Dec 18, 2004

Tatarstan: Regional Seminar of UNESCO on Protection of non-material Cultural Heritage


Ambassador of Goodwill of UNESCO, the spouse of the President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva attends the event. 49 countries of Europe and Northern America are represented at the seminar.
In the information received by AzerTAj, it is stated that on December 15 in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, opened a regional seminar of UNESCO on protection of non-material cultural heritage. Ambassador of Goodwill of UNESCO, the spouse of the President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva attends the event. 49 countries of Europe and Northern America are represented at the seminar.

Discussed are expected the international Convention adopted in October last year in Paris at the 32nd session of UNESCO. The Convention envisions preservation and propaganda of the non-material cultural heritage – national holidays, customs and traditions, masterpieces of music and folklore of numerous peoples.

One of such holidays is the national holiday of the Tatar people, Sabantuy. On initiative of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia offered to include this holiday to the list of folklore and non-material heritage of UNESCO. The holiday ages eight centuries and is not only holiday of Tatars, but also of the peoples of the Volga region and other regions of Russia.

 

Source: Azertag