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       International experts will issue their recommendations on the inclusion of the Budslav fest into the UNESCO Heritage List by November, Alla Stashkevich, the head of scientific support of the protection of historical and cultural heritage at the Institute of Culture of Belarus, told BelTA.

     UNESCO experts are examining the Belarusian file on the celebrations in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God of Budslav which has been submitted for inclusion into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Till the end of September the UNESCO experts will be reviewing Belarus’ file and will submit their findings to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee. A session of the intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held in Ethiopia in November-December this year. The decision will be taken on the Belarusian tradition then too.

     Alla Stashkevich added that Belarusian specialists are currently working on several UNESCO nomination files. For example, work is underway on the multinational file “Bagpipe Culture” which will feature the Belarusian pipe as well.