Wiki Loves Living Heritage/Intangible Cultural Heritage of Germany
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falconry
kermesse
Carolling
cooperative
Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or Bauhütten, in Europe, know-how, transmission, development of knowledge and innovation
Further Drachenstich
Historical Play “The Master Draught” in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
watchmaking
East Frisian Tea Culture
Spettekaka
Scheibenschlagen
organ builder
Historical Documentary Play “Landshut Wedding of 1475“
China painting
Dealing with the Pied Piper of Hameln
Paper Theatre
Swabian-Alemannic Carnival
midwifery
handmade glass production
modern dance
Timber rafting
Hessian Scratching Finery
charcoal burner
kneippism
The Forest Festival of Kamenz
Innercity Horticulture in Bamberg
Saint George Ride and Historical Sword Dance in Traunstein
Traditional Funfair of Fuerth
Eisenach's Summer Gain
Traditional Manufacturing of Darss Doors
The Passion Play of Oberammergau
traditional irrigation in Europe
demoscene
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe
The Tradition of The Shepherd's Run and Shepherd's Trade Market in Markgroeningen, Bad Urach and Wildberg
South German Nomadic Sheep Farming and Herding
Traditional Carp Pond Culture in Bavaria
Turnery - Traditional Technique of Mechanical Material Processing Based on Rotating Workpieces
Vogtland Musical Instrument Construction in Markneukirchen and the Surrounding Area
Artisan Cidermaking
Breeding Trakehner Horses
Hauberg Management in Siegerland and Adjacent Regions
Chess Tradition in Ströbeck
Morse Telegraphy
Wine Culture in Germany
The World Dance Program
Meadow Irrigation in the Queichwiesen Between Landau and Germersheim
Orchard Cultivation
Palatinate Forest Hut Culture
Planting and Care of Pleached Hedges
Two-Rhythm Dance
running at the ring
Kasperle
trombone choir
Honorary Land Surveying in Bavaria
The Citizens’ Sons’ Parade of Lingen "The Kivelinge" from 1372
The Tradition of the "Martensmann"
Peter-and-Paul-Festival in Bretten
The “Rhineland Carnival” in all its Local Variants
Barrel Hitting
Wunsiedel’s Fountain Festival
Finch Manoeuvre in Harz
Theatres and Orchestras in Germany and Their Socio-Cultural Spaces
Cemetery Culture in Germany
Malchow Folk Fair
Choral Singing
Bookbinding
Choir Music in German Amateur Choirs
Historical Play „The Children’s Feast“ (Kinderzeche) in Dinkelsbühl
Low German Theatre
Poetry-Slam in German-Speaking Regions
Non-Professional Instrumental Music-Making in Germany
Saxon Boy’s Choirs
Singing the Songs of the German Labour Movement
Regional Diversity of Dialect Theatre in Germany
Folk Dance Movement in all its Regional Variations in Germany
Candlemas in Spergau
Children’s Festival in Barth
Easter-Wheel-Run in Luegde
Forst’s Twitthimble-Game
Heiligenstadt’s Palm Sunday Procession
Honorable Court of Fools in Grosselfingen
Lime Tree Fair Limmersdorf
Miners' Parades and Processions in Saxony
Peace Festivals of Sennfeld and Gochsheim
Social Customs and Festivals of the Lusatian Sorbs over the Course of a Year
Carriage Rides for Saint Leonhard of Noblac in Bad Tölz
The Culture of Nativity Sets in Marktredwitz
The Grasedanz
Willibaldsritt in Jesenwang
Craft Beer Brewing
Artistic Printing Techniques of Relief, Gravure, Planographic, Pressure Printing and their Mixed Forms
Bobbin-Lace Making in the Upper Palatine Forest
Painting, Setting and Gilding Techniques of Church Painters and Gilders
Pottery Tradition of Westerwald’s Stoneware in Höhr-Grenzhausen and Breitscheid
Preparation and Application of Traditional Lime Mortar
Preservation and Use of Maritime Boats called “Zeesboote” in the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
The Production of Hand-Blown Glass Tree Ornaments in Lauscha
Traditional Milling in Wind or Water Mills
Traditional Meadow Irrigation in Franconia
Traditional River Fishing at the River Sieg’s Mouth into the Rhine
Transmission of Knowledge and Skills Regarding Carrier Pigeons
Tree Fields Agriculture and Production of Dried Fruits in the Steigerwald
Age Comrades' Festivities in Schwaebisch Gmuend
Community-Oriented Sports Club Culture
Cultural Forms of Communal Forest Management in the Steigerwald and Neighbouring Regions
Heligoland‘s Steamboat Service
Journeymen's Wanderings on the Road
Marksmanship in Germany
Raffle of Osing
Salt Panners’ Fraternity in the Valley of Halle
storytelling in Germany
The Idea and Practice of Art Associations
The Traditions of Schwörtage in the Former Free Cities
The Upper Palatinate Culture of Zoiglbeer
Use and Transmission of Braille in Germany
Allgäu’s High Alpine Agriculture in Bad Hindelang
Manufactory Production and Design of Jewellery
Preservation and Fostering of the Culture, Diversity and Quality of Regional Specialties in Upper Franconia
Research and Documentation of Cadastral Sections’ and House Names in Bavaria
Revitalisation of Playing the Diatonic Accordion in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Revitalisation of Synagogal Choral Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries in Central and Eastern Europe
Safeguarding the Building Craft Practice of the Jurahäuser in the Altmühljura Region
The Diversity of Legend Telling in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
The German-Danish Minority Model in the Borderland
The "Pentecostal dance" as the Basis of Communal Development in the Association of Municipalities Mansfelder Grund-Helbra
The Trade of Paving: Passing-on, Maintaining and Promoting Knowledge and Techniques
Non-Professional Music-Making in Baden-Württemberg
Bad Dürrenberg’s Fountain Festival
Hip-Hop Culture in Heidelberg and its Networking in Germany
Construction and Use of the Spreewald Barge
Design and Traditionally Handcrafted Production of the Western Pomeranian Fisherman’s Carpets
Sail Training on Traditional Ships
Circus as an Independent Form of Performing Arts in Germany
Singing of the Steigerlied
Idea of the Kindergarten according to Friedrich Fröbel as a Cultural Form of Early Childhood Education and Upbringing
Network „Kachelofenbau“ - Traditional, Handcrafted Construction of Tiled Stoves
Preservation of Knicks in Schleswig-Holstein
Englmarisuchen
Hand Weaving
Classical Equitation in Germany
Indigo Blue Dyeing
Construction Workshops (called “Bauhütten”) – Transmission, Documentation, Preservation and Fostering of Craft Techniques and Knowledge
German Bread Culture
Organ Construction and Organ Music
Organ craftsmanship and music
falconry in Germany
Timber Rafting in Germany
The Idea and Practice of Cooperatives
Thatcher’s Craft
German Sign Language
Biike Burning
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