The term Intangible Cultural Heritage as defined in paragraph 1 above, inter alia, manifests itself in the following fields: 

• oral traditions and forms of expression, in particular in the language as a bearer of intangible cultural heritage; 
• performing arts; 
• customs, rites, celebrations; 
• knowledge and practice concerning nature and the universe; 
• traditional crafts. 

Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine

Ukraine joined the UNESCO Convention for the protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on 6 March 2008, and on 27 August 2008 this international instrument entered into force for Ukraine. 

According to the Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine № 1521 dated  December 14, 2012 "On approval of the registration card of the object (element) of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine and the definition of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine", the formation of the National list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Ukraine started. During 2013-2018 this list included the following  objects of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine:  

• Kosiv tradition of hand-drawn ceramics;
• Тraditions of ornamental painting of Bubnov ceramics;
• Opishnia ceramics;
• Krolevets weaving;
• Petrykivka painting;
• Cossack songs of Dnipropetrovsk region;
• Song tradition of the village of Luka of Kyiv-Sviatoshinskyi district of Kyiv region;
• Technology of embroidery "white on white" of the settlement Reshetylivka of Reshetylivka district of Poltava region;
• Herbal traditions of carpet weaving of the village Reshetylivka of Reshetylivka district, Poltava region;
• Ornek - Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about it. 

 

http://mincult.kmu.gov.ua/mincult_old/uk/publish/article/391359
http://elartu.tntu.edu.ua/bitstream/lib/21959/1/Visnyk_No_1.pdf