TEHRAN -- Representatives from the seven countries that registered the Noruz celebration on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 have agreed to add Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan to the Noruz file at UNESCO during their Tehran meeting.
The documents prepared by the three countries were discussed during the three-day meeting, which opened on January 25, and the representatives gave a green light to the request of the countries to join the Noruz file, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization’s Department for Registration of Natural, Historical and Intangible Heritage Director Farhad Nazari said in a press release on Tuesday.
The countries must obtain UNESCO’s approval for adding the three countries to the file, he stated and added that the necessary documents will be prepared to be sent to UNESCO in the near future.
Noruz, the ancient celebration of the Iranian New Year that begins on the first day of spring, was registered on the UNESCO list as a common element from Iran, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
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