As a result of the dance hall movement in Hungary, the csárdás tradition occupies a special place in the repertoire of community events and dance ensembles throughout the country.
On Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO added the tradition of the cárdás dance to the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity during its session in Asunción, Paraguay.
The Hungarian professional coordinator of the Convention on the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Open-Air Museum of Ethnography, reminds us that
different versions of the csárdás dance, which developed during military recruitment in the 18th century, are still danced in the Hungarian-speaking region: in most of Hungary, Transylvania, the Highlands and Vojvodina.
As a result of the dance hall movement in Hungary, the tavern tradition, which was revived from the 1970s, occupies a special place in the repertoire of dance ensembles and community events throughout the country.
During the evaluation of the proposal submitted by Hungary, the community significance of the inn dance was highlighted.
Each landscape unit developed its own unique version, and the double version and the circular pavilion are still an integral part of the weddings and balls of the Hungarian-inhabited areas. Our folk dances used to be handed down from generation to generation, during observation and practice, they were passed on at dance parties and balls, later, due to urbanization, dance schools also became opportunities for learning, they wrote in the announcement.
The successors of the tradition today are amateur and professional dancers. Folk dance teaching and education in primary and secondary art educational institutions, university dance teacher training, dance halls, dance camps and competitions, dance courses and gatherings, traditionalist and amateur ensembles, and the use of modern media surfaces provide a solid foundation for the future survival of our čárdás dance. they emphasized.
The living tradition of the csárdá dance was added to the national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2019 at the recommendation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee of the Hungarian National Committee of UNESCO. The documentation for the national list was prepared by the House of Traditions, the coordinator of the submission to the representative list was the Intangible Cultural Heritage Directorate of the Open-Air Museum of Ethnography.
In 2003, UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, adopted the International Convention on the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which aims to preserve living heritage, recognize cultural diversity, and value communities.
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Cover image: The csárdás is an integral part of the traditions of Doroszló in Vojvodina
Source: Wikipedia/Laslo Varga/commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=508744
