The Basque Government declares bertsolarismo an “intangible cultural asset of special protection”
Euskaraz irakurri: Bertsolaritza “babes bereziko kultura-ondasun immaterial” izendatu du Eusko Jaurlaritzak
The Governing Council of the Basque Government has approved today the decree that includes the appointment of bertsolaritza as intangible cultural asset of special protection. Bertsolaritza is the first element to receive this name in Euskadi; In 2018, the Government of Navarra declared bertsolarismo an asset of cultural interest, and in November 2022 it was the Government of France that declared it as an asset of cultural interest, in its category of intangible heritage.
Law 6/2019, of May 9, on Basque Cultural Heritage, defines intangible cultural heritage as “the expressions or knowledge, together with the instruments, objects and cultural spaces that are inherent to them, that communities, groups and, Where appropriate, people recognize this intangible cultural heritage, which is transmitted from generation to generation, as an integral part of their cultural heritage, and is constantly recreated by communities and groups based on their environment, their interaction with nature and their history. “It instills in them a feeling of identity and continuity and contributes to promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.”
The Minister of Culture and Linguistic Policy, Bingen Zupiria, stated in June 2023 in the Basque Parliament that bertsolaritza is the “clearest example” of intangible heritage given that it is “a living expression that the community has known how to transmit, preserve and recognize.” from generation to generation”.
After the approval of this decree by the Government Council, the Department of Culture and Linguistic Policy will notify this declaration to Euskal Herriko Bertsozale Elkartea, the provincial councils of Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, to Eudel and to the Department of Education of the Basque Government. Likewise, bertsolaritza will be registered in the CAPV Registry of Basque Cultural Heritage and the decree approved today will be published both in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country and in the official bulletins of the three Historical Territories. That will be when it comes into force.
Source: Eitb
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