Intangible Cultural Heritage

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The Intangible Cultural Heritage is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill which was preserved by a traditional practice, a lived experience of an ancient practice. It complements the material (archaeological) heritage, as the observation of a traditional practice can give cues to the interpretation of material heritage.

The UNESCO drafted in the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which officially recognises such traditions. Several practises relating to the maritime cultural heritage have already been or are in the process of being officially recognised. In 2019, the "Nordic clinker boat tradition" was nominated for inscription on UNESCO's representative list, and in the previous year, the "Zees-boat tradition in the Bodden landscape of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" was inscribed on the Germany's UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.

The Intangible Cultural Heritage is an important factor for coastal and maritime culture and tourist development.