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UNESCO COMMITTEE AWARDS SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO FLYING-DANCERS RITUAL IN MEXICO.

Publication: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
Publication Date: 07-OCT-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Several historical and cultural regions in Mexico have received special designation from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in recent years, but only two ceremonies have been recognized in this fashion. The latest recognition came in late September, when a special UNESCO committee designated a ritual ceremony that originated with the Totonaca and Otomi Indians of Veracruz as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).

The decision to present the special designation to the Danza de los Voladores de Papantla came from the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which met in Abu Dhabi in late September. Also receiving the designation during the same session were the tango dance...

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