The tradition of horse breeding in Lipica has been added to the UNESCO list as part of the intellectual cultural heritage - announced the Ministry of Agriculture's (AM) statement on Thursday, the head of the ministry István Nagy.
The seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held this year in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, between November 28 and December 3. Community knowledge handed down from generation to generation is collected into a representative list of the intellectual cultural heritage of humanity based on the recommendations of each country, they wrote.
According to the announcement, eight countries from the successor states of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy jointly submitted the tradition of horse breeding in Lipizzan to UNESCO, including Hungary. A proposal embracing a specific breed of horse and its breeding traditions was included in the list for the first time. The evaluation panel expressed its appreciation for the exemplary nomination, which testifies to the close cooperation between the submitting States, in accordance with the principles of international cooperation and the promotion of mutual understanding of the Convention.
The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that "we can be proud of the Lipizzan breed", which, as one of the oldest cultured horse breeds in the world, proves its place in the equestrian life of the 21st century with its captivating appearance, intelligence, work skills, performance, and this time with UNESCO's recognition. Hungary also stands out among the submitting countries with the international results of teething practiced with the Lipizzan horse - the head of the ministry added.
At the meeting, Hungary was represented by Eszter Csonka-Takács, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Directorate of the Open-Air Ethnography Museum, Gabriella Horváth, the first subordinate diplomat of the Hungarian embassy in Rabat, and Dávid Cseri, director of the State Farm Szilvásvárad - read the announcement.
(Source: marmalade.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)