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is it the tradition itself as product (for example, the song), is it the documentary record of the tradition (the recording), or the people (singers) and process (the singing)? Finally, there is the issue of who decides. Nations belonging to UNESCO must nominate those cultural traditions for consideration as treasures. Many nominations may be put forth with the best intentions, but some might reflect narrow interests of a group in power. Some minority traditions may be overlooked or even censored from consideration. Given that many folk traditions arise as forms of resistance to national domination, the idea of national nomination may be flawed. I must say that I was impressed with UNESCO39。s a terminology problemwhat to call it? It is hard to imagine the term intangible cultural heritage sliding off the tongue of any laureates. Vagueness and terminology aside, interest in the subject has grown with public awareness of globalization. On the macrolevel, cultural resources, in a similar way to natural resources, seem to be endangered or disappearing. Of more than 6,000 languages still spoken on the pla, linguists predict that 50 to 95 percent will not last through the next century. The great majority is not written and lacks any tangible form. When a language dies, there is a startling loss of knowledge and expression accumulated over generations. On the microlevel, many people do not want to accept a social universe of homogenized global consumers bereft of ancestors, stories, and meaningful experiences. Local cultural reassertion is a way of saying, my world may have 7 bee bigger, but I still have a place within it. In less benign circumstances, intangible cultural heritage has captured the world39。S World Heritage List, which later came to include natural landscapes, stimulated broader thinking about the need to safeguard intangible cultural heritage. Meetings of experts ensued, remendations were developed and the technical discussions continued until they reached a pinnacle in May 2020, when UNESCO39。 skills and orally conveyed knowledge of farming. It can even include festivals and spaces where people gather, such as the wondrous Drama elFan square in Marrakech. You might find