Amazon Quiz: Which is the “first festival in Asia” to be added to the ‘Representative List of Intangible…?
Amazon Quiz: Which is the “first festival in Asia” to be added to the ‘Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ by UNESCO?
Durga Puja
Taiwan Lantern Festival
Thaipusam
Phi Ta Khon
Answer: Durga Puja
Kolkata’s Durga Puja made it to UNESCO’s world heritage list, granting it an elite status among global cultural traditions. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee commented on the occasion, saying “Proud moment for Bengal! To every #Bengali across the world, Durga Puja is much more than a festival, it is an emotion that unites everyone. And now, #DurgaPuja has been added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We are all beaming with joy!”
The nomination for the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List also added “Durga Puja is the best instance of the public performance of religion and art in the city. It witnesses a celebration of craftsmanship, cross-cultural transactions and cross-community revelry. The manner in which the festival is enmeshed in a web of competition and consumption, accelerated by the winning of accolades, secures its secular identity, embedding it in the contemporary global cultures of touring, spectacle, and entertainment.”
It continued, “The exemplary character of Durga Puja lies in its ability to not temporally bound itself to the ritual occasion. Its dynamism lies in it being a constantly mutating event – in its fusion of tradition with changing tastes and popular cultures, and in the adaptation of the iconographies of Durga and the styles of her temporary abodes to cater to new regimes of art production.”
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