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ICHPLUS+ Vol. 165                                                                                   ICHPLUS+ e-News is published by ICHCAP, a UNESCO Category 2 Center in the cultural heritage field. For more information about ICHCAP and its projects, visit  www.unesco-ichcap.org. Open Call for Applications: 2023 ICH Associate Expert Program   The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) welcomes applications for the 2023 ICH Associate Expert Program. The key objective of this program is to support a person who wants to become a professional in the ICH field through an internship and research in ICH safeguarding. Through this three-month internship program, the participant will engage in ICHCAP’s various networking programs by working as an intern while having a chance to experience and meet ICH communities in Korea for an individual research.   Read more Explore the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network   We are pleased to announce the launch of the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network (SRLHN) webpage within the homepage of the Network’s Secretariat – ICHCAP. The necessity of the webpage development has been brought up during the discussions at the 2022 SRLHN Coordinating Bureau Meeting. The main objective of this webpage is to provide visitors with an easier way to learn about the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network and to improve the visibility of the Network’s activities. Along with that, the platform is used as an archiving tool for the collection and management of related information on the Silk Roads’ intangible heritage in general, as well as a promotional channel to raise international awareness of the living heritage along the Silk Roads.   Read more Webinar on ICH Archiving to be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023   ICHCAP holds the ‘ichLinks Webinar’ online on Thursday, March 30, 2023, 14:00-16:00(KST), in collaboration with the National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The webinar will focus on “Intangible Cultural Heritage Archiving Practices and Trends”. In 2021, ICHCAP, with great contribution from partner organizations, officially launched ichLinks, an online platform for sharing information about intangible cultural heritage (ICH), and 2023 marks its second anniversary.   Read more The Communal Festivity of Jeongwol Daeboruem in South Korea   C elebration of the new year is regarded as one of the preeminent holidays within cultures worldwide, and in Korean culture the festivities of the first month of the lunar year hold great significance. One such festivity is Jeongwol Daeboreum, which is the day of the first full moon of the Lunar Year – this year falling on Sunday, February 5th. This festivity carries equal importance, albeit overshadowed, with Seollal and Chuseok in Korea dating back centuries having its origin recognized in Sillabongi – a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The full moon has been a symbol of fortune in Korea’s historical agrarian society. It is a day of wishing to the moon for a prosperous year in both aspects of a plentiful harvest as well as for the well-being of family and community. Throughout the Korean peninsula people gather to celebrate the year’s first full moon by engaging in a variety of performances, games, and rituals.   Read more Launch of The Global Campaign ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’   T o celebrate living heritage and mark the twentieth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the global campaign ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’ has launched on Friday, 17 March from 2.00 to 3.30 pm CET. ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’ is a participatory, community-driven initiative calling on heritage practitioners, Wikimedia volunteers and cultural institutions around the world to and celebrate their living heritage. It seeks to combine awareness raising and ing activities – online and on the ground – to enhance the safeguarding of living heritage worldwide.   Read more www.unesco-ichcap.org Facebook Instagram YouTube Copyright © 2022 ICHCAP, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you completed our online form requesting the e-newsletter. If you prefer not to receive future e-newsletter please unsubscribe. Our address is: ICHCAP 95 Seohak-Ro, Wansan-Gu Jeonju, Jeolla Province 560-120 South Korea Want to change how you receive these emails? You can Dupdate your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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