Scientific and Ethnographic Project “Weddings of the Peoples of the World: World Cultural Heritage”

Project: "Weddings of the Peoples of the World: World Cultural Heritage"

Project manager: Denis Nikolaevich Knyazev, photographer, member of the Russian Geographical Society

The project is being implemented with the support of the World Peoples Assembly.

Venue and time: countries of the world and regions of Russia, indefinitely

The project goal is to preserve and spread the unique wedding traditions of the peoples of the world as a monument of intangible cultural heritage.

Main tasks:

· The publication of a book album in three languages for each traditional wedding of the indigenous people.

· Receiving UNESCO's aegis for each book of the project.

· Promotion of inclusion in the list of intangible cultural heritage.

Project content:

The topic of preserving culture and national peculiarities is relevant both in Russia and around the world. The processes of globalization have greatly affected the traditions and culture of many peoples, including the wedding ceremonies and rituals.

Key project activities:

· search and collect information, materials about traditional wedding ceremonies of a particular nation;

· search for partners and ethnographers;

· organization of interaction with the Ministry of Culture of a particular state to involve it in the implementation of the project;

· organization of reconstruction and filming process;

· processing of all the footage;

· creating a book layout (layout, translation into several languages, proofreading);

· Publication and presentation of the book in a specific country and at the UN headquarters.

Expected results:

· Attracting international attention to unique wedding ceremonies;

· Promoting the development of ethnocultural tourism;

· Inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List (if the State ratifies the Convention on the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of 2003).

Project website: http://wedsoftheworld.com

Project presentation (PDF)