The Czech Association of Breweries and Malthouses is trying to get Czech beer culture added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the head of the association František Šámal announced on Friday.
The Czech-Moravian Association of Mini-Brewers has also joined the initiative.
Thus far, the association has proposed listing Czech beer culture on the regional level. The next step will be to secure a listing on the national level.
“I have been active in the brewing industry for a relatively long time and I believe that our beer culture will eventually be included on the UNESCO list. However, there is still a long way to go. If all goes well, the entry at a national level could take place at the turn of next year and at the global level in 2026,” said Šámal.
In the application, the Association of Breweries and Malthouses states that “the Czech beer is a symbol of national pride”.
It includes a presentation of brewing from its beginning to the present day, describing the characteristics and principles of beer production and individual professions and occupations associated with it.
In 2016, Belgian beer and Belgian beer culture respectively were added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
On 1 January 2020 the List contained the following items:
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Item Number |
Heritage Element Name |
Nominating Body |
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1/2009 |
Slovácký verbuňk |
National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice |
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2/2009 |
Village carnival door-to-door processions with masks in the Hlinsko area |
NHI – Vysočina Open-Air Museum, Hlinsko |
|
3/2009 |
Ride of the Kings in the Slovácko area |
National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice |
|
4/2009 |
Falconry – the art of breeding birds of prey, their protection, training and hunting with them |
Ministry of Agriculture |
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5/2011 |
Gamekeeping – planned sustainable management of game animals and their environment as a natural part of life in rural areas |
Czech-Moravian Hunting Union |
|
6/2012 |
Odzemek – Wallachian male solo dance |
Wallachian Open Air Museum, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm |
|
7/2012 |
Leading the Judas |
National Heritage Institute, Pardubice Branch Office |
|
8/2012 |
Puppetry in Eastern Bohemia |
Hradec Králové region, Pardubice region |
|
9/2013 |
Run for the Barchan |
Town of Jemnice |
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10/2014 |
Indigo hand-block print technique |
National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice |
|
11/2014 |
Traditional healing procedures and the legacy of Vincenz Priessnitz |
Olomouc region |
|
12/2014 |
Czech puppetry – interpretative folk art |
National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture, Prague |
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13/2015 |
The nativity scenes journey in Třešť |
Museum of Vysočina in Třebíč |
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14/2015 |
Folk tradition of glass-bead Christmas ornaments |
Museum of Bohemian Paradise in Turnov |
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15/2016 |
Skřipácký-style music in the Jihlava area |
Museum of Vysočina at Třebíč |
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16/2016 |
Easter processions with Judas in the Bučovice area |
Masaryk Museum at Hodonín |
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17/2017 |
Historical plague procession in Brtnice |
Vysočina Museum in Třebíč |
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18/2017 |
Milevsko masquerade |
Masquerade Association, Society for Maintaining Traditions in Milevsko |
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19/2017 |
Amateur theatre in the Czech Republic |
National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture, Prague |
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20/2017 |
Handmade carnival masks in Zákupy |
Museum of Bohemian Paradise in Turnov |
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21/2017 |
Matičky a Ježíškovy Matičky (Mothers and Mothers of Jesus) Easter festivities in the Haná area |
Olomouc region |
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22/2017 |
Rafting tradition on the River Vltava |
Vltavan Čechy Society |
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23/2018 |
The technology of beer cooperage |
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. |
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24/2018 |
“Činovati” weaving technology in the Horňácko area |
National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice |
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25/2018 |
Bagpiping tradition in the Czech Republic |
National Institute of Folk Culture in Strážnice |
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26/2018 |
Handmade production of chenille textiles in the Hlinsko area |
Pardubice region and NHI – Vysočina Open-Air Museum, Hlinsko |
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27/2019 |
Tradition of bobbin lace making in Vamberk area |
Hradec Králové region |
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28/2019 |
Traditional fiest with “právo” in Uherské Hradiště area |
Museum of Moravian Slovakia in Uherské Hradiště |
