Alentejo: Rattles are Intangible Heritage of UNESCO.
It is the second distinction that a Alentejo tradition gets in the space of just one year. After the sing now rattles were to be recognized as Intangible Heritage of UNESCO.
The manufacture was considered rattles, Tuesday UNESCO, Intangible Cultural Heritage in Urgent Need of Safeguarding.
The decision was made to 14:20 of today (Lisbon time), the early afternoon at the 10th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, taking place in Windhoek, capital da Namíbia, till Friday.
The application was presented this year to the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and accepted early on Tuesday.
The registration request resulted from a partnership between the Alentejo and Ribatejo Tourism, the Municipality of Viana do Alentejo and the Board of Parish of Alcáçovas.
This time, Alentejo receive the second distinction of Intangible Cultural Heritage in just one year.
Already in the words of the President of Viana do Alentejo House, Bengalinha Pinto, "Classification of Rattles manufacturing contribute, surely, for the development of the county and the region. This achievement values the
chocalheiros and esquilaneiros, as well as their ingenuity and all the tangible and intangible heritage of the county and respective capabilities ".
According to the President of the Alentejo Tourism / Ribatejo, António Ceia da Silva, "Identity is a key value in the differentiation and certification of a tourist destination, right now the title won by Rattles manufacturing strengthens, two markets together, the uniqueness and diversity of an Alentejo that stands for excellence and uniqueness ".
To the Ambassador of Namibia in Portugal, Helena Paiva, "Portugal regogiza with the inscription Rattles manufacturing in Urgent Safeguarding List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, particularly because this happened at the first meeting of the Committee in Africa, continent with which we share cultural and historical relations very close ".
