"The idea for the project came from people concerned about Morocco’s Jeema’ el Fna Square in Marrakesh. The locality is known for its active concentration of traditional activities by storytellers, musicians and performers, but it was threatened by economic development pressures."
"The spectacle of Djemaa el Fna is repeated daily and each day it is different. Everything changes – voices, sounds, gestures, the public which sees, listens, smells, tastes, touches. The oral tradition is framed by one much vaster – that we can call intangible. The Square, as a physical space, shelters a rich oral and intangible tradition."
Juan Goytisolo, in a speech delivered at the opening meeting for the First Proclamation, 15 May 2001
HOW: "States Parties shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safeguarding of their intangible heritage; within the framework of their safeguarding activities they shall endeavour to ensure the widest possible participation of communities, groups and, where appropriate, individuals, that create, maintain and transmit such heritage, and to involve them actively in its management. They shall also endeavour to promote the function of this heritage in society and to ensure recognition of, respect for and enhancement of the intangible cultural heritage in society." (from UNESCO)
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