Following the recent declaration of Joropo as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela announced that the next nomination dossier to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be that of the hallaca.

In order to combine all the country’s efforts in rescuing and promoting its cultural and gastronomic traditions, the Minister of Popular Power for Culture, Ernesto Villegas Poljak, confirmed that work is underway on the hallaca nomination dossier, as instructed by the National Executive.

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Venezuela Celebrates Joropo as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

In an exchange of views with the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, via telephone and broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión, he received heartfelt congratulations for the important role played by the Great Mission Viva Venezuela in promoting these traditions.

In this regard, the President emphasized that perseverance on the path of identity is crucial, especially to counteract international campaigns that seek to attack Venezuelan identity.

He also described the Venezuelan people as “noble, special, blessed, loving, with a truly impressive identity and culture, and a history of patriotism, a history of freedom, independence, and excellence.”

The Cultural Revolution

The announcement of the new nominations comes in the context of the celebration of Joropo as the nation’s eleventh cultural heritage. “This is the real Venezuela. The Venezuela that sings its own song, that dances to its own rhythm… we will never dance, never, to the rhythm of any foreign empire. We will continue dancing Joropo, as in Carabobo, as in Ayacucho,” said the Head of State.

On the other hand, he stressed that for a revolution to be true, it must be a great cultural revolution like the one initiated by Commander Chávez.

Commemoration of the Battle of Santa Inés

As part of this cultural celebration, President Maduro invited everyone to a national mobilization tomorrow, December 10th, to commemorate the Battle of Santa Inés of 1859, led by Ezequiel Zamora.

“I’m told there will be massive mobilizations throughout the country tomorrow, but that farmers, fishermen, cultural practitioners, and joropo dancers will take over the entire city of Caracas in a march to tell the general of the sovereign people, Ezequiel Zamora, ‘You are with us,'” he stated.

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