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    In 2008, Switzerland ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Since then, an inventory has been drawn up in order to catalogue Swiss traditions. A map showing 167 living traditions is published by the Swiss Confederation and is available online.
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    Celebration of St Nicholas December. On the first weekend of December, you'll find the people of Fribourg/Freiburg gathered outside the city cathedral to listen to a speech given by St Nicholas, the city's patron saint and protector of children.The speaker looks back on the events of the past year, recalling funny and satirical stories to amuse the audience.
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    In fact, he was so fascinated by this cultural heritage that he now plans to publish two more books. Illustration from: Mein grosses Buch der Schweizer Sagen und Legenden "I adapted the original stories to try and highlight the vulnerability of our natural heritage and the need to preserve it," says the artist, originally from Vaud.
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    Chaque année, la Suisse a la possibilité de proposer à l'UNESCO une nouvelle tradition à inscrire sur la Liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité.L'objectif de cet inventaire est de favoriser la diversité culturelle, en protégeant notamment des pratiques sociales, des rituels festifs ou des savoir-faire.
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    It is the only carnival in Switzerland to combine crop growers and livestock breeders. It is a celebration in harmony with the rural, mountain way of life that is still lived in the neighbouring side valleys of Valais. True to their history, the people of Hérens have been protected from tourism for a long time. Nowadays they tolerate it but ...
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    Les deux derniers sites suisses ayant rejoint la prestigieuse liste de l'organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation la science et la culture (UNESCO) ont la particularité d'être répartis sur différents lieux. Tout d'abord une série d'œuvres de Le Corbusier a été ajouté en 2016.
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    Romansh is spoken almost exclusively in the Canton of Graubünden and rarely reaches the ears of other Swiss people. Yet it is part of the Swiss identity and has status as a national and official language. Today, this cultural heritage is at risk. Its use is declining despite measures aimed at reviving it, since it has to compete with Swiss German.
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    Uhrmacherhandwerk. Schweizer Uhren sind in der ganzen Welt berühmt und gehören zu den beliebtesten Produkten unseres Landes. Das Uhrmacherhandwerk prägt die Identität mehrerer Regionen der Schweiz und wird ebenfalls zur Aufnahme in die UNESCO-Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes vorgeschlagen.
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    Die beiden jüngsten Schweizer Welterbestätten auf der renommierten Liste der Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur (UNESCO) verteilen sich auf verschiedene Standorte. 2016 wurde das architektonische Werk von Le Corbusier hinzugefügt.
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