The multinational nomination of the martenitsa was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This happened at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for  Protection of  Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO held in Republic Korea, UNESCO included  Martenisa in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Elements, announced the press center of   Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

The nomination is together with Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Macedonia. Preparations began in 2014.

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