9.COM 10.39

The Committee

  1. Takes note that Serbia has nominated Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s day (No. 01010) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity:



R.1:   Passed down through generations particularly within families, the Slava celebration provides the community of practitioners with a sense of well-being, identity and continuity;

R.2:   Inscription of the element on the Representative List could contribute to increasing visibility and raising awareness of the intangible cultural heritage, while promoting dialogue among communities and encouraging human creativity;

R.3:   Past and future safeguarding measures involving communities, groups, public bodies and media are realistic and well described;

R.4:   Representatives of families, groups, organizations and some public institutions have been involved in the nomination process and the community provided its free prior and informed consent;

R.5:   The element is included in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage maintained by the National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage.

  1. Inscribes Slava, celebration of family saint patron’s day on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity;
  2. Recalls the importance of using vocabulary appropriate to the spirit of the Convention and avoiding expressions such as ‘authenticity’.