Serbia: Mr. Sasa Sreckovic, Head of the national committee for intangible cultural heritage in Serbia

2.  By ratifying the Convention in May 2010,
Serbia undertook its implementation.
 The national law confirming the Convention
 The Ministry of Culture and Information of the
Republic of Serbia is in charge of the
implementation of the Convention.
 Collaboration has been established with the
Commission of the Republic of Serbia for
UNESCO at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING
OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF
SERBIA

3.  National Intangible Cultural Heritage
Committee
 Commission for the Inscription of
Intangible Heritage Elements into the
National Register
 Centre for the Intangible Cultural Heritage
under the auspices of the Ethnographic
Museum in Belgrade
 Regional coordinators
NETWORK FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

4.  Shall adopt and devise the strategy for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage
of the Republic of Serbia;
 Shall take an active part in harmonizing the national legislation with international
standards so as to include the field of intangible cultural heritage;
 Shall adopt proposals for the inscription of intangible heritage elements into the National
Register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage;
 Shall supervise the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage and draft annual reports on the implementation of the
Convention to the UNESCO Committee;
 Shall adopt and supervise a national system for the implementation of
the UNESCO programme Living Heritage Guardians;
 Shall supervise the drafting and implementation of projects, surveys,
studies and other documents in the field of the safeguarding of
intangible cultural heritage.
NATIONAL INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMMITTEE

5. COMMISSION FOR THE INSCRIPTION OF INTANGIBLE
HERITAGE ELEMENTS INTO THE NATIONAL REGISTER
 Shall evaluate proposals for the inscription into the National Register of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage and submit them to the National Intangible
Cultural Heritage Committee;
 Shall initiate the activities of regional coordinators for the preservation and
protection of intangible cultural heritage;
 Shall propose and coordinate national programs, projects and activities
aimed at protection and preservation of intangible cultural heritage;
 Shall coordinate regional and international programs and networking with
the existing regional and international structures;
 Shall propose, promote and supervise the implementation of measures
aimed at protection and preservation of listed intangible cultural heritage;
 Shall prepare nominations for the inscription of intangible cultural heritage
elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity and the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent
Safeguarding;
 Shall coordinate and organize a national system for the implementation of
the UNESCO program Living Heritage Guardians.

6.  Shall implement activities aimed at discovering and identifying elements of intangible
cultural heritage within a region;
 Shall help to establish cooperation among communities, groups, individuals, experts,
professional centres and research institutes with the aim of collecting, documenting,
archiving andconserving heritage-related data;
 In collaboration with the Centre of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, they shall take
necessary measures to sensitize communities, groups and individuals to the importance
and value of their intangible cultural heritage, as well as to the importance and value of
the Convention;
 Shall collect and submit proposals to the Commission for the Inscription of Intangible
Heritage Elements into the National Register (Centre for the Intangible Cultural Heritage
under the auspices of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade)
REGIONAL COORDINATORS

7.  Shall collect, document, archive and conserve the
data on intangible cultural heritage obtained from
committees / work groups on the regional level, as
well as from professional and scientific institutions,
research and documentation centres, expert,
individuals and the relevant non-governmental
organizations;
 The Centre shall compile and maintain the inventory
of intangible cultural heritage;
 The entire documentation on a nominated element of
intangible cultural heritage shall be permanently
preserved in the Centre in accordance with the
relevant legislation and shall serve as a database of
the intangible cultural heritage in the Republic of
Serbia.
CENTRE FOR THE INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE

8. NATIONAL REGISTER OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF
THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
 The National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Serbia
held a meeting on 18th June 2012, at the premises of the Ministry of Culture and
Media, where it adopted the proposed List of 27 elements of intangible cultural
heritage for their registration into the National Inventory

9. List of elements of intangible cultural heritage of the Republic of Serbia
1. Saint Patron’s Day, (Слава)
2. Prayer – St. George’s Day ritual (Молитва)
3. Belmuž - Traditional shepherd dish made of
unripened cheese, (Белмуж)
4. Ritual of making and lighting farmer candles
(Обичај изливања и паљења ратарских
свећа)
5. Making of Pirot hard cheese, (Израда
пиротског качкаваља)
6. Rug-making in Pirot, (Пиротско
ћилимарство)
7. Craft of filigree work, (master Krist Beriša,
silversmith) (Филигрански занат, Крист
Бериша)
8. Craft of stonemasonry, Bela Voda,
(Клесарски занат, Бела Вода)
9. Pazar meat pie prepared in traditional way,
(Пазарске мантије)
10. Zlakusa pottery, (Злакуска лончарија)
11. Kosovo-style embroidery, (Косовски вез)
12. Singing accompanied by gusle, (Певање уз
гусле)
13. Groktalica singing, (Грокталица)
14. Clamor singing, (Певање из вика)
15. Era-style humor (Ерски хумор) oral humor
tradition of the Užice region,
16. Kolo dance, three-steps kolo, six-steps kolo,
(Коло, коло у три, коло у шест)
17. Rumenka kolo dance, (Руменка)
18. Bagpipe playing, (Свирање на гајдама)
19. Pipe-playing practice (Фрулашка пракса)
(on traditional shepherd flute)
20. Kaval playing (Свирање на кавалу) (on
traditional flute of South Serbia and Kosovo)
21. Slovak naive art painting, (Наивно
сликарство Словака)
22. Lazarica processions from Sirinićka Župa,
(Лазарице у Сиринићкој жупи)
23. Wooden flask making in Pilica village,
(Израда дрвених чутура у селу Пилица)
24. Vuk’s Convocation (Вуков сабор)
25. Ojkača singing, (Ојкача)
26. City songs from Vranje, (Врањска градска
песма)
27. Easter Ritual of Guarding Jesus Christ's
Tomb, (Чување Христовог Гроба)

10. PERFORMING ARTS
 Kaval playing
 Pipe-playing practice
 Bagpipe playing in Serbia
 Rumenka kolo dance
 Kolo dance, three-steps kolo, six-steps
kolo
 Clamor singing
 Groktalica singing
 Ojkača singing
 City songs from Vranje

11. CRAFTSMANSHIP
 Wooden flask making in Pilica village
 Slovak naive art painting
 Kosovo-style embroidery
 The Zlakusa pottery
 Mantija (pie) from Novi Pazar
 Craft of stonemasonry, Bela Voda
 Craft of filigree work
 Making of Pirot hard
 Rug-making in Pirot
 Belmuž

12. CUSTOMS
 Saint Patron’s Day
 Ritual of making and lighting farmer candles
 Molitva - Prayer – St. George’s Day ritual
 Easter Ritual of Guarding Jesus Christ's Tomb
 Lazarke procession from Sirinićka Župa

13. ORAL TRADITION
 Era-style humor
 Singing accompanied by gusle

14.  Slava – Celebration of Family Saint Patron’s DayThe
 Spring Celebration: Hıdrellez/Saint George’s Day (muliti-nationa nomanation)
Nomination for the inscription on the UNESCO Representative List of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

15. PROMOTION OF THE CONVENTION
Immediately following the ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage, its promotion was organized in Zlakusa, Sirogojno and Kremna with the aim of
drawing attention to the diversity and importance of intangible cultural heritage in Serbia.
Sirogojno, Zlakusa
May 2010

16. PROMOTION OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
The conference featured a presentation of the activities aimed at the implementation of the
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage undertaken in Serbia, as well
as a presentation of the proposals for the inscription into the National Register submitted by
regional coordinators and other experts and collaborators.
Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade,
December 2011

17. REGIONAL SEMINAR ON THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
The First Regional Seminar on the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Sirogojno late in
2010. Along with experts from Serbia, it was attended by representatives of the UNESCO
Venice Office and Bulgarian and Croatian experts.
Sirogojno, November 2010

18. THE FIFTH ANNUAL SEMINAR OF THE SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN
EXPERTS NETWORK ON THE SAFEGUARDING OF INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE
.
The Fifth Annual Seminar of the Southeast European Experts Network on the
Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at the Ethnographic Museum in
Belgrade in May 2011, under the title From a National Implementation to Regional
Collaboration.
Belgrade, May 12–13, 2011

19. EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED IN
2011
Zaječar, November 2011
Regional symposium aimed at informing experts from cultural institutions,
associations and individuals on the implementation of the Convention for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

20. Kraljevo, December 2011
Regional symposium on the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage aimed at informing experts
from cultural and scientific institutions and economic and tourism organizations, as well as
associations and individuals about the aims of the Convention
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED IN
2011

21. Sirogojno, December 2011
Education workshop aimed at assisting coordinators and local community
representatives in filling in the application form
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED IN
2011

22. Conference ’’Oral traditions of ethnic
minorities as part of Serbia’s intangible
heritage’’
Kovačica, February 2012
Seminar on the implementation on ICH
Convention
Smederevo, June 2013
The Conference in Kovačica was organized on
the occasion of the International Day of the
Mother Tongue with the aim of informing
representatives and bearers of the cultural
programmes of ethnic minorities in Serbia with
the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding
of the ICH and thereby enabling them to more
easily identify elements of their intangible
cultural heritage and prepare their proposals for
the inscription into the National Register of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of
Serbia.

23. JOURNAL INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SERBIA
The first volume of the
journal Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Serbia was
published in 2011. The aim
of the journal is to present
theoretical dilemmas and
problems in heritage
safeguarding, as well as
practical experiences related
to the identification and
protection of intangible
cultural heritage. It also
offers relevant information
both to heritage
professionals and
practitioners of that heritage,
thereby enabling them to
understand its value and
importance.

24. Opening of the Center for intangible
cultural heritage of Serbia
at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade
June, 2012

28. Programs in 2013
Nominations submitted for the representative list of UNESCO:
-Hidrelleze/St.George’s Day (multinational file, together with Turkey, Ro-
mania, Moldova, Macedonia and Croatia)
-Saint Patron’s Day
The call launched for new proposals for national inventory
Follow-up on the already inscribed elements
Website and database development
Forthcoming:
-Promotion of entries to the national inventory of ICH
-Promotive film on ICH of Serbia
-Magazine on ICH vol. 2
-Lectures on oral traditions in the framework of ICH (by Mr Rieks Smets)
-Regional research projects on new proposals for the national list
-Individual projects (Herbalists as living heritage; Master builders’ skills as ICH)