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    The Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, approved by UNESCO in 2001, raised cultural diversity to the rank of "common heritage of humanity", "as necessary for humankind as biological diversity for living organisms". The Declaration also reaffirms the defense of cultural diversity as “ethical imperative, inseparable from respect for the dignity of the human person".

    The adoption of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003 was another decisive step in UNESCO's long-standing efforts to promote cultural diversity, responding to the threats that loom over living or intangible heritage derived of the contemporary processes of globalization and of the social transformations unprecedented in the history of mankind.

    While the expression "intangible cultural heritage" is relatively new, the idea is as old as humanity itself. Intangible cultural heritage encompasses a wide range of expressions, from traditional to contemporary and, both rural and urban.

    Article 2.1 of the Convention defines intangible cultural heritage as:

    “The uses, representations, expressions, knowledge and techniques - together with the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces that are inherent to them - that communities, groups and individuals recognize as an integral part of their cultural heritage. ¨

    This intangible cultural heritage, which is transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups depending on their environment.

    The following fundamental tasks are regulated in the planning of inventory preparation projects:

    • Determine the inventory objective
    • Identify and associate interested communities and other actors (including NGOs)
    • Create advisory mechanisms, build trust and obtain consent.
    • Mobilize resources
    • Identify or create the necessary structures to gather information and work in a network
    • Collect and record data
    • Disseminate data and facilitate access and update

    DATA OF THE IMMATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE

    Holiday control

    No

    Party Name

    Municipality

    Date

    Classification

    1

    Red and Blue sides

    Majagua

    November

    farmer

    2

    October 10th Party

    Venezuela

    October

    traditional

    3

    August 1st Party

    Baraguá

    August

    Anglophone

    4

    Festiva Eva Gaspar l in memory

    Primero de Enero

    March

    traditional

    5

    Festival Vivian Days in Memory

    Morón

    May

    traditional

    6

    Farmer’s  Dance

    Morón

    May

    traditional

    7

    Isabel Victoria party

    Florencia

    February

    traditional

    8

    January 28th party

    Florencia

    January

    traditional

    9

    Neighborhood carnivals (the rooster and the hawk)

    Chambas

    August

    From the Canary Islands

    10

    Neighborhood carnivals (plaster and saline)

    Chambas (Punta Alegre)

    December

    From the Canary Islands

    11

    Ana María de Mar party

    Venezuela

    August

    traditional

    12

    Festival Gladis  in memory

    Baraguá

    May

    Anglophone

    13

    Party Cefisná in memory

    Ciro Redondo

    December

    traditional

    14

    Farmer’s Dance

    Venezuela

    August

    traditional

    15

    Santa Teresa folklore festival

    Primero de Enero

    October

    traditional

    The Popular Art Fair is held every 2 years and all the expressions and elements of the traditional popular culture of the province and some of the rest of the country participate.

    Fundamental exponent groups

    No

    First name

    Municipality

    Format

    Classification

    1

    La cinta

    Baraguá

    Dance-Music

    Anglophone

    2

    Okay

    Venezuela

    Dance-Music

    Francophone

    3

    Nagó

    1ro de Enero

    Dance-Music

    Francophone

    4

    Parranda Las vueltas

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    5

    Parranda Los Hoyos

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    6

    Parranda Guayacanes

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

     7

    Parranda Mamonal

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    8

    Parranda de Florencia

    Florencia

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    9

    La gran familia

    Ciro Redondo

    Dance-Music

    Francophone

    Reproducing groups

    No

    First name

    Municipality

    Format

    Classification

    1

    Folclórico XX Aniversario

    Majagua

    Dance-music group

    Farmer

    2

    Fanzcetual (women stars)

    Morón

    Dance-music group

    Francophone

    3

    Parranda Limones Palmero

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    4

    Parranda Lázaro López

    Majagua

    Carnival Group

    Farmer

    Communities

    Municipality of Majagua: the Red and Blue sides party is celebrated, which consists of an artistic, cultural and social confrontation between them. It is celebrated from November 25th to 30th of each year, with the participation in its organization, design, and development of the entire population and community factors, those who work intensively in this sense the whole year. It has a countryside character and it shows the traditional Majagua dances including La Caringa, Mrs. Joaquina and Zumba Antonio. Majagua 20th Anniversary Folkloric. Las Vueltas, Los Hoyos, Guayacanes, Mamonal, Lemons Palmero, Lázaro López and the parties of the Red and Blue sides.

    La Julia, Venezuela municipality: is a neighborhood where mostly descendants of Haitians live, who have preserved their main traditions including songs and dances originating in the region of their ancestors. It is the natural headquarter of the OKAY musician-dance group that owes its name to the Haitian port from which most of the emigrants who settled in this area of ​​the southern coast of the province of Ciego de Ávila departed. Venezuela. Okay Group, October 10 Party, Ana María del Mar Party, Farmer’s Dance, Popular Handicraft Fair.

    Pedro Ballester (now Velazco) belongs to the municipality Primero de Enero. The first manifestations of the Haitian culture in this area arose in this community. The main characteristic is that near the place lived the connoted promoter of this culture Eva Gaspar, to whom the annual festival that bears her name is dedicated and that is considered the one of greater participation of groups from all over the country.

    Community of Tuero, municipality Morón. Here there are allegorical parties to the Haitian culture and it is the main venue of the Fanzcetual group (women stars). In this place a gigantic movement has been developed, obtaining the training by its arts promoter and an arts instructor of several children's and youth groups that practice the music and dance of their Haitian ancestors.

    Santa Lucia neighborhood, municipality Ciro Redondo. Here lie the majority of the members of  The Great Family band and its inhabitants are mostly descendants of Haitians of 3rd and 4th generation, although there is still a minority of 1st and 2nd generation. It is here where the rites closest to their predecessors are performed in this territory.