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The authorities from the Republic of Moldova are analyzing the inscription of Hora village on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listtranslated

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

The authorities from the Republic of Moldova have taken a new step in order to include the village Hora on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO, informs Moldpress.

The subject was analyzed during a meeting of the National Commission for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which examined the actions taken to prepare the file and recommended the elaboration of an informative note on the initiation of cooperation with Romania and other states in South-Eastern Europe.

The village choir The representatives of the National Center for Traditional Culture presented the results of a questionnaire sent to 118 localities in the Republic of Moldova, from which it appears that the village Hora tradition is still practiced and passed down from generation to generation in many communities.

At the same time, the members of the Commission analyzed the draft inventory sheet of the element "Village Time", a document necessary for the preparation of a possible UNESCO candidacy. Based on the materials gathered so far, it was recommended to make a synthesis to be sent to similar institutions in Romania and other countries in South-Eastern Europe, with a view to drawing up a dossier...

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Михаил Лебедев

It’s good that another survey was conducted in 118 villages and they saw that the tradition is alive. But serving together with Romania is the right thing, they also have choirs dancing in every village. The main thing is not to dry it in these pieces of paper.

Nikola Živković

It's good that they conducted a survey in 118 villages and saw that the choir is still played and passed on to children. As long as that synthesis for Romania and others does not remain only on paper, because here in Banja Luka, it is still valid when the people gather. I hope that they will really preserve the custom, and not just write it in the file.