Will it find its place alongside the Congolese rumba, thiébou dieune - Senegalese national dish - or tbourida, the Moroccan equestrian art, distinguished this week by Unesco? Next year, it will be the turn of the baguette to be in the spotlight, hopes France. At least four years that bakers have mobilized to register
"artisanal know-how and the culture of the baguette"
... Each year, in December, the UN organization incorporates dozens of traditions from the five continents into its intangible heritage, with the aim of preserving an often threatened heritage. A long, arduous and highly codified journey for all these
“oral traditions, performing arts, social or ritual practices and festive events”
.
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The baguette in the running for classification at Unesco
Unlike tangible heritage, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) or
"living heritage"
is
"a heritage from our ancestors that we pass on to our descendants"
, defines Unesco.
“It must be a practice…
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