Talchum for UNESCO Heritage

#. Talchum for UNESCO Heritage

 

UNESCO is a famous global organization.

It promotes cultural exchanges around the world.

The organization also keeps a list of Intangible Cultural Heritages.

They are important cultural items from different countries.

Recently, Korea made a request to UNESCO.

It asked for talchum to be added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Talchum is a kind of mask dance.

It has dance, music, and storytelling.

It is a big part of Korean traditional culture.

UNESCO will think about Korea's request.

It will make a decision by 2022.