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Bell-Ringers of the Northern Adriatic: Local Croatian Tradition as World Heritage

This essay describes the importance of a popular Carnival ritual ― bell-ringing ― as a contemporary symbol of local culture, visible at a time when many other markers of identity have vanished. Since the tradition’s inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity changes have begun to occur in which it has gained visibility, but also an unwelcome notoriety. A ritual that has historically served primarily to tighten the bonds of community has been transformed into a global cultural asset, and the bell-ringers’ activities are portrayed and interpreted by individuals and groups outside their communities, often resulting in misunderstandings and frustration.

Carnival traditions ; local identity ; UNESCO ; politics of heritage

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