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Background: Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants is crucial for preserving biological variety and cultural practices. The ethnomedical knowledge of a society is influenced by various variables, including religious traditions. Among these religious customs is fasting during Ramadan. In Saudi Arabia, there is a lack of published data regarding the traditional customs and ethnomedicinal plants used during the holy month of Ramadan in Makkah. Here and for the first time, ethnomedicinal plants and their traditional practices for therapies during holy month of Ramadan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia are explored. Objective: The current research aims to explore and document data regarding traditional medical knowledge regarding the usage of therapeutic plants during the fasting month of Ramadan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in March and April of 2024, during the holy month of Ramadan. To record traditional knowledge, individual free-listing and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 75 local people, ages ranging between 20 and 75 years old. Data collected were entered as ‘use reports’ in Excel. The information from the database was summarized using descriptive statistics. Results: During the first and current Ramadan ethnobotanical survey in Makkah, 41 species of medicinal plants belonging to 23 families were identified. The most commonly used plant family in phyto-folk medicine in Ramadan was Apiaceae. The most popular species consumed during holy month of Ramadan were (Mentha spicata L. and Pimpinella anisum L.). New citation of medicinal plants is represented by Corchorus olitorius L. Leaves (39%) and (22%) seeds represent the main plant parts valorized. Conclusion: In Saudi Arabia, the month of Ramadan is distinguished by a wealth of medicinal plants legacy and concordant knowledge among informants, which is mostly derived from traditional intangible cultural heritage and popular practices. Thus, to preserve the ethnobotanical intangible heritage of Saudi Arabia, documentation efforts are urgent to avoid the extinction of this ethnobotanical heritage. Future research on potential synergies between the medical properties of medicinal plants and the health advantages of fasting is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research paper examines the heritage value of construction documentation and processes via Virtual Reality (VR), with a focus on the Sydney Opera House (SOH). It underscores the importance of comprehending and documenting transient construction techniques for heritage valuation. Utilising VR, the study offers an immersive portrayal of the SOH's construction, emphasising its innovative methods, craftsmanship, and environmental challenges. The paper draws from the Digital Heritage Construction project, showcased at the Heritage Exposition of the ICOMOS General Assembly 2023. This project featured two VR simulations, developed through analysing 200 original shop drawings, historical photographs, and site minutes and reports. The first simulation illustrates the formwork systems used for the SOH's iconic sails, while the second elucidates the assembly methods for the precast vaulted roofs, including the operation of the telescopic erection arch and the installation of concrete segments. The paper examines the novelty of this approach through a survey conducted at the Heritage Exposition. Analysis of the survey's result reveals VR's effectiveness in deepening the appreciation of architectural heritage's intangible qualities, providing new insights into the historical construction processes of the building and their cultural significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Animal husbandry is one of the oldest human occupations, and it is well spread over the world. Most importantly, during the centuries of practicing this occupation, humans have developed a solid understanding of the environment they were living in, developing in time a specific traditional ecological knowledge. This traditional knowledge is part of an intangible heritage that the communities have and cherish, although it is constantly changing and adapting to new conditions. In the past years, more and more researchers are documenting the change, by looking at the challenges and dynamics of this occupation, its uncertainties, and contemporary risks. The “Introduction” of this special issue of Martor overviews the research focusing on the changes that pastoralism is going through. It also presents the articles that are included in the volume.

The article illustrates the methodology and the first experimentation of the “HERIVERSO project”, which aims to create a gamification platform for the digitisation and representation of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The workflow used is defined by the study of the criteria for the conservation of intangible values. This methodology was designed to be applicable to different examples of ICH, based on the experience of the pilot case. The project also aims to test a new way of managing tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage through blockchain technology, implementing a heritage management system that will work by tokenizing digital assets to enable their reinterpretation and sale.Underlying the project is therefore the question: how to digitise ICH and use it in gamification, without distorting its meaning or losing its values, but allowing a full fruition and accessibility? The methodology used to answer this question is described using the example of the chosen case study: the Corpus Christi celebration in Valencia (Spain).To achieve these objectives, an agnostic, scalable and flexible platform for the digitisation of spaces, artifacts and instruments has been developed, composed of six technological modules. The contents must be introduced by the cultural agent and are based on two essential elements for the functioning of the system: the geolocation of ICH in the territory and the geolocation of digital content and gamification dynamics within real environments. In addition, the use of NFTs ensure the authenticity of the intangible asset and facilitating the generation of economic benefits for it.DOI: https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.32.2024.7

Abstract Flowing Waters, Lasting Stories: the Lambro River as an Archive of Collective Memory The Lambro River has profoundly shaped Lombardy’s landscape and local communities throughout history. This paper aims to investigate the connection between the river and the identity of these communities by analyzing how changes in landscape have been reflected in both tangible and intangible cultural expressions. Studying this heritage offers insights into how the Lambro has been perceived and integrated into the local community’s identity over time, becoming a fundamental element of their sense of belonging. To achieve this objective, this research uses art, literature, and music, which not only portray the region but also provide valuable insights in the evolution of collective identities across generations.

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The trend of incorporating culture and heritage into various aspects of tourism, such as film-related tourism, is gaining momentum. In addition to the film-related attractions, film-related tourism can encourage tourists' engagement with cultural heritage tourism and consumption of heritage products at the destination. Examining the case of Hengdian World Studios (China), the world's largest outdoor film studio and film shooting base, this paper discusses how cultural heritage tourism is induced at a film-related tourism destination as well as how the tourism destination represents authenticity and how tourists perceive such representations. Hengdian World Studios simulates several real heritage sites in different areas of China for screen media productions as well as for tourist consumption. This paper examines the concepts of 'staged authenticity' (MacCannell [1973]. Staged authenticity: Arrangements of social space in tourist settings. American Journal of Sociology, 79(3), 589–603. ) and 'existential authenticity' (Wang [1999]. Rethinking authenticity in tourism experience. Annals of Tourism Research, 26(2), 349–370. ) in the context of tourism studies to understand cultural heritage tourism at film-related tourism sites. The discussion is based on research undertaken at Hengdian World Studios between 2018 and 2023 drawing on ethnographic methods and online interviews with 50 tourists. This paper contributes to the understanding of authenticity issues in tourism studies from different perspectives and the interconnections between film-related tourism and cultural heritage tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A few heritage researchers and protection practitioners in some African countries define heritage sites and cultural objects based on European and North American criteria. Such criteria emphasize visual material remains like monumental structures and their aesthetically pleasing features. This Western view overlooks some critical aspects. For example, to local people, the meanings and associated values make the monuments and sites relevant. Despite the inseparability of the tangible heritage and associated intangible aspects such as spiritual practices, some researchers and heritage practitioners, including antiquities department officials, need to pay more attention to the invisible meanings embedded in the sites and cultural objects. Notably, it is these immaterial aspects which the local people value the most. In this article, we survey three fishing villages: Batini, Mkadini and Winde, on the Swahili coast in East Africa, and document what heritage means from the local people's perspective. We argue that fishing communities value features like reef crests, sacred mangrove forests, the ruins of stone-built tombs and sacred baobab trees not because of their physical appearance but the spiritual practices (e.g., healing, rituals, and offerings) the local people undertake within and around these sites. We further contend that to achieve heritage preservation sustainability, government officials and heritage scholars should pay greater attention to the spiritual aspects associated with these places. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following the "authorized heritage discourse" in heritage management, visual components have traditionally formed the basis of aesthetic value assessment of heritage assets. Despite being considered important by national legislation and international conventions, other sensory components have been comparatively under-researched and are generally ignored. No research to date has investigated the breadth and depth of these sensory components either individually nor in combination, and a synthesis of the extent and complexity of this intangible heritage is currently lacking. This literature review aims to examine these sensory heritage components in the human environment setting over the last 10 years. Of the 122 articles included in this literature review, the majority of research focused on only one individual sensory heritage component, generally the sense of sight or sound. For research investigating more than one sensory component, visual and aural components were again highly represented. Smell and touch components were comparatively under-researched, and there was a general paucity of multisensory heritage research and investigation of perceived heritage values. This review shows there is vast potential to push past the authorized heritage discourse, to revisit the current processes of heritage assessment and to rethink the constraints of visually centered heritage documentation and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article takes issue with the distinction between tangible and intangible heritage and the duality between the symbolic and instrumental (profit-generating) value of heritage. Based on ethnographic research in a tourist destination on the Croatian coast, the article interrogates what happens when built culture and urban public spaces are still part of living culture in a locality. It demonstrates dissonant meanings and uses of heritage that arise from the intangible and socially constructed nature of material heritage for local users. Beyond the symbolic and instrumental meanings and uses of heritage, its societal, experiential meaning is underlined as it is a part of living societal culture that is consumed on a daily basis. In the end, the article reflects on the limits of local community engagement in heritage processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Historical account of the festival is utterly embedded in the culture and history of the existing society. The Yahoode festival of the Hadiya people of south-central Ethiopia is a historically and culturally significant New Year festival deemed an intangible cultural heritage. Much of the festival is documented through oral traditions and, at best, written in the Amharic or other Ethiopian languages. Through interviews and snowball sampling, the article maps historical perspectives of the festival and finds it endowed with socio-economic and cultural values that balance individual and community values. These include respect for one another, industriousness, the culture of saving, building peace, active participation and wise use of time. However, the article revealed that there has been change and continuity in the celebration in the course of history, it foregrounds the significance of the Yahoode festival in the cultural and economic life of the Hadiya people and identifies its socio-economic opportunities.

Citizen science is a tool that makes it possible to design large-scale studies while developing dialogues among people. It has developed in many fields, such as ecology, biodiversity studies, climatology, and sociology. Done properly, it can help produce a large amount of data that can later be analyzed using statistical tools. Can ethnobotany also benefit from such investigations? Based on three citizen science projects carried out in a botanical garden, this paper explores the possibility of developing ethnobotanical citizen science research in a context other than that of fieldwork. Examples include a literacy laboratory within a multicultural exhibit (2018), a survey on the uses of medicinal plants during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (2021), and a call for testimonials about and recipes for medicinal plants from around the world (2020–2023). This approach, enriched by the citizens themselves, is in keeping with the aspirations of the ethnobiologists who have called for a paradigm shift following the COVID-19 pandemic, perceived as a tipping point. Citizen science practices implemented in a museum institution, such as a botanical garden, thus make it possible to carry out multicultural surveys and discuss results with people in an open dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cultural practices reliant on the formation of ice are likely to be affected by climate change across the world. Outdoor skating is a popular pastime in many regions of North America, Asia and northern Europe. Fen skating is a traditional sport practiced in the flat area of east England, when shallowly flooded fields and meadows freeze to form large stretches of ice. To assess the future of fen skating, climate metrics were constructed to capture the freezing conditions needed for fen skating to take place. A skating freeze was defined as requiring the daily minimum temperature to be either (i) four nights below -4 °C, (ii) three nights below -5 °C or (iii) two nights below -8 °C. The 12 km resolution UKCP18 dataset was used to assess the frequency and duration of skating freezes in the fens for the period 1981 to 2079. Results from the 12 UKCP18 model members showed notable variability and only four model members successfully captured past skating freezes. Outputs from these four model members showed a rapid decrease in the frequency and duration of skating freezes, raising concerns over the future of this sport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the degraded peri-urban areas, there are several traces of the agrarian landscape heritage: they are not relicts of the past but a resource for managing water, providing fauna and flora biodiversity, and mitigate climate change in the urban environment. A pilot experience of recovering the Milan medieval water meadows has been done in the last two years: the aim was to provide a new job to fragile people, while restoring an ancient landscape. The tangible permanencies have been recovered by unemployed people at the same time as the traditional art of managing water has been taught by ancient watermen. A course has been organized to transfer the knowledge. Several schools have been involved in the practical recovery of artifacts: students enjoyed to care an "ordinary" heritage in their neighbourhood, as a resource for a sustainable way of living, and a good quality landscape. The high social and cultural value provided increased Municipality's attention to consider a joint management with the social cooperative of this productive landscape and to include didactical visit to water meadow in each student curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: Effective water governance is essential for sustainable management of water resources, particularly within river basins where diverse stakeholders intersect.Cultural evolution along these river systems has profoundly influenced water governance practices.UNESCO heritage sites and intangible cultural heritage play a pivotal role in preserving traditional knowledge and practices related to water management.By recognizing and learning from UNESCO sites, we can enhance contemporary water governance strategies.As water experts, we recognize that the preservation of cultural heritage is inseparable from effective water governance. Let us continue to celebrate and protect these invaluable resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Maritime trade, immigration and industrialization have resulted in the production of rich cultural narratives that port cities have long embodied as centers of industrial activities. Unfortunately, a large number of these locations, many of which date back to important social and economic turning points in the histories of various parts of the world remain neglected leading to dilapidation. In fact, this is particularly the situation in India. In this context, this research examines the industrial heritage Kuttichira, where the earliest recorded trade settlement in Calicut city in Kerala, India still remains albeit in a poor state. This research employs multiple research techniques to gather data. It first examines secondary literature. It then examines a case study within which a site visit and direct observations were conducted to observe the present condition of the heritage. An interview with an expert and interactions with a few local residents have also been carried out in order to understand the industrial heritage. Maps and drawings were created using the data gathered. The paper identifies the potentials of this industrial heritage to provide a sense of history and identity to the place. It concludes that heritage should be utilized for restoring the intangible heritage of the area, thus connecting the area with the current growth of the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to substantiating the importance of cultural and ethnic tourism for increasing the tourist attractiveness of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the conditions of sustainable development of the regional tourist and recreation system. The following methods have been used: abstract and logical (theoret)ical generalizations, formulation of conclusions), systematic approach, method of structural-logical generali)zation, statistical and graphic methods. Based on a critical analysis of scientific literature, the author's definition of sustainable development of the tourist and recreation system of the region has been given. It has been proposed to generalize the types of diversity of cultural and ethnic tourism on the basis of distinguishing such types as cultural-ethnic tourism itself, for which such subspecies as nostalgic, genealogical, cognitive, and ethnographic tourism, which includes Jailoo tours, anthropological, aboriginal subspecies, have been highlighted. The main tangible and intangible objects of the cultural heritage of Dnipropetrovsk region have been considered, and the presence of significant underutilized tourist potential of the multi-ethnic region has been proved. It has been noted that the Petrykivka local community has the highest cultural and ethnic potential as the center of the Petrykivsky’s paintings and the place of the largest concentration of traditional farms. The main orientations of the development of cultural and ethnic tourism in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been summarized, among which the natural (recreational and health potential), ethnic (ethnic estates, museums, folk crafts) and cultural (sacred objects and other cultural landscapes) directions have been distinguished. It has been determined that the advantages of the spread of cultural and ethnic tours in the Dnipropetrovsk region can be inclusion in the historical-architectural and cultural-ethnic heritage of the Ukrainians; familiarization with local natural and landscape features, recreational resources; participation in traditional rites, familiarization with crafts, ecological farm products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Christmas markets in Germany and Austria exhibit historic, mercantile, social and experiential dimensions, entrenching them both as a form of heritage and as visitable sites of society and culture, yet research into tourist perception of sensory and multisensory experiential components of these markets has been highly limited thus far. This paper examines the extent of sensory components experienced in Dresden Strietzelmarkt, Nuremberg Christkindlmarkt (Germany) and Vienna Rathausplatz Christkindlmarkt (Austria), as reported in TripAdvisor reviews. Visitor experience ratings across all three Christmas markets were strongly positive, with internal visitors being more discerning in terms of actual experience. All five sensory components of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch were identified, with sight and taste being most commonly noted. The majority of reviews referred to two or three sensory experiences, and a positive correlation emerged between more complex sensory experience and higher visitor rating. Numerous comments connected experienced sensory characteristics with a sense of a Christmas atmosphere or mood, and perceptions on authenticity were entwined with past perception and expectation. In recognising such multisensory components having ascribed values, we argue they deserve to be correctly identified, documented and managed as forms of intangible heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we propose an analysis of the intangible heritagization of elements in urban settings as it relates to the promotion of a city brand, within the context of a fast rise of urban planning models with a strong emphasis on the production of corporate branding. We will focus specifically on the processes leading up to the nomination of intangible heritage elements for UNESCO listing and their relationship with the economy-culture-leisure triad, concretely in the cases of the Fallas festivities in Valencia, and filete porteño in Buenos Aires. Building from the Spanish and the Argentinian cases, we discuss how intangible heritage policies are increasingly becoming an essential part of the development of city branding, insofar as they help to promote the local identity and image, legitimized by the UNESCO label. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Resilience thinking refers to the need to be prepared for the unexpected and unknown. Museums have learned to adjust to societal changes, not least because of the recent global pandemic, which has necessitated the introduction of new ways of activating a diverse public. We discuss how resilience thinking can function as a promoter of the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage by including local heritage knowledge in the ongoing regeneration of former brownfield sites. The current sectoral barriers in the planning system prevent museums from being central participants, despite their well-established local anchoring. Intangible heritage can provide coherence and connection between old buildings, including technical structures and new buildings/infrastructure. This allows for options for museums to voice ongoing creative and critical input and appear as spokespersons for civic involvement. Museums’ ability to facilitate local involvement needs to be acknowledged in urban planning.

Chinese dance is part of the world cultural heritage. This study aims to consider the opinion of respondents who have not studied Chinese dance directly, and thus obtain new data on the attitude to Chinese dance culture among the young generation of students of higher educational institutions. A total of 500 fourth-year students participated in the survey. The issue of the intercultural perspective of dance education in China is solved through cultural cooperation between Chinese universities through lectures on Chinese culture, thematic events and the arrangement of dance classes. Studying the introduction of Chinese dance to young up-to-date students should contribute to the formation of tolerance of other cultures, aesthetic education, and humanization of interpersonal relations, the development of mutual understanding between peoples. Despite the modern realities of modernization and acceleration of cultural development, Chinese traditional dance contributes to the preservation of past traditions and cultural identity, as well as strengthening social cohesion. According to the results obtained, 43% of students are interested in other cultures. In addition, 7% of respondents believe that Chinese dance is boring while 93% treat it positively considering it to be bright and colorful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Participation is long-established within heritage and assists practitioners achieving the aims of critical heritage studies. Yet there is limited study into the utility of participation within architectural conservation practice. Through qualitative insight this article foregrounds views and experiences of twelve UK accredited conservation architects on the definition, meaning, and expectations of participation from within their role. Findings reveal conservation architects value participation with local communities at early project stages where it can positively impact significance and design development. Barriers towards participation were centred around client concerns, economic constraints, and limitations of their skillset, compelling practitioners to promote the benefits of participation and learn new skills to transcend traditional methodologies. A six-step process emerges to enhance participation in architectural conservation practice: 1) employ holistic project mediation; 2) identify place-based users with embodied experience of projects; 3) utilise project sites for participatory knowledge transfer; 4) apply knowledge to project briefs and significance statements; 5) capture heritage narratives within physical conservation; and 6) celebrate conserved buildings as symbols of partnership with participants. A mantra of 'walk slowly, listen carefully, tread softly' is offered as a concluding phrase and moral anchor for conservation architects to consider when contemplating a participatory evolution of their practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Heritage is a cultural process that is constantly exposed to contestation and therefore to reconstruction, resignification and repositioning. This paper goes beyond anthropocentric interpretations and recognises that heritage often involves other species in human-defined heritage practices. Based on an ethnographic approach, this study examines how contemporary practitioners of Charrería – a Mexican equestrian sport – embrace their intangible cultural heritage and problematise some of the interactions between the species involved. It evidences how Charrería participants navigate tensions between national identity and pride in their cultural heritage, on the one hand, and the ethics of involving other animals in sport and human heritage, on the other. The animal ethics issues involved threaten not only the social licence to operate of Charrería as a sport, but also the status and preservation of Charrería as heritage. This paper concludes that international and national organisations that institutionalise heritage play important roles in guiding efforts to protect and maintain intangible cultural heritage while addressing the changing ethical demands of interspecies relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United Kingdom (UK) has not adopted the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage (the 2003 Convention). It has been argued that this is because the UK government does not fully comprehend intangible cultural heritage (ICH). However, this article suggests that the UK government does in fact understand ICH, and that several historic and current UK laws and policies protect aspects of ICH. The article re-examines ICH, and reveals that ICH includes two key elements: the discernment of heritage and the embodiment of heritage. The discernment of heritage refers to how cultures identify which spaces, objects and artefacts are the correct and meaningful referent for the expression of ICH. The embodiment of heritage refers to activities which express ICH. Understanding ICH in this way clarifies that heritage-related laws in the UK have been focussed on protecting the discernment of heritage, and not on protecting specific embodiments of heritage. The divergence of heritage-related laws and policies between England and Wales since Devolution is then examined, revealing a relationship between nationalism and the embodiment of heritage. It is argued that the UK government's understanding of this relationship better explains the UK's hesitation in adopting the 2003 Convention than poor comprehension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study addresses, from citizen science and participatory social mapping approaches with a geographical focus, the recovery of forgotten, omitted or poorly georeferenced toponyms in official topographic mapping, with the aim of highlighting their geographical and social value, to contribute to the enrichment and conservation of local territorial culture, and to support possible institutional cartographic revisions. The results include contributions to the knowledge of the local toponymic heritage, focusing on Herencia (Ciudad Real) as a case study, with recoveries, relocations or inventory of variants, which highlight the interest of this type of study. It concludes by highlighting the importance of the revision and recovery of toponyms in local studies, still scarce in Spain, necessary to avoid the loss of this intangible cultural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the creation of an immersive learning experience of the lost 16th-century Monastery of Madre de Deus, now the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, Portugal. It builds upon previous virtual reconstruction research which resulted in several digital models accompanied by paradata supporting the construction of different hypotheses. Reinforced by a review of relevant literature intersecting virtual heritage dissemination, research transparency and immersive learning, this paper details an immersive experience created with Shapespark 2.9.7, an online platform designed for architectural walkthroughs but repurposed for heritage dissemination. The result is a prototype that takes place in the existing building wherein the visitor can be transported to equivalent spaces of the 16th or 17th century to gain first-hand experiences of speculative pasts. While the constraints of the Shapespark platform necessitated a counterintuitive narrative workaround, this enabled creative associations to be made between the physical and virtual and the past and present. This paper identifies various advantages and disadvantages of the platform in the context of immersive learning and the long-term virtual sustainability of lost architectural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Newlands Rugby Stadium in Cape Town is the oldest rugby stadium in South Africa and the second oldest rugby stadium in the world. This paper explores the social and cultural consequences of the imminent demolition of the Newlands Rugby Stadium. Most research on stadia in South Africa have focused on the hosting of sports-mega events. This analysis goes beyond a descriptive examination of the tangible heritage of the stadium and focuses on the meaning and intangible heritage the stadium holds in the everyday lives of those who frequent it. With the advent of rampant commercialisation and globalisation of rugby, the Newlands Rugby Stadium itself has become expendable and a sporting space with fleeting qualities. This development highlights the importance of exploring the intangible heritage associated with this site. The study is informed by the notion of 'Topophilia' and associated heritage dynamics. This paper is based on the author's observations at the stadium during Super Rugby and Test matches, interviews with fans, and vendors, and the lived experience of going to the stadium over a ten-year period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Animal husbandry is one of the oldest human occupations, and it is well spread over the world. Most importantly, during the centuries of practising this occupation, humans have developed a solid understanding of the environment they were living in, developing in time a specific traditional ecological knowledge. This traditional knowledge is part of an intangible heritage that the communities have and cherish, although it is constantly changing and adapting to new conditions. In the past years, more and more researchers are documenting the change, by looking at the challenges and dynamics of this occupation, its uncertainties, and contemporary risks. The "Introduction" of this special issue of Martor overviews the research focusing on the changes that pastoralism is going through. It also presents the articles that are included in the volume. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work proposes to carry out an analysis of the importance of Kadiwéu indigenous ceramics as a component of intangible heritage, both in the context of this particular community and within the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. To achieve this purpose, a review of the literature, covering topics related to the border, identity, cultural heritage and historical aspects related to the target community. In a subsequent phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four Kadiwéu potters, covering different ages. The methodological procedures used were intended to: a) understand the historical and cultural importance of the Kadiwéu indigenous community in the border context of Mato Grosso do Sul; b) Verify the historical, artistic and cultural relevance of ceramics within the community and how its production process takes place; c) Analyze whether the registration of Kadiwéu ceramics as intangible heritage can contribute to the appreciation of the culture of these people and the development of local tourism in the community. The analysis undertaken allowed us to identify that Kadiwéu ceramics play a fundamental role as cultural heritage, both within their own community and in the broader context of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Furthermore, the registration and documentation of Kadiwéu ceramics have the potential to encourage the appreciation and recognition of this artistic and cultural expression, as well as improving its planning, management and production. At the same time, such an initiative can contribute to improving the quality of life of this ethnic group through the preservation of their history and culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is about the insertion of traditional Benzedeiras in health activities offered to community segments, using ancestral resources, in conjunction with official care actions. The aim is to reflect on popular religiosity and ancestral knowledge with the healing process, the role of folk leaders in this process. The objective is also to evaluate the relationships that permeate the coexistence between faith healers and the official health system based on the analysis of some experiences involving the inclusion of healers in official health programs. To this end, exploratory research was developed, with a qualitative approach, based on bibliographic and documentary research, in books, periodicals, websites and studies of actions that are already in practice in some cities and states, using the deductive method. Finally, the act of blessing was recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage, making it necessary to strengthen public policies to recognize the collective knowledge and practices of faith healers; It is also important to validate these agents as leaders in the transmission of knowledge through their health blessing practices, provided free of charge and in solidarity with the community in general. Coexistence and integration between traditional healing methods and official health programs allow progress in the fight against the most varied forms of repression and marginalization of traditional healing knowledge, and also enabling the maintenance and transfer of such knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pilgrimages are an important part of our intangible heritage. These long journeys, often on foot, can be sensitive to weather, so this study sees pilgrimages as providing an opportunity to look at the way in which changes in climate affect intangible heritage. It examines two important Ethiopian pilgrimages that involve hundreds of thousands who travel each year to Dirre Sheikh Hussein, seen as the country's Mecca, and Lalibela, its Jerusalem. These journeys in the cold season (December–February) often exceed 1000 km in length and expose pilgrims to low temperatures in mountain areas. Our analysis uses daily output data from ERA-5 and CHIRPS for rainfall and temperature across the recent past (1984–2014) and an ensemble of climate models (CMIP6) for the periods 1984–2014 and 2035–2065, to explore changes in nighttime low temperature, daytime high temperature and the potential increase in days of heavy rain in mountain areas. Additionally, we examine the increasing number of very hot days affecting travel to and from Dirre Sheikh Hussein. The pilgrims experience weather events and not long-term average conditions, so extremes and spells of inclement weather can affect their experience. Management plans for the regions have yet to address likely changes to climate at these religious sites, or consider how strategic planning might mitigate their impact on pilgrims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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