Seoul, July 13 (IANS) Foreign delegates and visitors attending a key UNESCO committee meeting in South Korea will have the opportunity to watch master artisans craft the traditional Korean hat of “gat,” famously worn by Saja Boys, the in-film idol boy group in the megahit animation “KPop Demon Hunters,” officials said on Monday. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) announced it will host a public showcase of various Korean traditional skills, including gat-making craftsmanship, from July 20 to July …
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Seoul, April 1 (IANS) South Korea has applied for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status for its ginseng culture and is planning a future application for the training culture of its traditional martial art of taekwondo, the heritage authority said Wednesday.The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said it had submitted a nomination for inscription onto UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for “The Insam Tradition: Knowledge, Skills, and Cultural Practices Rela…