Samoa
‘Ie Samoa fine mat weaving
ʻIe tōga are finely woven Samoan mats exchanged at ceremonies and weddings. Created by women over months or…
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China
Acupuncture and moxibustion
Moxibustion is a therapeutic practice of burning aged mugwort on the body's acupoints, central to traditional Chinese medicine…
Turkmenistan
Akhal-Teke horse breeding
The Akhal-Teke, a legendary Turkmen horse breed, embodies centuries of selective breeding tradition passed through oral pedigree records.…
Bolivia
Alasitas
Alasitas is an annual January fair in La Paz honouring Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, through the…
Albania
Albanian iso-polyphony
A vocal music tradition in which singers perform simultaneous, independent melodic lines—rooted in ancient lamentation and central to…
France
Alençon lace
Alençon lace, called the Queen of lace, is a needle craft of exquisite finesse refined in 17th-century France.…
Syria
Aleppo soap
A handmade hard bar soap crafted from olive oil and laurel berry oil, Aleppo soap represents centuries of…
Spain
Algemesí
Every September in Algemesí, Spain, the Festivity of la Mare de Déu de la Salut celebrates the Virgin…
Bolivia
Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya
The Kallawaya are itinerant Andean healers who have practiced an integrated system of plant medicine and cosmological knowledge…
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