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Romania marks 70 years of UNESCO membership, highlighting its rich religious heritage

Romania marks 70 years of UNESCO membership on Monday. On 27 July 1956, the country became a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), joining the international effort to protect and promote the world’s cultural and natural heritage. Over the past seven decades, Romania has strengthened its presence within UNESCO through…

Jul 27, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania will mark Living Human Treasure National Day on November 30 beginning this year

The President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, recently promulgated a law establishing November 30 as the National Day of the Living Human Treasure. The initiator, MP Florin-Claudiu Roman, chose this date because it is the feast of St. Andrew the First-called, the patron saint of Romania. The law aimed to “increase the degree of recognition…

May 27, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Byzantine chant joins UNESCO list on intangible cultural heritage

UNESCO has inscribed Byzantine chant in Cyprus and Greece on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, In Cyprus reported. The decision was taken by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Bogota which inscribed one more element on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in…

Dec 12, 2019Sorin Ioniţe