnice nosilcev (društev, Zveze društev kurentov), Znanstveno-raziskovalnega središča Bistra Ptuj, Pokrajinskega muzeja Ptuj-Ormož, Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja kot Koordinatorja varstva nesnovne kulturne dediščine Slovenije in Ministrstva za kulturo.

Obhodi kurentov so pustna šega na Ptujskem in Dravskem polju, v Halozah in Slovenskih goricah. Kurent je najbolj množičen tradicionalen pustni lik, ki po ljudskem verovanju odganja vse slabo ter prinaša srečo in zadovoljstvo.

At its session held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday, 1 December 2016, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed the Škofja Loka Passion Play on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The play, based on the 1721 text by Father Romuald Marušič, is performed in Škofja Loka during the Easter season.

Slovenia ratified UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008, when the national Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia also began to be established. The Škofja Loka Passion Play was the first element to be entered into the Register in 2008 and was proclaimed intangible cultural heritage of special national importance in 2012. In 2015, the Republic of Slovenia submitted the nomination for its inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In 2016, the Evaluation Body of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee recognised the nomination as suitable and recommended its inscription. The Škofja Loka Passion Play thus became the first element of Slovenia’s intangible cultural heritage to be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List.

The nomination was prepared with the participation of representatives of Škofja Loka, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum as the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, and the Ministry of Culture.

The Škofja Loka Passion Play is a penitential Passion procession based on the 1721 text by Father Romuald Marušič, depicting Christ’s suffering. During the Easter season, it is performed in Škofja Loka by local volunteer amateur actors.

Unescov Medvladni odbor za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine je na zasedanju v Adis Abebi v Etiopiji v četrtek 1. decembra 2016 Škofjeloški pasijon, ki ga po besedilu patra Romualda Marušiča iz leta 1721 v velikonočnem času uprizarjajo v Škofji Loki, uvrstil na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva.

Slovenija je  Unescovo Konvencijo o varovanju nesnovne kulturne dediščine ratificirala leta 2008, začel pa je nastajati tudi Register nesnovne kulturne dediščine Slovenije. Škofjeloški pasijon je bil kot prva enota leta 2008 vpisan v Register in leta 2012 razglašen za nesnovno kulturno dediščino posebnega državnega pomena. Leta 2015 je Republika Slovenija oddala nominacijo za uvrstitev Škofjeloškega pasijona na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva. Ocenjevalno telo Unescovega Medvladnega odbora je leta 2016 nominacijo prepoznalo kot primerno in predlagalo vpis. Škofjeloški pasijon je tako kot prvi element nesnovne kulturne dediščine Slovenije uvrščen na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva.

Pri pripravi nominacije smo sodelovali predstavniki in predstavnice Škofje Loke, Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja kot Koordinatorja varstva nesnovne kulturne dediščine Slovenije in Ministrstva za kulturo.

Škofjeloški pasijon je spokorniška pasijonska procesija, ki temelji na besedilu patra Romualda Marušiča iz leta 1721 in prikazuje Kristusovo trpljenje. V velikonočnem času ga v Škofji Loki izvajajo tamkajšnji prostovoljni amaterski igralci.

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which met in Rabat, Morocco, from 28 November to 3 December 2022, inscribed the multinational nomination Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Slovenia submitted the nomination file to UNESCO headquarters in March 2020 on behalf of the eight participating countries. The nomination was highlighted by UNESCO’s Evaluation Body as an example of good practice in its preparation.

On 1 December 2022, the Intergovernmental Committee inscribed the multinational nomination Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Eight countries participated in preparing the multinational nomination, which was coordinated by the Republic of Slovenia: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The nomination was prepared between 2018 and 2020, during which working meetings were held in the participating countries, bringing together bearers of the element of intangible cultural heritage, experts, and representatives of state institutions responsible for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. The project was led by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, represented by Špela Spanžel. Representing Slovenia in the international working group—composed of representatives of all participating countries—were also a representative of the Lipica Stud Farm and representatives of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum / Coordinator for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Together with the Ministry of Culture and the bearers, they ensured that the element Traditional Breeding and Rearing of Lipizzan Horses was inscribed into the national Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016, which is a prerequisite for submitting a UNESCO nomination. The professional content of the multinational nomination was prepared with the participation of M.A. Anja Jerin, curator for intangible cultural heritage, and Dr Nena Židov, curator for social culture. The preparation of the nomination film was coordinated by Nadja Valentinčič Furlan, curator for ethnographic film.

The multinational nomination presents the richness of the tradition of Lipizzan horse breeding in state stud farms and among private breeders in all participating countries. It encompasses several domains of intangible cultural heritage as defined by UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. At the heart of the nomination Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions are cultural and social practices, knowledge and skills, as well as oral traditions related to the breeding of Lipizzan horses. Their symbolic significance within individual communities and their integration into local environments are based on the reciprocal relationship between the bearers of this intangible cultural heritage and the Lipizzan horses.

Traditional breeding and rearing of Lipizzan horses includes the breeding of the Lipizzan horse for classical dressage riding and carriage driving. In Slovenia, Lipizzan horses are bred and raised at the Lipica Stud Farm and by private breeders.

Unescov Medvladni odbor za varovanje nesnovne kulturne dediščine, ki je med 28. novembrom in 3. decembrom 2022 zasedal v Rabatu, Maroko, je na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva vpisal večnacionalno nominacijo Tradicije reje lipicancev, ki jo je Slovenija v imenu osmih sodelujočih držav na sedež Unesca oddala marca 2020. Nominacija je bila s strani Unescovega Ocenjevalnega telesa izpostavljena kot zgledno pripravljena.

1. decembra 2022 je Medvladni odbor na Unescov Reprezentativni seznam nesnovne kulturne dediščine človeštva vpisal tudi multinacionalno nominacijo Tradicije reje lipicancev (v izvirniku Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions). Pri pripravi multinacionalne nominacije, ki jo je koordinirala Slovenija, je sodelovalo osem držav – Avstrija, Bosna in Hercegovina, Hrvaška, Madžarska, Italija, Romunija, Slovaška in Slovenija. Nominacija je nastajala v obdobju med letoma 2018 in 2020, ko so v sodelujočih državah potekala delovna srečanja nosilcev elementa nesnovne kulturne dediščine, strokovnjakov in predstavnikov državnih inštitucij s področja varovanja nesnovne kulturne dediščine. Projekt je vodilo Ministrstvo za kulturo, zanj Špela Spanžel. Kot predstavnik Slovenije je v mednarodni delovni skupini, ki so jo sestavljali predstavniki vseh sodelujočih držav, sodeloval še predstavnik Kobilarne Lipica in predstavnice Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja / Koordinatorja varstva nesnovne kulturne dediščine, ki je skupaj z Ministrstvom za kulturo in nosilci poskrbel, da je bila enota Tradicionalna reja in vzreja lipicancev leta 2016 vpisana v nacionalni Register nesnovne kulturne dediščine, kar je pogoj za pristop k pripravi Unesco nominacije. Pri pripravi strokovnih vsebin multinacionalne nominacije sta sodelovali mag. Anja Jerin, kustosinja za nesnovno kulturno dediščino, in dr. Nena Židov, kustosinja za družbeno kulturo. Pripravo nominacijskega filma je koordinirala kustosinja za etnografski film Nadja Valentinčič Furlan.

Multinacionalna nominacija predstavlja bogastvo tradicije reje lipicancev v državnih kobilarnah in med zasebnimi rejci v vseh sodelujočih državah. Gre za preplet več zvrsti nesnovne kulturne dediščine kot jih definira Unescova Konvencija o varovanju nesnovne kulturne dediščine (2003), v središču nominacije Tradicije reje lipicancev pa so kulturne in družbene prakse, znanja in veščine ter ustno izročilo, povezano z rejo lipicancev. Njihov simbolni pomen znotraj posameznih skupnosti in vpetost v lokalna okolja temeljita na vzajemnem odnosu med nosilci te nesnovne kulturne dediščine in lipicanci.

Tradicionalna reja in vzreja lipicancev obsega rejo konjev pasme lipicanec za izvajanje klasičnega dresurnega jahanja in vožnje kočij. Z rejo in vzrejo lipicancev se ukvarjajo v Kobilarni Lipica in zasebni rejci.