Jom makan: M'sian breakfast culture gets on Unesco intangible cultural heritage list

The Star

Malaysia’s breakfast culture has been inscribed on Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.  The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry said the recognition for "Breakfast Culture in Malaysia: Dining Experience in a Multi-Ethnic Society" was announced during the 19th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, currently being held in Paraguay until Saturday (Dec 7).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mtnbbvhd  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thank you, Madam Chair. The next file is Breakfast Culture in Malaysia,

00:04Dining Experience in a Multi-Ethnic Society, submitted by Malaysia.

00:09The breakfast culture in Malaysia plays an important role among Malaysia's

00:14multi-ethnic societies, which includes Malays, Chinese, Indians, and other

00:19ethnicities within the submitting state. The element is a living heritage related

00:25to the traditional dietary practices, which encompasses staple traditional

00:30foods. The nomination file elaborates the

00:34contribution of the element to various aspects of the sustainable development.

00:39In particular, the element fosters social cohesion through mutual respect and

00:44expands social boundaries among different communities.

00:48The file demonstrated the involvement of the communities.

00:52Between 2019 and 2023, various meetings, workshops, dialogues, and briefing

00:59sessions on the preparation of the nomination were held, involving

01:04representatives from various establishments and backgrounds.

01:09The communities, groups, and individual concerned expressed their support for the

01:13nomination through letters of consent and social media.

01:18In conclusion, the evaluation body recommends the inscription of the element

01:23on the representative list. Thank you.

01:28Thank you very much. Could we have the draft decision on the

01:32screen?

01:3419.7B47. Could we adopt this as a whole? I see no objections adopted.

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