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This article lists the practices listed in UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in Andorra.

Understand

Andorra is a State Party to the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage, which it ratified on November 8, 2013.

The country has a practice repeated on the "representative list of intangible cultural heritage From UNESCO.

No practice is included in the "register of best practices for safeguarding culture "Nor on"emergency backup list ».

Lists

Representative list

Convenient	Year	Domain	Description	Drawing
The summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees Note Andorra shares this practice with 26 localities in Spain and 34 localities in France.	2015	* oral traditions and expressions * social practices, rituals and festive events, * knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, * know-how related to traditional craftsmanship	The summer solstice fire festivals take place in the Pyrenees every year on the same night, when the sun is at its zenith. After dark, the inhabitants of different towns and villages carry torches from the top of the mountains to set bonfires of traditional construction. For young people, the descent of the mountain is a very special moment signifying the passage from adolescence to adulthood. The festival is seen as a time that provides time for the regeneration of social bonds and the strengthening of feelings of belonging, identity and continuity, with celebrations that include folk dances and communal meals. Roles are assigned to specific people. In some municipalities, the mayor is involved in setting the first pyre on fire. In others, a priest blesses or lights the fire. Elsewhere, the most recently married man in the village lights the fire and leads the descent into the villages. Often, unmarried young girls await the arrival of torchbearers in the villages with wine and pastries. In the morning, people collect embers or ashes to protect their homes and gardens. The element has deep roots in local communities and is perpetuated through a network of local associations and institutions. The most important place of transmission is the family, where people keep the memory of this heritage alive. In Andorra, these festivals take place at Andorra la Vella, in Sant Julià de Lòria and in Escaldes-Engordany.	UNESCO sheet

Register of Best Safeguarding Practices

The country has no practices included in the register.

Emergency backup list

Andorra does not have any practice requiring emergency safeguarding.