Switzerland seeks UNESCO cultural heritage recognition for yodelling 

Switzerland has submitted a nomination to UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, for yodelling to be included on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The nomination is expected to be reviewed by the end of 2025, the Federal Office of Culture announced on Tuesday. A press release issued by the department said that yodelling was an exemplary and characteristic Swiss practise firmly established in the population, but that commitment was needed to further develop and preserve it for future generations. It continued that “concrete measures have been identified and developed”. Among other things, the “yodelling world” is to be better linked-up throughout Switzerland and young talent encouraged. According to the Office of Culture, most of the 12,000 yodellers belong to one of the 780 groups of the Federal Yodelling Association. + The Alpine season was named intangible cultural heritage The department compiled the ...