Swiss Yodelling Makes UNESCO Intangible World Cultural Heritage List

2025-12-11 04:09:05

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss tradition of yodelling has been awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO. This content was published on December 11, 2025 - 08:10 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Deutsch de Jodeln von der Unesco zum immateriellen Weltkulturerbe gekürt Original Read more: Jodeln von der Unesco zum immateriellen Weltkulturerbe ge
Português pt Canto alpino suíço é patrimônio cultural imaterial da UNESCO Read more: Canto alpino suíço é patrimônio cultural imaterial da U

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The decision was taken in New Delhi by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, as announced by the Federal Office of Culture.

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As the“emblematic song of Switzerland”, yodelling encompasses a wide variety of artistic forms of expression and is deeply rooted in the population, it added.

More than 12,000 yodellers are members of one of the 711 groups of the Swiss Yodelling Association.
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