Ghana and Zimbabwe’s Ancestral Treasures Dazzle at UNESCO

10/04/2025 1h 0min Temporada 1 Episodio 78
Ghana and Zimbabwe’s Ancestral Treasures Dazzle at UNESCO

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UNESCO has added Ghana’s iconic Kente cloth, along with Zimbabwe’s revered Mbira/Sansi and Mbende Jerusarema dance, to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity—highlighting Africa’s vibrant living traditions on the global stage. Kente, with its bold patterns and vivid colors, serves as a visual language of the Akan people, conveying history, philosophy, and cultural values through each carefully crafted motif.

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