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Addis Ababa, December 10, 2025 (ENA)— Gifaataa, the New Year festival of the Wolaita people, has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...

New Delhi: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added Diwali to the intangible cultural heritage list. On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, UNESCO released its ...

Addis Ababa — Gifaataa, the New Year festival of the Wolaita people, has been officially inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The recognition was ...